mugou village: reinventing rural housing in china
Located in China‘s Jiangsu Province, and with structure by Atelier Zhouling, the brand new Mugou Village lies within the coronary heart of the Li-Xi-He Plain. In response to the ‘New Rural Group’ initiative launched in 2020 by Jiangsu Province, the staff seeks to reinforce dwelling situations for villagers, fight rural hollowing out, and foster an built-in relationship between city and rural areas within the fashionable period. The challenge without delay introduces new group programming and a centralized authorities to the Outdated Village of Mugou, whereas additionally growing a brand new village sited 200 and fifty meters west of the outdated one to assemble resettlement properties. As a part of its first part, a complete of thirty homes shall be relocated to this new village.
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responding to the agricultural panorama
Within the design of the brand new Mugou Village group, Atelier Zhouling prioritizes the preservation of the unique geographical options of rural northern China to the fullest extent potential. The architects observe that the realm’s geography is outlined by its well-established water system, with interconnected networks of water fields and ponds which encompass the village layouts. The homes in The New Village are intentionally organized to suit into this present state, with cautious consideration given to preserving the built-in geomorphic components of ‘water-field-village’ and the scenic ambiance of the prevailing surroundings. Nature is intervened with meticulous consideration to element to make sure the upkeep of the unique panorama.
the group deliberate by atelier zhouling
The spatial association in Atelier Zhouling’s Mugou Village is characterised by a stylized method. A gaggle of 4 items are organized round a central courtyard, whereas clusters of six to 10 items are fashioned in 5 completely different kinds. The central courtyard serves as the principle function of the structure, facilitating the pure clustering and formation of the settlement into the expansion mode of ‘monomer-courtyard combination-cluster-settlement.’
Mugou Village is a recent group with a contemporary method to the ‘water village settlement.’ It highlights the connection between the outdated and new villages and incorporates up to date design to reinterpret conventional language. The brand new village updates the area’s cloth with contrasting geometric surfaces, traces, and solids utilizing ‘whiting’ brick partitions and darkish grey tile. It captures ‘the wonder and aesthetic imaginative and prescient of conventional dwellings within the waterside villages of northern Jiangsu.’
