The Lava Art Museum an ordinary building "floating" above a 100-meter cliff

The site holds two sinkholes where the river suddenly disappears underground, giving the place its name Haiwei, sea tail. Thanks to rich karst geology, Haiwei Canyon is a paradise for outdoor enthusiasts, especially climbers and mountaineers. Rongyan Art Museum is built on a huge cliff on the north side of the canyon, overlooking the whole valley: strange peaks, rocks, river, sinkholes and the visitor center at the bottom, while above stretches an endless forest of peaks. Sunrise, sunset, rolling clouds; being in the museum gives an unreal happiness. The interior is about 800 square meters across two floors, housing exhibition halls and conference/service areas; externally there are also two levels, a public viewing platform on the roof and an outdoor resting area beneath the floor slab. After on-site setting out, the original scheme was substantially adjusted. The plan is a roughly crescent, asymmetrical because of complex site conditions: steep level changes, unstable cliff and many irregularly distributed giant floating boulders at the cliff edge.