Beijing based Studio Pei Zhu designed and built the ‘Urban Oasis’ pavilion for the Shenzen Hong Kong Bi City Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism. Their approach to the project was to concentrate on simple local materials and natural forms.
Bamboo is woven tightly together in a huge spiral shell. The form changes dramatically according to where ones is standing in the square.
As the shell curves upwards the pavilion becomes an amphitheater for impromptu events and gatherings, at its narrowest a place for intimate discussion.
