Plasma Studio’s Greenhouse in Xi’an

 The term plasma comes from Classic Greek and means modeling, form, fabric, imagination, fiction. In Physics, the plasma state-or fourth state of matter- describes a unique condition of matter arising at a complex overlay of external forces. Plasma, a charged field of particles, conducts energy.

Plasma Studio, international architecture and design practice, is best known for its use of form and geometry. Shifts, folds and bends create surface continuities that are never arbitrary but part of a consis­tent spatial and structural organisa­tion. Space becomes expanded, new potentials arise, new experiences abound. To access Plasma Studio‘s greenhouse in Xi’an, visitors must take a boat across a lake. The glazed structure is shaped like a horseshoe with an open-air courtyard in the middle. The greenhouse features plants from different climatic zones around the world, and it offers Xi’an residents a cool green space to ex­plore.

Visitors enter through a chan­nel in the earth, which guides them through the greenhouse’s daylight-filled rooms. Measuring a total area of 43,000 square feet, this luscious greenhouse in China provides a va­luable opportunity for residents to reconnect with nature.