Returning Hut

Fujian, China

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Returning Hut

Fujian, China

Firm

FM. X Interior Design

Type

Hospitality + Sport › Hotel

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2015

SIZE

0 sqft - 1000 sqft

Returning Hut
Design Director: XU Fu-Min
Design Company: FM.X Interior Design
Design Scope: Architecture and Interior Design
Project Type: Residence
Location: Fujian, China
Area: 390 sqm
Completion time: 2015
Photographer: WU Yong-Chang
Living in the hustle and bustle of city, working hard day and night for life and career,
when stop and look back, the blue sky, green grass, beautiful mountains and open
fields of childhood still linger in people’s mind. So people are eager to get away from
the multifarious city, and return back to the long-lost nature to freely breathe the fresh
air. Mr. Zhang, the owner, grew up in the countryside thinks that both apartments and
villas nowadays are too small in size. Story height of commercial housing is
becoming lower and lower and makes people feel uncomfortable. The site of this
project is very quiet, he loves this piece of land. Due to his longing for natural
environment and original life, he has been wishing to own a paradise-like house in a
valley far away from the city where he and his families could enjoy a quiet and
leisurely life.
The site is located on a wild hillside surrounded by mountains and forests and facing
the sea. Its geomorphic feature is unique and the surrounding environment is tranquil
and peaceful. Built at the foot of the mountain and beside the forest, the hut hides in
the valleys and retains and uses to the greatest degree the natural rocks and trees.
This makes it blends well into the surrounding natural scenery. Though it is just
inches away from the downtown, it brings people who live in it an experience of living secluded from the world, just as the verse puts: why I live far away from where others
dwell? Because you hear no secular noise. The design style of the interior space is
simple, elegant and natural; it shows respect for nature and gives people a feeling of
cutting off from the noisy city and returning back to real tranquility and peace. The
plain wall is mainly made of natural materials such as bluestone, slate and solid
wood etc. and without excess decoration. It reflects the essence of space and
materials and presents a space where nature coexists with human. Through
reasonable functional planning and use of simple lines and structures, and together
with adopting simple and natural furniture as decoration in the space, a simple but
cozy and warm living space is built.
Affected by factors such as construction conditions on the hillside, the special
structures and construction period, etc., construction craft failed to reach the desired
result and there are some flaws. Yet, on the whole, the completed hut reflects the life
attitude pursued both by the owner and designer: return to nature, be humble,
simple, unadorned and pure. The essence of design is to weaken design, which
means that the designer should forget about the design and even return to a state of
void. When the formal language of design recedes, the inherent concern in humanity
for life in the universe becomes apparent. Humans, as intelligent beings, observe
what is beyond matters and directly tug at human hearts. This is a type of life which
is simple, humble, natural, unadorned, and pure. Thus, it’s important to preserve and
apply natural mountains, rocks and trees to the largest extent possible, so that accidentalness and inevitability will merge into one. Eminent Monk Da De say: “Live
in the mountain, and you will attain the Buddha Fruit. Live in the city, and the city will
turn into a hell.” By attaching thoughts to mountains and rocks and forgetting all
mundane things, all mortal beings can become Buddha.