The Green Pine Garden | scenic architecture

The project locates besides the highway from Shanghai to Zhujiajiao, with a 30,000 sqm green land park and two factory buildings inside that are now renovated as club restaurants. Tree blocks define both plant spices and exterior spaces. Exposed drains and stone alleys wander among different blocks to direct walking and views. The reorganization of volume and space of the two buildings follows the logic of the originals. Several local materials and construction methods are studied and expressed here through tectonics. On the “wood building”, a screen of local pine battens folds vertically on the east part of the building to give sense of privacy for the internal VIP dining rooms and create exterior cavity space for air-conditioning machine. This wood screen therefore achieves a visual effect for views between inside and outside. On the “brick building”, wood screens show as well on the east side to open the internal space to the landscape while solid brick walls are used on the west facade to prevent the noise from the traffic. Two kinds of traditional dark grey bricks with different thicknesses, typically used in South-East China, are composed together here in a new way. The layers of thick and thin brick alternate in a coherent rhythm, resulting in a very regular pattern of horizontal lines. A window of 3mX3m has been created by turning in the thick bricks. The corners of the brick wall make no attempt to hide the construction method of the facing. 青松外苑位于上海往朱家角的A9高速公路旁，包括3万平米的绿地公园和由两座小建筑加建改造成的餐厅。树阵的概念支配了植物配置和外部空间的划分，排水沟和青石板小径穿行其中，引导着视觉与步行的线路。两座小建筑顺应原建筑的形体逻辑来组织空间和材质，外墙上使用了粉墙、青砖、杉木等江南地方材料，并试图用构造的方式去寻找它们的语言表达。被称为“木房子”的东楼好像基地中的一座孤立雕像，外墙包覆了一层竖向杉木条构成的幕帘，它为内部的贵宾室提供了私密性和户外空调机位，并在内外之间形成了动人的视觉效应。在被称为“砖房子”的西楼，同样的“木帘”用在东侧，将室内空间向着绿地打开；西侧则采用厚实的砖墙来阻隔马路方向的噪音。这道砖墙的外皮用青砖和望砖合砌而成，它们尺寸上的差异形成了有深度感的水平纹理，以符合西楼平长的性格。在墙上的开窗处，青砖自转90度，完成了砖格式的花窗。