It’s one of the 16 pavilions, in the JinhuaArchitecturePark. Created by the young, Mexican architect, Fernando Romero, The Bridging Teahouse, situated next to a water pond, uses its natural site to show an interesting concept. The pavilion tries to unify two of the most common features of a traditional Chinese garden: the bridge and the teahouse. This comes from the architect’s interest in house designing, which he considers to be “both the most simple and the most complex projects one can realize”. Formed by a number of separate micro-ambiences platforms it becomes an organic volume that allows each group of visitors to have a different experience (some are intended to offer couples privacy, others are for families etc).Space and light come toghether in creating the diffrent perception of each space: one half of the building gets more exposure to the sun, while the other one gets less a a result of the asimetrical design of the roof. The honeycomb-like division it’s not only a design but also acts like the structure of the pavilion. And at the end of your journey of feeling and contemplation you find yourself descending on the other side of the pond.
I like it.