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FW JI·Huizhou Corridor
Huangshan City, China
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STATUS
Built
YEAR
2023
SIZE
0 sqft - 1000 sqft
BUDGET
Undisclosed
FW JI·Huizhou Corridor
IARA
The project is located in Fengwu Village, Biyang Town, Yixian County, Huangshan City. As the most well-preserved area of traditional villages in southern Anhui, Yixian County boasts rich natural landscapes and cultural heritage, including renowned ancient villages like Xidi and Hongcun. However, compared to other culturally famous villages in Yixian County, despite the picturesque rural scenery of Fengwu Village, the preservation of ancient buildings is limited. It faces common challenges that many ordinary villages encounter, such as population outflow, aging demographics, insufficient public facilities, and a lack of cultural activities.
How can design empower this ordinary village? In 2023, we initiated the rural revitalization charity project " Fengwu JI." Aimed at approaching the endeavor from an international perspective and a focus on local characteristics, the project uses space as a medium, harnessing the collective efforts of local villagers and various sectors of society. Through methods like micro-renewal and the construction of rural culture, the project seeks to enhance the richness and happiness of the local residents' lives, revitalizing the rural community. "Huizhou Corridor" is one of the sub-projects within this initiative.
The project is located in the old lane at the core of the village, presenting an irregular shape with a width that varies from east to west and a length of about 16 meters. This lane is an important traffic space in the daily lives of villagers. The old buildings on both sides of the lane are said to have been built by Jiarui Wang, magistrate of Qing Dynasty. The buildings are well-preserved, and the mottled traces on the white walls narrate the history and culture contained in an ordinary small village over hundreds of years.
In addition to serving daily traffic, the narrow alley also functions as the villagers' "outdoor living room," a place for labor, leisure, and activities throughout the day. At one end of the lane, there is a pavilion called Jixiang Ting (Lucky Pavilion), serving as a gathering spot for the elderly in the village to eat and chat. In the summer, people enjoy congregating under the pavilion, taking pleasure in the cool breeze. These inherent conditions make this alley the central space for socializing in the village. Our design goal is to reveal the hidden potential for public life in this area.
To achieve this, we conducted interviews with the villagers. According to the memories of the elderly, there used to be covered alleys in the village, some extending for hundreds of meters, allowing people to go out without getting their shoes wet on rainy days. However, these covered alleys are long gone, and the loss of this spatial experience has brought many inconveniences to daily life. The makeshift canopy built by villagers themselves are neither aesthetically pleasing nor durable. They also fail to create a continuous public experience and cannot become a part of the village's collective memory. "Huizhou Corridor" therefore combines local traditions, contemporary living needs, and technological advancements, so that the new covered alley will become part of the collective memory of the future.
The design of "Huizhou Corridor" starts with a full respect for and protection of old buildings. It separates from the old walls on both sides and bears its own weight, contributing to air circulation within the alley and ensuring smooth ventilation. We utilized prefabricated cross-laminated timber (CLT) as the structural material. As a new type of material, CLT offers advantages such as uniform stress distribution, lightweight strength, wood conservation, and environmental friendliness. To preserve the integrity of the old Huizhou alley, the structural system is designed with small-section wooden trusses, with only a few column bases gently touching the ground, maximizing the protection of the existing environment. The truss structure made of small-section wood can adapt well to the variations in the width of the alley. All structural wood can be easily lifted by hand, avoiding the use of large construction equipment, and the connections between materials are bolts or self-tapping screws, facilitating quick on-site assembly. The introduction of new wood not only responds to the rhythm and aesthetics of traditional wooden structures but also injects new vitality into the old village.
In addition to providing shelter from rain, villagers in the narrow alley also have a need for natural light. Therefore, we chose transparent corrugated polyester sheets as the roof material. The new material interacts and communicates with the existing old buildings. Through the transparent corrugated roof, the mottled texture of the old walls on both sides is refracted, creating a painterly texture that is light, transparent, and lively. At the same time, we utilized the irregular triangular space in the alley to set up a landscaped seating area, providing residents with a more comfortable place for relaxation and chatting. The transformed alley has become livelier, evolving into a multifunctional public space within the village. In addition to its daily passage function, villagers engage in agricultural activities, household chores, and social interactions with neighbors and family members. Children also play and frolic in this space.
"Huizhou Corridor" is an attempt to implement micro-renovation in a traditional village. Without demolishing the existing village environment, the new covered alley is gently inserted, providing villagers with more choices for public life. Here, the villagers' new lives and memories are taking shape while the essence of their cultural heritage is being preserved.
Project Information:
Project Name: FW JI·Huizhou Corridor
Location: Fengwu Village, Yixian, Huangshan, China
Owner: Biyang Township People's Government, Yixian Agricultural and Water Resources Bureau
Design Institute: IARA
Lead Architect: Lubin Liu, Jingqiu Zhang
Team members: Bin Dai, Yuxin Han, Wenrui Li, Qinming Luo
Wood structure technical support: Wuhan Linhamu Construction Engineering Technology Co, Wuhan Manmu Technology Co.
Constructor: Huangshan Dehong Construction Engineering Co.
Construction size: 42.5 square metres
Structure Type: Modern Wooden Structure
Design time: 2023
Construction time: 2023
Photography: Huien Song
IARA
The project is located in Fengwu Village, Biyang Town, Yixian County, Huangshan City. As the most well-preserved area of traditional villages in southern Anhui, Yixian County boasts rich natural landscapes and cultural heritage, including renowned ancient villages like Xidi and Hongcun. However, compared to other culturally famous villages in Yixian County, despite the picturesque rural scenery of Fengwu Village, the preservation of ancient buildings is limited. It faces common challenges that many ordinary villages encounter, such as population outflow, aging demographics, insufficient public facilities, and a lack of cultural activities.
How can design empower this ordinary village? In 2023, we initiated the rural revitalization charity project " Fengwu JI." Aimed at approaching the endeavor from an international perspective and a focus on local characteristics, the project uses space as a medium, harnessing the collective efforts of local villagers and various sectors of society. Through methods like micro-renewal and the construction of rural culture, the project seeks to enhance the richness and happiness of the local residents' lives, revitalizing the rural community. "Huizhou Corridor" is one of the sub-projects within this initiative.
The project is located in the old lane at the core of the village, presenting an irregular shape with a width that varies from east to west and a length of about 16 meters. This lane is an important traffic space in the daily lives of villagers. The old buildings on both sides of the lane are said to have been built by Jiarui Wang, magistrate of Qing Dynasty. The buildings are well-preserved, and the mottled traces on the white walls narrate the history and culture contained in an ordinary small village over hundreds of years.
In addition to serving daily traffic, the narrow alley also functions as the villagers' "outdoor living room," a place for labor, leisure, and activities throughout the day. At one end of the lane, there is a pavilion called Jixiang Ting (Lucky Pavilion), serving as a gathering spot for the elderly in the village to eat and chat. In the summer, people enjoy congregating under the pavilion, taking pleasure in the cool breeze. These inherent conditions make this alley the central space for socializing in the village. Our design goal is to reveal the hidden potential for public life in this area.
To achieve this, we conducted interviews with the villagers. According to the memories of the elderly, there used to be covered alleys in the village, some extending for hundreds of meters, allowing people to go out without getting their shoes wet on rainy days. However, these covered alleys are long gone, and the loss of this spatial experience has brought many inconveniences to daily life. The makeshift canopy built by villagers themselves are neither aesthetically pleasing nor durable. They also fail to create a continuous public experience and cannot become a part of the village's collective memory. "Huizhou Corridor" therefore combines local traditions, contemporary living needs, and technological advancements, so that the new covered alley will become part of the collective memory of the future.
The design of "Huizhou Corridor" starts with a full respect for and protection of old buildings. It separates from the old walls on both sides and bears its own weight, contributing to air circulation within the alley and ensuring smooth ventilation. We utilized prefabricated cross-laminated timber (CLT) as the structural material. As a new type of material, CLT offers advantages such as uniform stress distribution, lightweight strength, wood conservation, and environmental friendliness. To preserve the integrity of the old Huizhou alley, the structural system is designed with small-section wooden trusses, with only a few column bases gently touching the ground, maximizing the protection of the existing environment. The truss structure made of small-section wood can adapt well to the variations in the width of the alley. All structural wood can be easily lifted by hand, avoiding the use of large construction equipment, and the connections between materials are bolts or self-tapping screws, facilitating quick on-site assembly. The introduction of new wood not only responds to the rhythm and aesthetics of traditional wooden structures but also injects new vitality into the old village.
In addition to providing shelter from rain, villagers in the narrow alley also have a need for natural light. Therefore, we chose transparent corrugated polyester sheets as the roof material. The new material interacts and communicates with the existing old buildings. Through the transparent corrugated roof, the mottled texture of the old walls on both sides is refracted, creating a painterly texture that is light, transparent, and lively. At the same time, we utilized the irregular triangular space in the alley to set up a landscaped seating area, providing residents with a more comfortable place for relaxation and chatting. The transformed alley has become livelier, evolving into a multifunctional public space within the village. In addition to its daily passage function, villagers engage in agricultural activities, household chores, and social interactions with neighbors and family members. Children also play and frolic in this space.
"Huizhou Corridor" is an attempt to implement micro-renovation in a traditional village. Without demolishing the existing village environment, the new covered alley is gently inserted, providing villagers with more choices for public life. Here, the villagers' new lives and memories are taking shape while the essence of their cultural heritage is being preserved.
Project Information:
Project Name: FW JI·Huizhou Corridor
Location: Fengwu Village, Yixian, Huangshan, China
Owner: Biyang Township People's Government, Yixian Agricultural and Water Resources Bureau
Design Institute: IARA
Lead Architect: Lubin Liu, Jingqiu Zhang
Team members: Bin Dai, Yuxin Han, Wenrui Li, Qinming Luo
Wood structure technical support: Wuhan Linhamu Construction Engineering Technology Co, Wuhan Manmu Technology Co.
Constructor: Huangshan Dehong Construction Engineering Co.
Construction size: 42.5 square metres
Structure Type: Modern Wooden Structure
Design time: 2023
Construction time: 2023
Photography: Huien Song
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