
Floating Pavilion
浮亭(建成)
2023-2025
摄影:梅可嘉
浮亭位于松阳县新兴镇生态有机茶谷,海拔约500米,是茶山制高点上的一处全景观景节点。
设计以一片轻薄的钢结构形体"漂浮"于梯田茶垄之上。薄型钢板复合夹芯屋面向边缘渐收,将结构逻辑、排水功能与视觉厚度压缩为一道锐利的轮廓。平台底板以单根主横梁支撑,边缘与立柱刻意脱开,光线从半圆形缝隙中渗透而出,强化悬浮的感知。柱间纤细钢拉索替代实体围护,将视觉遮挡降至最低。
登亭的过程是一段渐次展开的空间叙事。步道沿用茶农原有的采茶路径,花岗岩石阶在茶田间迂回上升,亭顶时隐时现。入亭后视野先抑后扬——初始仅见屋面边缘框取的一方远景,沿阶梯平台逐级而下,天光与远山渐次显现,至最底层屋面扬起,整个茶谷豁然开阔。阶梯式平台顺应茶田层叠的地形,为停留、休憩与品茶提供不同尺度的空间。
基地原仅有狭窄田埂,地形陡峭,无法使用机械吊装。构件通过轮车与滑索系统运至山顶,钢结构在工厂预制预组装后现场快速安装。施工全程严格控制开挖与植被扰动,竣工后进行生态修复。
建成后,浮亭与步道逐渐融入村民与游客的日常——登山徒步、观赏日出日落的停驻点,也为茶农上山采茶提供了更便捷的通行。项目的意图并非塑造一个观景地标,而是以轻盈克制的方式介入场地,通过连续的空间序列与身体感知,引导人感知风景,并在使用中成为风景的一部分。
The Floating Pavilion sits at approximately 500 meters above sea level in the Organic Tea Valley of Xinxing Town, Songyang County — a panoramic viewing node at the summit of the terraced tea landscape.
A slender steel form hovers above the tea ridges. The composite sandwich roof — steel plates over a lightweight grid — tapers at its edges, compressing structural logic, drainage, and visual thickness into a single crisp profile. The deck rests on one primary transverse beam; its edge is deliberately detached from the columns, allowing light to pass through semicircular voids and reinforcing the sense of levitation. Slender tension cables between columns replace solid barriers, keeping visual obstruction to a minimum.
The ascent to the pavilion is a choreographed spatial sequence. Granite steps follow existing tea-picking routes, winding upward through the terraces as the roof intermittently appears and disappears. Inside, the experience moves from compression to release: initial views are tightly framed by the roof edge; descending along stepped platforms, daylight and distant mountains gradually unfold; at the lowest level the roof lifts, and the full panorama of the tea valley opens. The stepped platforms echo the terraced terrain, offering varied scales for pause, rest, and tea drinking.
The site was originally accessible only by narrow field paths, with steep terrain precluding heavy machinery. Components were transported to the summit by wheeled carts and cable systems; steel elements were prefabricated and partially pre-assembled off-site for rapid installation. Excavation and vegetation disturbance were strictly minimized, with ecological restoration following completion.
Since opening, the pavilion and its path have been absorbed into everyday rhythms — a node for walking, watching sunrise and sunset, and an improved route for tea farmers during harvest. The intention was not to create a landmark but to intervene lightly, guiding perception of the landscape through spatial sequencing and bodily experience, and gradually becoming part of that landscape through use.











