Traditional Chinese Medicine Center

This project is located at Chengdu, China, next to a river, at the intersection of two important roads which the city's development depends on. It is a Chinese medicine clinic along with a community park and integrates “body and mind”. The medical clinic uses the bridge metaphor and links to the community park across the river, connecting existing pedestrian ways on both sides of the river. The bridge provides a public “connector” to the residential at the west with the commercial and sports to the east. This creates a community space along the river for residents living there. It not only makes a stronger connection for the neighbourhood, addresses people’s health, but also protects very precious cultural rituals. Specifically, these are: Chinese medicine, traditional activities such as calligraphy, painting, “GO” - Chinese chess, “Qin” - Chinese instrument and provides a place for people to approach culture. The body healing occurs in the clinics on the bridge while the mind relaxes in park. The project uses a bamboo structure. Bamboo is an economic material with a soft touch, warm in feeling, and has familiarity and texture of the Chinese culture, a sustainable material in China. Chengdu, Sichuan, the panda originates, and is the richest resource of bamboo in the world. With the omnipresence of bamboo, the project is surrounded by water which a peaceful and beautiful environment to provoke healing and tranquility, the purpose of this project.