Scenic Orifice

VR/AR Visualization

Scenic Orifice, a series of landscape structures that possess the Chinese culture and history of Suqian will mark the heart of the Shanshui Green Corridor, create playful and sustainable spaces that present new forms of the urban landscape in the digital age. Using the tubes as prototypes, the structures are designed with the theme of human evolving history (sit, crawl, stand, and walk) and the five phases of Chinese philosophy (metal, wood, water, fire, earth). Together, they create twenty structures, each provides a different experience for the visitors. These structures will serve as delicate and playful exhibition places that invite artists to design site-specific projects. By incorporating the technique of augmented reality and virtual reality, the structures will become platforms that connect historic and cultural contexts and define the park as a new urban icon.

The project is designed with sustainable material of geotex concrete which uses recycled fabric and sands from Luoma River. According to the report from Suqian government, there are about 1000 recycle bins for clothing in Suqian and they collected 200 tons of clothes by the end of 2015. Many organizations are now researching the usage of recycled fabric in concrete and it will become feasible within one year. By using sustainable local material, Scenic Orifice is a project that responds to the local government’s goal of developing an eco-city.