In recent years, due to the establishment of Hainan International Tourism Island and Hainan Free Trade Port, Haikou’s urban economy has developed rapidly and its influence is increasing day by day.
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Haikou City has launched a large-scale international public art project “Haikou, Pavilions by the Seaside” since 2021, inviting many world-renowned architects and artists to jointly design and build 16 seaside pavilions for Haikou that are both public service and artistic appreciation.
The Cloudscape of Haikou is the first of sixteen coastal pavilions, designed by MAD, has completed and opened to public city in 2021. “Sky Mountain”, designed by Sou Fujimoto Architects is the Haikou Bay Public Pavilion No. 6 Station, and the secondly open to public on the end of March, 2023. It’s a permanent building situated on the Haikou Bay.
The project is located in the beautiful sandy area west of the Century Bridge in Meilan District, Haikou City, Hainan Province. The project covers an area of 22,000 square meters, with a construction area of 3,600 square meters with the main series of continuous glass walls. To the east side of the pavilion is a gallery and book store, as well as a reading area: free and open for public use. Meanwhile, the building’s western area features a café, for visitor’s leisure. The public restrooms, barrier-free restrooms, are also included in the pavilions.
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The southwest part of the ring roof, which diameter of maximum external is about 160m, can be used for tourists to play on. The center circular landscape is an amphitheater, where music performances and other activities are held from time to time.
The pavilion has become a valley-like urban stage, where citizens can freely roam between the city and nature, rest under the eaves, watch exhibitions indoors, and view the scenery on the roof, bringing unique experiences in a new form.
Sou Fujimoto Architects
