Zhengzhou Second Health City

The Shenye Health City exhibition centre is located in the core of the Livable Health City in Xingyang, Zhengzhou, Henan, immediately south of the Jingxiang Cultural Ecological Park and west of the Wanshan-Suo River ecological corridor. Developed by Shenye Shahe Group and designed by Shenzhen Botao Environmental Art, the building houses a health-industry showcase combining wellness exhibition, a standard rehabilitation hall, age-friendly residence, a sleep centre, a nature-education camp and an aerial herbal garden. The concept is called Seeing the Mountain, framing a healthy lifestyle and a distinctive health calling card. The design draws on four natural elements, mountain, stream, valley and forest, and abstracts them into architecture: the mountain becomes form, the stream becomes circulation, the setbacks become valleys, and the planting becomes atmosphere. Working with the southern park, the team cuts a green valley into the building, dissolving the mass into six abstract mountain-shaped volumes that step back in comfortable, organic proportions. The facade uses stone texture to suggest mountain rock, paired with large glass surfaces that alternate solid and void, and the whole complex feels like a walk through a valley. Roof spaces are activated so that activity moves from the ground plane to a two-dimensional rooftop programme. At the top of the green valley, a diamond-shaped atrium pulls natural light into the interior, and functions wrap around it. Large curtain walls face the urban green-axis park like a miniature landscape, offering residents a place to climb, wade, explore a valley and enjoy a forest. Stone, timber and natural materials set a warm, healthy tone, while hard plazas, tree grids, pools, fountains and ornaments complete a layered landscape. The residential phase behind blends classical Chinese garden spatial logic with modern simplicity, using a three-part classical facade, axial symmetry and proportion to express an Eastern mood with a modern feeling.