Deyou Amphitheater

In 1929, ethnic industrialist Zhou Cangbai built the“Haiguang Farm” on the west bank of Wuhan’s East Lake at his own expense, and in 1950, he took theinitiative to donate the “Haiguang Farm” to thestate free of charge, which is the predecessor ofthe East Lake Scenic Area. Zhou Cangbai is thereforeknown as the “father of East Lake”. Zhou Cangbai’s eldest daughter, the famous singer Zhou Xiaoyan, is the world-famous “Chinese Nightingale”, and she also has a name that makes Wuhan people sound more affectionate – the daughterof Donghu. Zhou Xiaoyan’s second brother, Zhou Deyou, is a patriot; During the Anti-Japanese War, at the age of 19, he sacrificed his life for thecountry. The Deyou Theater was built to commemorate Zhou Deyou. Entering from the Huangli Road next to the Provincial Museum of the Second Ring Road, the plane treescover the sky, drive along the narrow roadway intothe Tingtao Scenic Area, along the road are largetrees more than 20 meters high, when you quicklyreach the East Lake, you see a heavy stone archway, and the four thick characters of “Haiguang Farm” arewritten on it. Continue on, and on the right side ofthe end of the road, you will find a lawnamphitheater. This open-air theater is the Deyou Theater, and the surrounding camphor trees are morethan a few decades old, and the canopy shades thesky, forming an eye-shaped opening here in theopen-air theater. This “eye” shaped opening is a natural space enclosedby plants, but it has the divinity of architecturalspace: standing in the middle of the land, lookingup at the opening closed by the canopy, the lightpours down from the opening, so design thinkingshould not let the new design destroy this feeling, but let the newly implanted structure strengthen andecho the form of the site, so in the extension ofthe tall trees of the site, bend an arc, the overallform of this arc-shaped corridor is like a musicalsymbol. As the arc travels towards the stage, itswidth gradually widens and its height graduallyincreases, naturally forming a wide stage imageabove the stage, and spiraling down with a spiralstaircase at the highest point, which is the end ofa magnificent movement. In order to strengthen thismusical metaphor, the decorative members on theoutside of the curved corridor are made into highand low shapes, forming rhythmic undulations similarto the surface of the audio display. Especially whennight falls, the lights light up the promenade, likea circle of torches and bonfires, illuminating thevenue. In terms of detail design, the entire structure isunified with white paint, creating a contrast withthe deep green of the site; The floor of the coveredbridge is made of gray MMA particles, which adapt tothe curved shape.