Tapered House

Foshan, China

Add To Collection

Other Projects by Index Architecture Limited

Add To Collection

Christian Zheng Sheng Ha Keng Centre

Add To Collection

Ruikang Historical Facade Renovation

Add To Collection

Foshan Internationl Kindergarten

Tapered House

Foshan, China

Firm

Index Architecture Limited

Type

Residential › Private House

YEAR

2012

The client wanted to build a small vacation house in the suburb area of Shunde, P.R.C. He would like to display his collection of Bruce Lee memorabilia, whose family history originated from Shunde as well.

The trapezoidal site tapers out from the west to east totaling 670 square meters. It is the last parcel of land to be built upon for an exclusive residential community. There is a sharp terrain drop of over 9 meters along the south edge of the site, forming a miniature “cliff”. Beyond this point are two-storey vernacular houses and modern residential high-rises. The north side faces back to this tranquil residential community.

With the short-term accommodation (vacation house) and the semi-public nature (display gallery) in mind, the housing mass is divided into two distinctive yet connected parts. The gallery space is placed along the south to form a visual anchor to define the edge of this community with a landscaped garden in front. Since the displayed items, mostly the first- edition movie poster, are all very sensitive to natural lights, window openings are carefully placed along this telescopic gallery to allow natural light entering discreetly. The windows also frame distant views beyond.

Adjacent to the gallery is the living studio. The master bedroom overlooks the double height living room which provides direct access to the garden. The openness of the garden is somewhat balanced by a sense of enclosure and privacy from the elongated concrete mass, It is a visual buffer and back-drop for the garden and the community.

Exterior is of raw board-form fair faced concrete to reflect Bruce Lee’s fundamental belief in “being no rule is the rule; being no limit is the limit.”

Product Spec Sheet

Were your products used?

Join as a manufacturer to add your products.

Collaborating Firms

Was your firm involved? Add it now.

Team

Were you involved? Add yourself.

Tapered House

Foshan, China

Other Projects by Index Architecture Limited

HKU Dining Hall / Auditorium

Christian Zheng Sheng Ha Keng Centre

Ruikang Historical Facade Renovation

Time Axis Memorial Park

Foshan Internationl Kindergarten

Tapered House

Foshan, China

Product Spec Sheet

Collaborating Firms

Team

Keep Exploring Architizer by Creating a Free Account or Logging in.

Tapered House

Foshan, China

Other Projects by Index Architecture Limited

HKU Dining Hall / Auditorium

Christian Zheng Sheng Ha Keng Centre

Ruikang Historical Facade Renovation

Time Axis Memorial Park

Foshan Internationl Kindergarten

Tapered House

Foshan, China

Product Spec Sheet

Collaborating Firms

Team