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Cultural Service Center and Local Workshops of Ruyi Village
Cultural Service Center and Local Workshops of Ruyi Village
Hunan, China
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Cultural Service Center and Local Workshops of Ruyi Village
Hunan, China
Popular Winner, 2023 A+Awards, Details - Architecture +Brick
Project of the Day on Jul 19, 2023
Project Featured on Jul 19, 2023
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STATUS
Built
YEAR
2021
SIZE
10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft
BUDGET
$500K - 1M
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. Furthermore, in order to save money, the architects have adopted a lot of economical methods to advance the project such as sourcing local materials and villagers' self-build, which has kept the total cost of the project under 6 million RMB (US$891,000).
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.
All in all,Self-built construction has long been limited by cost, technology and aesthetics, presenting a " simple" and " random" state in China's current countryside. While based on the ease of implementation and adaptability of the local context, materials and construction methods, this design maintains the principle of 'light intervention' and attempts a 'borrowing' design, which means referencing the texture, materials and craftsmanship of self-built structures, as well as a contemporary translation and reconstruction of selected spatial genes of Yao heritage dwellings. All of these are catalysts that attempt to evoke a renewed awareness of the environment and cultural identity of the inhabitants, which may have 'realistic' and 'universal' implications.
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.
All in all,Self-built construction has long been limited by cost, technology and aesthetics, presenting a " simple" and " random" state in China's current countryside. While based on the ease of implementation and adaptability of the local context, materials and construction methods, this design maintains the principle of 'light intervention' and attempts a 'borrowing' design, which means referencing the texture, materials and craftsmanship of self-built structures, as well as a contemporary translation and reconstruction of selected spatial genes of Yao heritage dwellings. All of these are catalysts that attempt to evoke a renewed awareness of the environment and cultural identity of the inhabitants, which may have 'realistic' and 'universal' implications.
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