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A Floating Minimalist Bamboo Teahouse

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A floating tea house and bamboo courtyard is designed by the Chinese architect Sun Wei, a partner with HWCD (Harmony World Consulting & Design).

The very unusual structure is located in the garden Shiqiao in Yangzhou, a city northwest of Shanghai.

For the most part, the outlines are just barely sketched in bamboo, offering a division of space that is almost merely theoretical.

The courtyard space is divided by ‘walls’ made using very loose screens of bamboo.

These sparsely delineated spaces created are intended to offer a meditative environment for the enjoyment of tea making.

Tall rows of bamboo sticks create outdoor corridors arranged asymmetrically.

For thousands of years, tea has remained among the most precious of China’s cultural heritages.

Likewise, the tea house builds on its Chinese heritage, using both the traditional yellow bricks and bamboo of ancient building techniques.

Traditionally, Yangzhou courtyards are formed with pavilions facing an interior, creating an interior landscape space.

As in traditional Chinese temples, a water feature is at the center of the courtyard.

The serene spaces bring together traditional Asian aesthetics and contemporary minimal design language.

The tea garden blends the traditional Chinese garden mixed with the natural environment.

A delightful spot to relax, and muse on the ephemeral nature of life, while partaking in China’s thousand year old tradition of tea drinking.