BFA Theme Park is located in Dongyu Island, Boao Town, Qionghai City, Hainan Province, which is the permanent site of Boao Forum for Asia. The project includes Boao Forum for Asia Hotel, East Island Hotel and other service buildings. The original site is an abandoned small fishing village, in which there are several dangerous houses. Architects restore the memory of the village as far as possible and then translate it into the design language, making the project a bridge connecting new and old.
The tourist center and promenade on the east edge of the original village make the boundary of the project and the old trees and ancient wells are preserved as the courtyard center. They are also the fusion and reconstruction of rural culture and modern architectural concepts. As a building with the most public function in the park, its role tends to be a regional cultural memory place.
Meanwhile, the present machine repair workshop on the east side is transformed to a VIP village living room, which is mainly used for informal and leisure meetings of national leaders. The original village is based on the 5.6X10m aboriginal residential unit as the basic element, surrounded by 9 separable courtyards, forming different rural courtyard spaces. The spaces serve as an exhibition room for the Boao Forum for Asia's 20th anniversary review exhibition, and can provide public place according to the market demand.
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