Casa de Té, en China

Un ambicioso plan maestro fue diseñado para la construcción de una ciudad moderna de usos múltiples en Jinhua. En este contexto, el gobierno local encargó una casa de té al lado de un estanque situado en un parque al lado del río que atraviesa la ciudad.

Trabajando en colaboración con ingenieros locales, se sugirió una estructura en la que se construyeran diferentes plataformas para diversos usos. El objeto escultórico final es el resultado de la unificación, en una forma contemporánea, de dos tipologías tradicionales derivadas de los jardines de la antigua China: el puente y la casa de té.

Original Text in English

An ambitious master plan was designed for the construction of a multipurpose modern city in Jinhua. In the spirit of this plan, the local government commissioned a teahouse to be built beside a pond in a park next to the river that runs through the city. The concept was reworked formally to create a structure that also serves as a mirror—the lower part reflects the upper part, thus producing an effect of continuous space. Our first concept was totally open and functioned as a mask in relation to the neighboring pavilions. Working in collaboration with local engineers, a structure was suggested in which different platforms would be constructed for diverse uses. The translation of this suggestion gave birth to a building that contains a series of spaces on diverse levels that create privacy and intimacy, micro-atmospheres that generate distinct visual experiences for the teahouse’s visitors. The final sculptural object resulted from the unification, within a single contemporary form, of two traditional typologies derived from the gardens of ancient China: the bridge and the teahouse.