The project is located in Jiangning District, Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province, about 11.7 kilometers from the center ofJiangningDistrict, surrounded by farmland. There are two ponds in front and behind the project, you can also see the rolling mountains in the north, and enjoy the pastoral scenery.The owners hope to use the abandoned houses to expand the boutique hotel, so as to create an idyllic residence on the edge of the city, to simply reproduce the idyllic lifestyle, without losing the pursuit of high-quality living environment, so that people who have lived in the city for a long time can get spiritual release in the natural landscape.
The 5.3m story height of the original building provided an opportunity for the creation of the attic, so that the design is able to go beyond the conventional suite pattern to have a unique room layout, which forms three spatial platforms at different heights: ground floorspace, transitional space (reading area) and the attic space. It greatly enriches the vertical space on experience. With the increase of space elevation, privacy is gradually enhanced.Each suite is for an intimate group, and we hope to create a platform and conditions for interpersonal interaction in this indoor space.
We tried to build the continuity and integrity of the space to break down the barriers of traditional indoor "room" restrictions.There is no fully enclosed functional space inside the building. Instead of the "doors", "not totally blocked" partition is designed: the bedroom can be glimpsed through the clothes standin the dining area on the first floor; the bedroom and the reading area are separated by the original tree trunks to define the space while maintaining a certain degree of transparency of sight; the tatami style tea art area and sitting room can share scenery mutually.
On the east-west interface of the attic bedroom,we tried to create an "outdoor" state. The tent naturally camps in the field. You can imagineseeing the bright moon in the sky, sitting with your lover in the tent, overlooking the surrounding, and looking at the stars from the skylight at ease.
By controlling the opening and closing of the partition between the courtyards, the external landscape platform realizes the free transformation of the two space modes of "private rest" and "open party", so as to realize the needsfor diversified space anddifferent amount of tenants.