The project is located in Pingtian village, China. The original building was a ordinary rammed earth dwelling with two floors in civil structure, covering a total of 270 square meters. People generally call the place “Papa’s Home” since it belonged to the owner, the elderly Jiang Binlong. The goal of design is to renovate it into a place with new functions and spaces. We decided to pu tpapa’s home with a young face - transforming it into a youth hostel with international standard after discussions with the owners and the local government

Prof. Wei He, PhD, was born in 1973 in Beijing, China. Mr. He is the associate professor and director of Digital Space & Virtual Reality Lab in School of Architecture, China Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) in Beijing. He is the principal architect of 3andrich and works as the editor in chief of Professional Lighting Design_China magazine. Mr. He has worked and researched interdisplinarily in architecture, urbanism, art and lighting. Many of his works have been exhibited and awarded at home and abroad including Venice Biennale.

Found by Associate Professor He Wei from School of Architecture, China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Studio He Wei focuses on interdisciplinary research and practice of architecture, urbanism, lighting and art. Our works emphasize on sociality, critical regionalism and public participation as well as the contemporary application of traditional art and technology.