In between bamboo paddies and rice fields in the rural Tai Yang Valley, West of Hangzhou, ‘Micr-O’ is initiated to provide an education platform and camping accommodation to support sustainable farming and healthy living and respond to the increasing urbanization in China. The pavilion provides a large central patio for activities and events, surrounded by a white camping tent.

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Micr-O is designed and built for the Sun Commune: a local organization and initiative supporting local farmers by facilitating sustainable farming and livestock production. The Tai Yang Valley is home to one hundred local farming families. Sun Commune initiates a bottom up strategy to sustain farmers while promoting organic food production.

Throughout the year, kids from Hangzhou and Shanghai will camp and learn about nature at Micr-O and allow them to be part of a rural micro-community.

The initial assignment was to design six individual tents scattered through the valley. After conversations with the client, the farmers and the rest of the community, Superimpose noticed the need for a public event space. This is how the idea emerged to organize the six tents In a circular shape to give space to a central patio to add a place for gatherings and educational activities and events for the commune.