THE PANDA PAVILIONS

Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, the world’s leading research institute on panda preservation, has completed a significant campus expansion near the outskirts of Chengdu, China. A group of four panda pavilions were built for the research lab to house and study the panda’s behaviors and activities. It also serves the community for educational and recreational purposes, while attracting millions of panda lovers annually to visit the campus. The design of the panda pavilions concerns with the integration of human experience, architecture and environment. It is intended as a convergence of architecture, landscape and land art. While the project provides a pedestrian friendly navigation experience for the visitors, it prioritizes an animal-friendly environment to minimize the alienation of ecology, promoting biodiversity conservation.