Longyou is a small county located in southern Zhejiang that is adjacent to both the plains and forests. To the south of the site, there are large paddy fields that extend to the undulating mountains not far away, displaying the scene depicted in Tao Yuanming's verse: "While picking asters ‘neath the Eastern fence, my gaze upon the Southern mountain rests.".
The building takes up the space of a 12*10 meter block. The entrance is like a prologue to a story. The corridor-embellished towering lobby creates a bright and transparent space, whilst also giving it a sense of ceremony. The magic cube staircase connects the public dining room for guests on the first floor, the stereoscopic family dining room on the second floor, and the sunshine-bathed tea room on the third floor. The connection finally ends at a large semi-covered terrace whose design has given consideration to both various weather and the convenience of roof maintenance, as well as the picturesque views afar that the inhabitants can enjoy from this space. The outdoor scenery is accompanied by continuous and transparent public spaces, offering different sceneries at each step, facilitating a smooth sound transmission and improving the quality of communication for the whole family. which is the core of the entire building. The bedrooms are reasonably allocated around the main axis.
The use of traditional wooden roof trusses enriches the architectural details and is the combination of heat preservation and aesthetics. Also, provide habitats for the birds. The exterior wall used stucco coating of straw texture, while the base was paved using local stone materials to display the strong rural characteristics. In a manner of speaking, this design takes the classic old-time scenery and contemporary life as the basis to imagine and create a new family home.