Located in south-western China, Jianghua is home to the Yao people. The government led the public to fund a community cultural centre and workshop for the villagers, which will serve as a venue for their meetings, events, celebrations, and the exhibition and sale of local products and handicrafts.
The project revolves mainly as a result of the following three concepts:
1. Integration into the nature-grown settlement: the textures and language of the architecture produced by the villagers are perpetuated.
2. Contemporary continuation of traditional spaces: the prototypes of the architecture, such as the hall, the patio, the corridor and the sun terrace, are derived from the dwellings of Yao.
3. Utilisation of low-skilled engineering methods: using ordinary inexpensive materials such as red bricks, cement blocks and concrete that are consistent with what villagers build themselves, with appropriate improvements to local manufacturing techniques and details where conditions permit.
Project: Cultural Service Center and Local Workshops of Ruyi Village
Firm: WCY Regional Studio
Popular Winner, 11th Annual A+AwardsArchitecture, +Brick
