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X VILLA FOR ORDOS 100
Firm
Type
SIZE
100,000 sqft - 300,000 sqft
BUDGET
$1M - 5M
Client: Jiang Yuan Water
Engineering Ltd.
Curator: AI WEI WEI /
FAKE DESIGN
Architect
Selection: Herzog and de Meuron
Credits:
Name of project:
(X) for ORDOS 100
Design:
*multiplicities
Project Team:
Daniel Holguin, Issei Suma, Perla Pequeño, Joanna Park Sohn, Christopher
Chan, Nicole Rodríguez
Engineers: OVE ARUP NY / Brian Markham, Roger Chang, Rajesh
Shah
Consultants:
Methus Srisuchart + Tatchapon Lertwirojkul
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PROJECT
DESCRIPTION
(X)
white lung + black skin = ( )
+ X = (X)
(X)
The “( )” is imploded by the “X “that expands and contracts
from within, creating a dramatic void and multiple terraces at different levels
from which to view the surrounding river landscape.
The “( )” is made of black b rick whild the “X” is made of
white quartz white plaster. Both
elements change its density by allowing different types of screen to filter the
sun, water, light and air inside the inhabitable spaces.
(X)
Situated at parcel number 24, the (X) house’s life revolves
around a series of intersecting patios that inhale/exhale everything it needs
and wants at different times closing tired cycles and opening new ones.
The white lung takes and bounces light and air inside the
house to keep the black skin healthy.
The black skin absorbs heat and gives protection and warmth to the lung
as well as varied activities, providing different programmatic thicknesses
creating buffer zones wherever it is necessary.
(X)
The organizational principles of the house start with the
understanding of the modular brick system and its multiple possible
permutations and material properties.
Taking the brick as a unit that can weave an infinite matrix of
conditions with variations on density, texture, thickness, we are interested in
“designing the conditions as opposed to conditioning the design”. By establishing a matrix of permutable
conditions, we create a system that can gradually change its properties
throughout the building and adapt to its final ideal configuration giving
flexibility to the built object.
(X)
Entering the villa through one of the “X’s” funnels,
residents and visitors encounter the void that works as an atrium throughout
the house.
The first patio is the main access to the small living room
that overlooks both voids. The
second patio is directly linked to the pool and the sauna which at times can
overflow inundating the patio in a seasonal basis. We think that this will perform as a huge humidifier during
dry seasons.
The voids “infect” the house with terraces on all levels
providing different gardens and atmospheres making possible a vast range of
living conditions.
( )+X=(X) The black skin absorbs the heat and protects from
the harsh weather conditions.
The white X bounces the
light into the inhabitable spaces and provides natural ventilation.
GF PLAN: The X has the shape of a three-dimensional asterisk
whose tentacles can be oriented making the design flexible to adapt to a
different site..
L1-The X is carved by the sun's path and the specific wind
conditions of this site.
L2-The principle of this design has scale invariance; using traditional local construction
methods, it can be adaptable to any scale and a variable budget.
BLACK BRICK; A
CERAMIC STRUCTURE: the geometry of
the skin makes it work as a catenary surface that works well by compression and
tension. The geometry is driven by
the sun and its incidence upon the surface, changing densities, opening itself
as screens and making it thicker to the north as a buffer skin against the cold
weather and sand storms.
INTERIOR: The
interiors and exteriors are interdependent one of the other, creating flexible
spaces for multiple programmatic uses.
NEW LOCAL:
traditional, local, environmentally efficient construction materials and
systems, the construction job is bidded to local workers who will hopefully
adopt the new strategies and techniques for other projects making it
contagious.
CONTEXT: The
building is part of a new city designed for the Arts and Science in Inner
Mongolia, China. It's garden is
part of a green network of gardens that interweave a community of 100 houses
with shared and antagonic ideas.
This model of city works as a 1:1 study model for new residential models
tested to prove its real efficiency when built.
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