Dushan Station

Dushan, also known as the Hundred-Foot Cloud Peak, stands on the south bank of the Songyin Stream in the Songgu Plain and was one of the ten scenic sites of ancient Songyang. The 2016 Songyin Stream scenic plan makes Dushan a key node on a sixty-kilometer greenway linking Songyang's pastoral scenery. Dushan Post Station sits in a sunken wetland on the bank of the mother river, facing Dushan, and is planned as a tourist information service and water-sports center including professional training and recreational facilities; the triangular wetland will be converted into a small boat harbor. Because of its special site, the post station becomes the gateway between county town and countryside, and between local residents and visitors. The design treats surrounding areas holistically, unfolding diverse functions in a spiral over the water: visitor functions at the near end and athlete training at the far end. An east-west straight corridor cuts through the spiral, forming a direct path. A C-shaped weir, shaped by water-level differences, faces Dushan and encloses the boat harbor while serving as a walkway for visitors and sightseeing carts. Building functions merge with landscape corridors and ramps; undulating outdoor verandas over the water reveal continuously shifting views of mountain and water. The project uses a modular timber structure as a low-carbon approach in dialogue with traditional wooden architecture, with gradient glass walls that frame the spiral path.