Nomos Architects completes Lengthy Circle B&B in Foyukou Village
Located in Foyukou Village, close to the Yanqing Park for the Beijing Winter Olympics, Nomos Architects’ Lengthy Circle B&B optimally makes use of the plot’s sloping terrain. Dealing with Yudu Mountain and Yeya Lake, the location is surrounded by countryside residences on three sides. Combining 4 adjoining rectangular plots with distinct property rights gives a bigger scale for the challenge, difficult the standard limitations of village B&Bs in China. The revolutionary construction positions eight indifferent buildings on the north and south ends of every of the 4 plots, linked by ground-floor corridors, forming a unified frequent house. Value-effective supplies like stones and bricks are harmoniously built-in mixing industrial aesthetics with conventional craftsmanship.
all pictures by Xia Zhi & Li Shuangxi
eight interconnected buildings enclose a communal courtyard
The central courtyard serves as a versatile core for communal actions and gives the aptitude to be subdivided to make sure future property claims. The inside format allocates shared capabilities on the bottom ground and lodging areas on the higher ground, guaranteeing each independence and privateness. Stable platforms function beds and amenities akin to soaking tubs, together with fashionable warmth pump ground heating, evoke rural recollections of sleeping on heated brick beds, a standard dwelling facility in North China. Nomos Architects addresses the complicated challenges confronted by village B&Bs in modern China, discovering a singular place on the intersection of city and rural influences.
Nomos Architects designs Lengthy Circle B&B in Foyukou Village
the format contains eight indifferent buildings surrounding a communal courtyard
the buildings are linked by ground-floor corridors, forming a cohesive frequent house
stones and bricks are built-in, harmonizing industrial materiality with conventional craftsmanship
