[CSWADI - International Horticultural Exhibition 2024 Chengdu - Tianfu Habitat Pavilion - COVER IMG] Three Interlocking Rings: A Microcosmic Basin(Photography by ARCH-EXIST)

International Horticultural Exhibition 2024 Chengdu - Tianfu Habitat Pavilion

Firm LocationChengdu, China
CompanyCSWADI
Lead ArchitectLiu Yi
Design TeamLiu Yi ,Long Yanjun ,Wang Zhongzheng ,Yang Mingyu ,WANG Yushi ,Xia Xun ,Luo Lei ,Hu Haoyu ,Deng Ran ,Liu Zhiqiang ,Liu Yang ,Yao Feng ,Lu Meng ,Qing Jing ,Yin Bingli ,Xiang Xin'an ,Mo Hongmei ,Li Jiangtao ,Peng Zhilin , Luo Jing, Quan Chenghao ,Zhan Benqiang
ClientChengdu Horticultural Expo Operation & Development Co., Ltd.

The Tianfu Habitat Pavilion at 2024 Chengdu Expo presents Sichuan's millennia-old dwelling traditions—celebrating life, not architecture. Three interlocking rings shape a courtyard, lotus pond, and bamboo hills, as a tribute to Liu Jiakun's Xicun Courtyard—a mini-basin and giant hotpot. The courtyard links indoors, outdoors, and roof for viewing, listening, tasting, ascending. The lotus pond forms corridors and floating islands. A hillside ring-homestay encloses bamboo hills for post-expo ecology.