Dongtou Passenger Port Statio Navium Peregrinantium by Pengfei He

Dongtou Passenger Port Statio Navium Peregrinantium by Pengfei He is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Praemium A' Design Award Aureum in Architectura Competition Category.

AurumArchitectura· 2025

Dongtou Passenger Port Statio Navium Peregrinantium

by Pengfei He

Client: Simo Architectural Engineering Design Co., Ltd

Praemium A' Design Award Aureum Winner in Architectura Category

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The Design

About Dongtou Passenger Port Statio Navium Peregrinantium

Portus Vectorum Dongtou est statio navium peregrinantium ad Sinum Montis Tantou apud Dongtou in Sinis sita. Statio regiones urbanas et amoenas coniungit. Notione symbioseos montis et maris ducente, aedificia gradatim recedentia et clivi consiti spatium trium dimensionum efformant. Consilium montes et litus in longitudinem conectit atque zonam mercatoriam et litoralem octingentorum metrorum per totum situm complectitur. Viae vecturae, mercaturae et oecologiae in gradibus separatis collocantur. Structura concameratae testae ex opere caementicio curvata, formis concharum marinarum inspirata, interiora columnis libera servat.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Aureum

Dongtou Passenger Port Statio Navium Peregrinantium victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aureum, honoris amplissimi formis primi ordinis, mirabilibus et praestantibus dati. Victores Aurei sunt opera valde nova, provida et splendida, quae ingenium, sapientiam et peritiam auctorum suorum referunt. Exspectatur Dongtou Passenger Port Statio Navium Peregrinantium inventum laudatissimum, inclinationes creans et monumentale fore, quod pretium inauditum afferat. Haec forma Aureo praemio victa est incepto mirabile et honoratum, quod fines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae promovet. Dongtou Passenger Port Statio Navium Peregrinantium cupiditatem vehementem excitat, studium accendit, ingenium creandi fovet et capit.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Located at Tantou moutain Bay in Dongtou, the site links urban and scenic zones. Guided by the "Symbiosis of Mountain and Sea" concept, terraced setback buildings and vegetated slopes blend mountain and sea to create a three-dimensional space. Longitudinally connect mountains and coastline, transversely integrate an 800-meter commercial-waterfront belt, vertically zone transport, commercial, and ecological corridors, shaping a low-carbon symbiotic entity.
Dimensions & Packaging: Site Area: 21,000 ㎡
Total Floor Area: 10,500 ㎡
Floor Area Ratio (FAR): 0.5
Tags: Terminal，Mountains and seas，Seashell，landscape
Production Technology: Employs a curved concrete shell structure,Ensure that there is no large space for columns in the room
Design Challenge: In a complex terrain environment, how can buildings blend seamlessly with the "mountains and seas", and how can they provide people with a leisure walking space?
Research: The base at Tantou Mountain in Dongtou constructs a three-dimensional space based on the concept of "mountain-sea symbiosis" and creates a low-carbon entity. The cruise terminal integrates the elements of Buddhist grottoes and seashells, creating the artistic conception of "Buddhist Grottoes in a Mirage City by the Sea".
Inspiration: The Dongtou passenger port draws inspiration from the curvilinear forms of seashells, integrating the morphological essence of Buddhist grottoes to craft the poetic concept of "Maritime Mirage of Sacred Caves." Resembling a colossal shell cradling a pearl, the structure materializes as a mirage-like seascape. Through layered archways and streamlined shell-like volumes, it enhances its landmark identity as a pilgrimage gateway while transcending Buddhist cultural motifs into contemporary poetics.
Project Duration: Location: Dongtou District, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China
Design Period: January 2023
Team Members: Pengfei He