Drop-Stop

PrizeHonorable Mention in Landscape Architecture / Installations & structures

Firm LocationNew York, United States

Project locationWenzhou, China

Companyaptdotapt

Lead ArchitectLeanne Letong Meng, Jinrui Zhang, Zheye Cai

Design TeamLeanne Letong Meng, Jinrui Zhang, Zheye Cai, Chenyu Zhang

ClientYandang Forest Park Board of Management

Projecthttps://www.gooood.cn/drop-stop-by-aptdotapt.htm?lang=en

Drop-Stop is a pavilion for meditation on rainy days, designed to connect visitors with nature through a poetic and sublime interplay of water, light, and geometry. Drawing inspiration from the raindrops formed between the tiles of traditional Eastern architecture, we aimed to reform the spatial role of eaves, bringing water into the space. Glass tiles channel rain into mirrored pools, allowing visitors to touch, hear, and see water interact with light and shadow. Its triangular form, layered grates, and framed mountain views create an order of geometry between body, nature, and ritual.