Architecture Asia - ARCASIA Awards for Architecture 2018

Located in Zhangjiajie Forest Park, the Star Camp Service Centre is a base
for outdoor enthusiasts. The site is on a mountaintop that is in the core scenic
area in the park. The only building around is a small hotel that offers accommodation
and food. The centre supplies training, camping, as well as bath and
storage facilities, and has been designed with a series of terraces and spaces
on different levels for walking and viewing.
To keep costs low, as well as because of the difficult site on a mountaintop,
cheap local red bricks were used as the main material, and horses were used as
a means of transport. The design features a distinct geometric logic, extending
the space to nature while at the same time to also keep a suitable distance.
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