Panels & Furniture Asia March/April 2024
Panels & Furniture Asia (PFA) is a leading regional trade magazine dedicated to the woodbased panel, furniture and flooring processing industry. Published bi-monthly since 2000, PFA delivers authentic journalism to cover the latest news, technology, machinery, projects, products and trade events throughout the sector. With a hardcopy and digital readership comprising manufacturers, designers and specifiers, among others, PFA is the platform of choice for connecting brands across the global woodworking landscape.
Panels & Furniture Asia (PFA) is a leading regional trade magazine dedicated to the woodbased panel, furniture and flooring processing industry. Published bi-monthly since 2000, PFA delivers authentic journalism to cover the latest news, technology, machinery, projects, products and trade events throughout the sector. With a hardcopy and digital readership comprising manufacturers, designers and specifiers, among others, PFA is the platform of choice for connecting brands across the global woodworking landscape.
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STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS<br />
Prepared<br />
Rehmannia<br />
Root Crafts<br />
Exhibition Hall<br />
Location: Henan, China<br />
Client: People’s Government of<br />
Huanfeng Town, Xiuwu County<br />
Design firm: LUO studio<br />
Construction firm: Henan<br />
Shancheng Construction<br />
Engineering<br />
Area: 1,463m 2<br />
Photography: Jin Weiqi<br />
CONCEPTUAL SHIFT<br />
Houyanmen Village has been<br />
prioritising rural industrial<br />
revitalisation with plantation<br />
construction playing a pivotal role<br />
in the village’s overall development.<br />
A prevailing notion across the town,<br />
the village, and industrial parks is<br />
that buildings, even exhibition halls<br />
within industrial parks, are essentially<br />
workshops.<br />
Recognising that traditional craftsmen<br />
and their techniques may not be<br />
well-suited for constructing largespan<br />
and open spaces, the buildings<br />
in rural industrial parks often adopt a<br />
plant-like form due to their maturity<br />
in construction systems. This is a<br />
common practice in rural industrial<br />
park construction.<br />
The rural industry, centred around<br />
planting, now encompasses<br />
industrial tourism, nature education,<br />
e-commerce livestreaming, health and<br />
wellness, and more. The integration<br />
of primary, secondary, and tertiary<br />
industries is imperative for the<br />
52 PANELS & FURNITURE ASIA | MARCH / APRIL <strong>2024</strong>
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