Archinect - News 2024-11-27T00:13:03-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150302109/lin-architecture-s-latest-wood-pavilion-experiment-in-rural-china-is-a-sight-for-sore-minds LIN Architecture's latest wood pavilion experiment in rural China is a sight for sore minds Josh Niland 2022-03-11T19:08:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ae/ae4d87073eb27307ae8ad74f7dc4b57f.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150164562/lin-architecture" target="_blank">LIN Architecture</a> has returned to rural China's&nbsp;Jiangsu Province&nbsp;with an update to its <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150291902/an-experiment-of-archetype-lin-architecture-s-experimental-wood-design-is-all-about-interiority" target="_blank">previous &ldquo;space experiment&rdquo;</a> into ergonomics, proxemics, and human behavior titled simply<em> Wooden Pavilion #2</em>.</p> <p>Personal space, a respite into which individuals have the bandwith to contemplate life&rsquo;s private moments, and the juxtaposed desires to incubate social interactions and create a functional unifier of community form the purpose of the 50-square-meter (538-square-foot) pavilion all based on human scale.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4a/4ad5c0bd51bdae609bd065483fb7877a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4a/4ad5c0bd51bdae609bd065483fb7877a.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Songkai Liu</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/69/6968ad7c6ec1e3411a07be96ee1c864d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/69/6968ad7c6ec1e3411a07be96ee1c864d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Songkai Liu</figcaption></figure><p>At a glance, its interior, defined by dramatic vantage points and radical geometries, would make an ideal backdrop for photographers and filmmakers alike. LIN wanted something more than just aesthetically pleasing: They searched for an answer to &ldquo;macroscopic urban problems&rdquo; that beset the small Jiangsu province village, they wanted something sumptuous, something that was unique to the environment, something that can heal.&nbsp;<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ae/ae74b56d74ddc4834da6b3299231332d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ae/ae74b56d74ddc4834da6b3299231332d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Songkai Liu</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/89/897494600e3e8aa78550c218d144b5cd.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/89/897494600e3e8aa78550c218d144b5cd.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Songkai Liu...</figcaption></figure>