{"id":694871,"date":"2025-10-15T03:55:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T00:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-abandoned-greenhouse-is-now-a-pavilion-with-a-rotating-moon\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T03:55:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T00:55:11","slug":"this-abandoned-greenhouse-is-now-a-pavilion-with-a-rotating-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-abandoned-greenhouse-is-now-a-pavilion-with-a-rotating-moon\/","title":{"rendered":"This Abandoned Greenhouse Is Now a Pavilion With a Rotating Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a367248c3f40\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a367248c3f40\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-abandoned-greenhouse-is-now-a-pavilion-with-a-rotating-moon\/#SHARE\" >SHARE<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-box clearfix entry-content\" style=\"max-width:1050px;\">\n                        <input class=\"jpibfi\" type=\"hidden\"><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-584661\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/14\/this-abandoned-greenhouse-is-now-a-pavilion-with-a-rotating-moon\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Abandoned Greenhouse Is Now a Pavilion With a Rotating Moon\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-01.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes the most extraordinary transformations h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en when architects listen to poetry. In Huizhou, China, Shanghai-based Atelier Guo has turned an abandoned greenhouse into something that feels like pure magic, creating the Moon Pavilion that bridges ancient verse with contemporary design.<\/p>\n<p>The story begins with an old Chinese poem about a poet, intoxicated and smiling amid a field of flowers. Instead of creating a literal translation of this imagery, the architects took a more poetic approach, using the abandoned greenhouse as their canvas and layering it with abstractions of water, moon, flower, and boat .<\/p>\n<p>Designer Name: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/atelierguo.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Atelier Guo<\/a> (photos by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/chenhao.studio\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hao Chen<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-584662\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/14\/this-abandoned-greenhouse-is-now-a-pavilion-with-a-rotating-moon\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Abandoned Greenhouse Is Now a Pavilion With a Rotating Moon\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-584662\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/14\/this-abandoned-greenhouse-is-now-a-pavilion-with-a-rotating-moon\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Abandoned Greenhouse Is Now a Pavilion With a Rotating Moon\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-02.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7222236028814181\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" type=\"16f2aabbdad9597a0be12b7d-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- In-Content-Ad-1 --><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"16f2aabbdad9597a0be12b7d-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-584663\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/14\/this-abandoned-greenhouse-is-now-a-pavilion-with-a-rotating-moon\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Abandoned Greenhouse Is Now a Pavilion With a Rotating Moon\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-584663\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/14\/this-abandoned-greenhouse-is-now-a-pavilion-with-a-rotating-moon\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Abandoned Greenhouse Is Now a Pavilion With a Rotating Moon\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-03.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>What makes this project so captivating is how it honors both the past and present. The original greenhouse may be gone, but its spirit lives on in unexpected ways. The architects studied the lightweight pin-jointed frame of the agricultural structure, understanding its proportions and temporary assembly language. They then reimagined these elements as something more permanent yet equally permeable.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-584664\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/14\/this-abandoned-greenhouse-is-now-a-pavilion-with-a-rotating-moon\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Abandoned Greenhouse Is Now a Pavilion With a Rotating Moon\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-09.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-09.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-584664\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/14\/this-abandoned-greenhouse-is-now-a-pavilion-with-a-rotating-moon\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Abandoned Greenhouse Is Now a Pavilion With a Rotating Moon\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-09.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7222236028814181\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" type=\"16f2aabbdad9597a0be12b7d-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- In-Content-Ads-2 --><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"16f2aabbdad9597a0be12b7d-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-014.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-584665\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/14\/this-abandoned-greenhouse-is-now-a-pavilion-with-a-rotating-moon\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Abandoned Greenhouse Is Now a Pavilion With a Rotating Moon\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-014.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1600\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-584665\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/14\/this-abandoned-greenhouse-is-now-a-pavilion-with-a-rotating-moon\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Abandoned Greenhouse Is Now a Pavilion With a Rotating Moon\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-014.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-016.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-584666\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/14\/this-abandoned-greenhouse-is-now-a-pavilion-with-a-rotating-moon\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Abandoned Greenhouse Is Now a Pavilion With a Rotating Moon\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-016.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1600\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-584666\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/14\/this-abandoned-greenhouse-is-now-a-pavilion-with-a-rotating-moon\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Abandoned Greenhouse Is Now a Pavilion With a Rotating Moon\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-016.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The pavilion\u2019s most striking feature is undoubtedly its lunar installation. On one facade, a rotatable art piece evokes the moon as a reflective, shifting presence, creating an artificial counterpart to its celestial original. When you see it from a distance, both the real moon and this artistic interpretation shimmer over the pond that encircles the structure. It\u2019s the kind of detail that makes you stop and stare, wondering where reality ends and art begins.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-584667\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/14\/this-abandoned-greenhouse-is-now-a-pavilion-with-a-rotating-moon\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Abandoned Greenhouse Is Now a Pavilion With a Rotating Moon\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-017.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1600\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-584667\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/14\/this-abandoned-greenhouse-is-now-a-pavilion-with-a-rotating-moon\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Abandoned Greenhouse Is Now a Pavilion With a Rotating Moon\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-017.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-584668\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/14\/this-abandoned-greenhouse-is-now-a-pavilion-with-a-rotating-moon\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Abandoned Greenhouse Is Now a Pavilion With a Rotating Moon\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-012.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-584668\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/14\/this-abandoned-greenhouse-is-now-a-pavilion-with-a-rotating-moon\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Abandoned Greenhouse Is Now a Pavilion With a Rotating Moon\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-012.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-584669\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/14\/this-abandoned-greenhouse-is-now-a-pavilion-with-a-rotating-moon\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Abandoned Greenhouse Is Now a Pavilion With a Rotating Moon\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-584669\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/14\/this-abandoned-greenhouse-is-now-a-pavilion-with-a-rotating-moon\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Abandoned Greenhouse Is Now a Pavilion With a Rotating Moon\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-010.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The design itself tells a story of elevation and transformation. The second-floor concrete slab serves as raised terrain, inspired by the seasonal practice of lifting boats during dry seasons. Supported by an irregular array of steel columns that cleverly hide mechanical systems, the geometry recalls a vessel\u2019s hull. The roof truss rises higher than the original greenhouse, creating the impression of a boat ready to drift into the night.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-584670\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/14\/this-abandoned-greenhouse-is-now-a-pavilion-with-a-rotating-moon\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Abandoned Greenhouse Is Now a Pavilion With a Rotating Moon\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-584670\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/14\/this-abandoned-greenhouse-is-now-a-pavilion-with-a-rotating-moon\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Abandoned Greenhouse Is Now a Pavilion With a Rotating Moon\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-07.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-584671\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/14\/this-abandoned-greenhouse-is-now-a-pavilion-with-a-rotating-moon\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Abandoned Greenhouse Is Now a Pavilion With a Rotating Moon\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-08.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-08.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-584671\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/14\/this-abandoned-greenhouse-is-now-a-pavilion-with-a-rotating-moon\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Abandoned Greenhouse Is Now a Pavilion With a Rotating Moon\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-08.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-584672\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/14\/this-abandoned-greenhouse-is-now-a-pavilion-with-a-rotating-moon\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Abandoned Greenhouse Is Now a Pavilion With a Rotating Moon\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-015.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1600\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-584672\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/14\/this-abandoned-greenhouse-is-now-a-pavilion-with-a-rotating-moon\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Abandoned Greenhouse Is Now a Pavilion With a Rotating Moon\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-015.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>But perhaps the most thoughtful aspect is how the pavilion maintains the greenhouse\u2019s original purpose while completely transforming its form. Though the physical structure wasn\u2019t retained, the spirit of cultivation continues through carefully planned vegetation. The architects created a planted gradient that dissolves the architectural perimeter, using shade-tolerant species beneath the slab while native vegetation spreads beyond. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-584673\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/14\/this-abandoned-greenhouse-is-now-a-pavilion-with-a-rotating-moon\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Abandoned Greenhouse Is Now a Pavilion With a Rotating Moon\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-584673\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/14\/this-abandoned-greenhouse-is-now-a-pavilion-with-a-rotating-moon\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Abandoned Greenhouse Is Now a Pavilion With a Rotating Moon\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-011.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-584674\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/14\/this-abandoned-greenhouse-is-now-a-pavilion-with-a-rotating-moon\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Abandoned Greenhouse Is Now a Pavilion With a Rotating Moon\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-013.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-013.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-584674\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/14\/this-abandoned-greenhouse-is-now-a-pavilion-with-a-rotating-moon\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Abandoned Greenhouse Is Now a Pavilion With a Rotating Moon\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-013.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>This approach to sustainability goes beyond just reusing materials. It\u2019s about understanding the essence of a place and finding ways to honor it while creating something entirely new. The pavilion integrates passive ventilation and mist cooling systems, achieving comfort while maintaining that crucial visual lightness and connection to the surrounding landscape. Walking around the Moon Pavilion, you experience architecture as theater. The curved silhouette recalls the slow ascent of the moon over the horizon, and as you move along the water\u2019s edge, the building seems to shift and change like the celestial body that inspired it.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-584676\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/14\/this-abandoned-greenhouse-is-now-a-pavilion-with-a-rotating-moon\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Abandoned Greenhouse Is Now a Pavilion With a Rotating Moon\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-018.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-018.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1600\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-584676\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/14\/this-abandoned-greenhouse-is-now-a-pavilion-with-a-rotating-moon\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Abandoned Greenhouse Is Now a Pavilion With a Rotating Moon\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-018.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>This project, created in collaboration with artists Meilin Gao and Gang Xu, represents something special in contemporary architecture. It shows us that the most meaningful buildings aren\u2019t always the biggest or most expensive, but those that understand the poetry of place and purpose. In transforming an abandoned agricultural structure into a space for contemplation and art, Atelier Guo has created something that feels both ancient and utterly contemporary. The Moon Pavilion proves that great architecture doesn\u2019t just shelter us from the elements. Sometimes, it helps us see the world with new eyes, turning everyday moments into something extraordinary.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-584677\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2025\/10\/14\/this-abandoned-greenhouse-is-now-a-pavilion-with-a-rotating-moon\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"This Abandoned Greenhouse Is Now a Pavilion With a Rotating Moon\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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In Huizhou, China, Shanghai-based Atelier Guo has turned an abandoned greenhouse into something that feels like pure magic, creating the Moon Pavilion that bridges ancient verse with contemporary design. The story begins with an old Chinese poem about a poet, intoxicated and smiling amid&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":694872,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2025\/10\/when-poetry-meets-architecture-a-greenhouse-becomes-art\/moon-01.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[79962,5025,158987,120963],"class_list":["post-694871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology","tag-greenhouse","tag-moon","tag-pavillion","tag-repurpose"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/694871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=694871"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/694871\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/694872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=694871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=694871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=694871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}