The Wangshan Qingshui Water Treatment Plant was designed by the POA Architects office. This facility is located in the Qianku area, belonging to Cangnan County, in the city of Wenzhou, a region that encompasses residential areas, agricultural land, and river channels.
The architectural design developed by POA Architects integrates treatment basins, production structures, and connection areas, presenting a complex that is easily visible and understandable above ground level.
Throughout Zhejiang province and around Qiandao Lake, a nationally protected freshwater reservoir located in eastern China, ancient cities feature rich heritage details and essential Hui-style architecture.
This architectural style is admired for its striking characteristics, such as white walls, dark curved eaves, and dense, winding corridors. This apparent elegant disorder has a strong graphic impact but remains contained.
Chinese architecture in this style emphasizes the philosophical concept of emptiness represented by white and the firmness of black. The manifestation of emptiness is considered as relevant as what is filled.
The empty space traverses the activity areas, generating a broad sense of slowness, which in turn conceals a vibrant internal energy.
