This project is located in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, which is the center of the Asia-Europe continent, as well as the center of Xinjiang’s politics, economy, culture, science and education, and transportation. The design of the project is inspired by the unique wind eroded landforms and the Grand Canyon in Xinjiang. The designer took the magnificent Grand Canyon as the blueprint and adopted its depth and shock. Combining the local history and humanities, the project recreates nature’s artifacts. In the era of healing economy, it creates a new space for leisure and health care. For this project, the designer made an original use of red copper. Copper, as a versatile and durable metal, is also a sustainable material that can be used over and over again without losing its properties. Red Bronze has unique warmth that has been washed out over the course of history and is a rare design perspective that re-colors the canyon.
