Huangguoshu Waterfall is the most majestic waterfall in China and one of the representative landscapes in China. Huangguoshu Visitor Center is located in Anshun City, Guizhou Province. The original visitor center is in Huangguoshu Town, adjacent to the scenic spot. The town planning did not take into account the surge in tourists and the influx of a large number of self-driving tourists. When the annual tourist volume of Huangguoshu Scenic Area was close to 5 million, the contradiction became prominent.

The new visitor center is located near the exit of Shanghai-Kunming Expressway, facing Yingbin Avenue and adjacent to Guihuang Highway on the north side. The main contradiction of the base is that it is too close to the highway exit and needs to turn left to enter the site, which may aggravate local traffic congestion.

The design strategy is to adopt different traffic organization schemes according to the different traffic flow during the off-peak and peak seasons, make full use of the width advantage of Yingbin Avenue, and adopt management methods to direct motor vehicles into the land.

A circular volume inclined on one side reduces the volume of the building as much as possible. Metal grilles are used to express the characteristics of Huangguoshu Waterfall's steep cliffs and wide water.

All cars are parked underground, and the center is an open water courtyard, which is connected to the ground by a pedestrian bridge. The tourist bus and the shuttle bus are parked on the ground, with separate entrances and exits.

Project Facts

Location：Anshun，Guizhou Province

Land Area：110,000 ㎡

Building Area：87,206 ㎡

Designed：2021

Client：Guizhou Huangguoshu Tourism Transportation Co., Ltd.

Architect：Dong Mei, Wang Xiaoqi, Liu Xiaochuan, Shi Huiwen, Na Yanxi