DESIGN NAME: Nanchawan Shiwu Tribe Homestay
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Residential House
INSPIRATION: Landscape and idyll is found in the ancient village with stone houses. I dimly remember the melodious folk songs of Teacher Mao from Badong. The stone house tribe intends to express the painting imagery of the integration of nature and man.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project is located in South Chawan Village, Yichang City. The village is surrounded by half-annular stone mountains and two crossed rivers. The ancients of village people lived here for centuries, which makes local people still kept the most traditional relations. The local traditional stone building technology achieved the original ecological way of life.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: The two houses used to belong to local brothers. The exterior part was crafted with stones.
To preserve the texture of the stone walls, the original wooden structure had taken place by the steel frame structure. Set large glazed windows on stone walls, and the removed stones were laid as the interior side of walls.
To preserve the integrated structure for the in & outside of stone walls, a glass box with a steel structure combining two buildings in the middle, as the lobby and courtyard for the main entrance. And there's a stairway leading to the 2nd floor is set behind the courtyard.
There are two respectively public spaces in Western and Chinese style on the 1st floor. The western-style area set a cafe and enclosed fireplace to meet guests' social communication needs. Calligraphy, Joss-stick, Tea ceremony, Painting, and dining are put in the Chinese style area for guests' different needs.
The second floor consists of four rooms, including three standard king rooms and one Family suite room. Multiplied variety of rooms providing a rich experience for guests.
More attention is paid to the integrity of the architecture and the environment, which shapes the space from the exterior into interior design. The windows are used as paint-frames and the scenery is taken as the paintings, those are how we connect the physical space and natural emotions.
Unlike the closed ancient villages in the past, the South Chawan Stone house Tribe retains its original style and features and has clean drinking water, electricity, communication, and convenient transportation. From a backward and impoverished village change to a modern natural ecotourism space that promotes local economic development.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: Location: Nanchawan Village, Yiling District, Yichang City, Hubei Province
Completion time: May 2020
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Architecture, Building and Structure Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: 1.Local stones;
2.Steel frame structure;
3.Glass windows;
4.Wooden structure;
5.Earth bricks.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Project Area: 900 square meters
TAGS: Homestay; Transforming Architecture; Re-Use; Adoptation
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: -
CHALLENGE: -
ADDED DATE: 2021-06-15 07:12:59
TEAM MEMBERS (8) : Lead designer: Huang Zhiyong, Architectural design: Zheng Ruokan, Lai Han, Huang Xiaofeng, Hu Luxiang, Interior design: Huang Xiaofeng, Liang Zhangmeng, Zhang Zhixiang, Landscape design: Zheng Ruokan, Hong Xuefeng, Hu Luxiang, Xie Qiming, Huang Xiaomei, Furnishings design: Lin Yongfeng, Structural design: Lin Yingfeng, Equipment design: Zhang Yonggang and
IMAGE CREDITS: Photographer: AOGVISION
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