Situated at the intersection of Yangtze River and Han River, Hanyang district of Wuhan is endowed with dynamic beauty of water. The adjacent Guiyuan Temple, a treasure for Buddhist since Qing Dynasty, renders tranquilness and solemnity in the community. Through drawing inspirations from the local culture and the Buddhist architecture, we created a “sloping rooftop” for the new building, which seems to fly above the land and well integrate with the local context. Black and gray steel bars form the spine of the rooftop, stretching and undulating like rolling mountains. Combined with the wide pool on the ground, a visual image of landscape painting is in sight. Transparent glass curtain wall interacts with reflections of clouds and lights in the water, creating a fascinating view and bringing spiritual peace of “A breeze produces no ripples”.

武漢漢陽區襟長江帶漢水，被賦予以水為脈的靈氣秀美。大隱于市的古刹歸元寺，更添簡素清幽的悠久韻味。遵循當地歷史文脈，取法歸元寺傳統建築精髓“坡屋頂”，再造了一個流動弧線型的曲面建築，輕盈得仿佛從荊楚大地飛揚而起，又承襲著氤氳歷史的文化基因而與環境融為一體。黑灰色鋼筋構成建築屋簷上的脊骨，綿延起伏好似青山峰壑，與地面寬緩的水景觀構成行雲流水般的山水意象。大面積的玻璃帷幕通透如玉，與水中倒映虛實交錯互為對景，再由天光雲影充當背景，營造出“清風徐來，水波不興”的生態美感和恬淡心境。