The folk customs are far away, and the ancient and modern views are still continued. -- Quadrangle Courtyard by Qi Qin. This case is a courtyard house of Chinese-style architecture. It does not show the mountains and dew, but it becomes a world of its own when you walk in. Every brick and tile exudes a simple and strong atmosphere of life. The designer holds a deep grasp of Chinese traditional culture, spatial scale, and the concept of human settlements, wandering in the psychedelic feelings of modern and ancient times, and finally presents a beautiful picture. The form of the courtyard is based on the traditional courtyard to give layers to the space, which symbiosis the landscape of the sky and the ground, allowing the landscape to blend into the building, creating an overlap between the interior and the exterior. The array brick wall is completely made of gray recycled old bricks. The first thing you see when you enter the courtyard is a brick carved screen wall, next to which is the shape of the animal head of the 12 zodiac animals. Further inside, the wide external passage forms a broad perspective, and the landscape modeling in the middle of the aisle blocks part of the line of sight, evoking people's desire for continuous exploration of space.

There are guest rooms and public facilities, such as painting and calligraphy creation room, restaurant, toilet, etc. After passing through the graceful verandah is the guest room, where guests can enjoy the view of the inner courtyard and relax in the walls. The third courtyard is the reception hall, and a door is opened on the east side to connect the second and third courtyard. Each functional area in the whole courtyard does not affect each other. "Pieces of earth tiles, for the ancient matchmaking. Will be simple cohesion, good-neighborly family fusion. Laughter, lingering in the old eaves. Although low, it is difficult to compare with the modern. But the warm and fresh, earthy atmosphere, can pull people closer, away from loneliness, dreams often pay attention." Siheyuan is not only the crystallization of traditional wisdom and civilization, but also a vibrant architectural model worthy of reference in today's increasingly common urban housing.

China
Award : WINNER
Affiliation : ZHUWEI SPACE
Designer : Zhang Zhaoyong

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