DESIGN NAME: Peach Blossom Future Villa
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Residential
INSPIRATION: Inspired by the traditional Chinese stilt house, each villa is supported by 3 steel columns. This structure minimizes the break of existing topo and promotes a lightness looking. Simple materials palette including steel, glass and board finish concrete, is designed to weather gracefully within the site context. Large glass used as an enclosure, emphasizes the horizontal extension and creates an impression that glass boxes are floating effortlessly among the alpine landscape environment.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project presents 56 single families dropping in a mountain scenic area. The integration of ‘heaven, earth and humanity’ is the overriding philosophy. Inspired by the traditional Chinese stilt house, each villa is supported by steel frames to respect existing topo and promote lightness. Large glass enclosure emphasizes the horizontal extension and creates the effect of glass boxes floating among the alpine landscape. Overall delivers a complete design of fulfilled natural belongings.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: Peach Blossom Future Villa is an endorsement of mountain living dreams. The beauty of this project is not only people living in the house would experience various natural views, the floating glass box house itself is also a beautiful view from a distance, and acts as part of the scenic area.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: Design Year: 2015
Built Year: 2020.05
Location: Anji, Zhejiang, China
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Architecture, Building and Structure Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Residential Design
Materials palette including steel, glass and board finish concrete.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: Site: 27,250 sq m (293,316 sq ft)
Building Area: 7,510 sq m (608,268 sq. ft)
TAGS: villa, mountain scenic area, contemporary, natural environment
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: -
CHALLENGE: Two key challenge to this project: to best preserve the natural environment and address the steep terrain which has a maximum 41m elevation difference.
ADDED DATE: 2020-06-30 21:20:08
TEAM MEMBERS (3) : Architecture: Feng Sa, Yue Zhao, Yinpeng Lin, Lei Shao, Zhiwei Dong;, Structure: Gang Fu, Yujiang Zhu, Ming Xu, Xiaojun Zhong; and MEP: Fengqian Shen, Cunzhen Lu, Ji Zhou, Tao Jiang
IMAGE CREDITS: Designer: Bluetown Architects
Photo Credit: Shiromio Studio
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