Bio-Lake Reception Center

Wuhan, China

Ground Floor

Architects: Zephyr Architects

Year: 2010

This reception center houses an exhibition space, conference rooms and administration offices for the Bio-lake campus. Next to the entrance plaza and adjacent to the central lake, the building is the symbolic heart of the Bio-lake campus.

The overall form and proportions of the building correspond to the program arrangement which includes a central atrium, models and media exhibition room, and ramps and stairs connecting different floors. The architectural massing of the reception center corresponds to the lake and campus by rising above the elevated plinth. The stones are cladded in such a way to follow the geometric line wrapping around the entire building, giving the impression that the building is floating above the ground and lake.

Status: Completed

Client: Wuhan Bio-lake Commission

Building Area: 3,500 sq.m.

Partner-in-Charge: Fu Dong

Project Team: Fu Dong, Zhao Zhonggui, Ding Junmei, Yu Tong

Design Period: 2008-2010

Construction Period: 2009-2010