BAISHUIHE ECO BASE
四川白水河自然保护区环教中心
CHENGDU, SICHUAN
四川成都
2013
PROJECT DATA
项目指标
SYSTEM
New Bud Composite System
COMPLETION DATE
2013.2
CONSTRUCTION PERIOD
Superstructure 25 days
Base & Landscape 10 days
TOTAL FLOOR AREA
140 sqm.
(Indoor area: 110 sqm., Sunhouse area: 30 sqm.)
CAPACITY
Exhibition space, activity & storage spaces, greenhouse, monorail station
COMFORT
A full insulated envelope, optimised daylight and ventilation
EQUIPMENT
LED lighting, unit bathroom
EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE
(Mercalli Intensity Scale) Degree VIII
PROJECT TEAM
项目团队
ARCHITECT
Zhu Jingxiang, Han Guori, Xia Heng, Zhang Dongguang
TECHINICAL SUPPORT
Yan Chuanwei, Ou Wannian, Luo Lin, Zhang Yanlin, Wu Jimiao, Wang Zheng
PROJECT ASSISTANT
Peng Qiang, Jiang Zeyin, Zeng Yan, Zhou Lijuan
PREFABRICATION
3 factories in Chengdu
ASSEMBLY
Yahgee Modular House Co., Ltd. (Chengdu)
HELPER
Song Yun, Wang Xilin, Zheng Chongwen







Sichuan Baishui River National Nature Reserve (BRNNR) is located in south of the Min Shan Mountains, within Pengzhou City in the northern Chengdu Plain. It has a total area of 301.5 square kilometers. Being only 100 km away from downtown Chengdu, it is the Nature Reserve closest to the city that aims to protect rare wildlife including giant pandas and local ecosystems. Along with the Longxi-Hongkou Reserve in its south and Longding Mountain and Qianfo Mountain in its north, it comprises the largest habitat for the giant panda Group B. There are abundant wildlife resources here. Besides the giant panda, other rare animals that live here include the golden monkey, clouded leopard, takin, the green pheasant tail rainbow, golden eagles, and the dove tree, yew and other plants that require Class-I national protection. To raise the conservation awareness of communities and tourists, WWF cooperation with Vancl invested to build the environment education center at the end of 2012.
The newly constructed education center should be highly earthquake resistant. Besides, the weather in BRNNR is constantly cloudy and humid, which requires specific solutions to indoor conditions such as lighting and humidity. Moreover, as the location is remote, it needs to work more efficiently and self-sufficiently by integrating its health facilities and cutting down the water and electricity consumption. This also facilitates the future maintenance. Still, other environmental actions include the reduction of on-site garbage and consumption of other kinds. When initiating an overall design, experts from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and WWF, after negotiation, decide to utilize the light steel keel as main framework, enclosed by pre-assembled plates. Meanwhile, energy conservation is also considered to “green” the room.