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International Islands Tourism Conference Multifunctional Area

Golden A' Design Award Winner 2022

This panoramic architectural photograph presents a covered pavilion space approximately one-quarter occupied by ceiling structure and three-quarters revealing sky, landscape, and water. Scanning from top to bottom, the upper portion shows warm honey-colored timber battens arranged in precise parallel lines running left to right, creating a rhythmic striped pattern reminiscent of the texture of corduroy fabric or closely spaced wooden slats warm to the touch. A large rectangular opening in the center of the ceiling reveals soft blue sky with gentle cream and lavender-tinted clouds suggesting twilight or overcast conditions with cool, gentle ambient light. Below the ceiling, the middle zone presents a symmetrical colonnade with approximately eight visible rectangular limestone columns in warm cream-gray tones, smooth as dressed stone, positioned evenly on both left and right sides. Warm amber-glowing wall sconces are mounted between columns, creating gentle points of artificial warmth against the cooler natural light. Through the central opening between the colonnades, a gentle grass-covered slope of fresh spring green rises toward two sculptural trees supported by traditional wooden stakes, their silhouettes suggesting newly planted specimens. Two human figures stand together on the lawn at right of center, appearing small against the vast space, engaged in conversation and providing scale reference. Beyond the lawn, a horizontal band of gray-blue sea meets the sky at a calm, infinite horizon line, suggesting maritime stillness and endless distance. The foreground presents a large rectangular reflecting pool, its surface smooth as polished obsidian, mirroring the timber ceiling, columns, and sky above with perfect clarity. A single figure in light clothing walks at the far left edge. The overall atmosphere feels serene, contemplative, and vast, with temperatures suggesting cool evening air and the faint marine freshness of coastal environments.

For design, Maritime Silk Road is shown as the main clue from beginning to end. The spanning building form ties up the mountains with the sea in the west and in the east, The open landscape corridor is created for greening the city. The building form which derives from Tang and Song traditions adopts the classic ratio and pattern of the roof and wall in the Tang Dynasty which is solid and stable. The white stone at the bottom of the building and the natural-color cornice set each other off.