Great (Bamboo) Wall
竹屋 Great (Bamboo) Wall
Great (Bamboo) Wall
竹屋 Great (Bamboo) Wall
The Great Wall Exit No.53 at Shuiguan G6 Jingzang Highway, Beijing, China
2002.04
Villa
528.25m2
Our first aim was to learn from the formality of the Great Wall. We were constantly attracted to the fact that the Great Wall has never been an isolated object. The formal quality of it running almost endlessly along the undulating ridgeline without being isolated from the surrounding environment was the nature we were attracted. That appealed to us as a criticism toward the conventional form of ‘architecture’ that tends to seek to be an isolated object among the environment. Thus our intention was to apply this nature of the Great Wall to the act of dwelling. This is what the house is titled ‘WALL’ for, instead of ‘HOUSE’
As for the material, we used bamboo as much as possible, since it’s considered as having a significant meaning among Chinese and Japanese cultures. Depending on density of bamboo and its each diameter, it offers a variety of partitioning of space. Making the most of that characteristics, we decided to place a bamboo WALL, a layer of bamboo along the site’s inclination just like the Great Wall. The Great Wall in the past partitioned off two cultures, but this BAMBOO WALL would not only partition but also unite life and culture in various manners as the Great Wall in particles.
GA Houses 66
Shinkenchiku 2002.7
JA 48
KenchikuBunka No.661 2002.10
Nikkei Architecture 2003 5-12
DETAIL 2003.05
ORIS 17
The Great Wall Exit No.53 at Shuiguan G6 Jingzang Highway, Beijing, China
2002.04
ホテルヴィラ
528.25m2
中国、万里の長城の脇に建つ小さなホテル。傾斜のある敷地を造成せず、うねる斜面の上にそのまま細長い建築を建てることで、周辺の緑を可能な限り保存した。地形を守りながら、その上に上下にうねるリニアな構築物を作る方法は、万里の長城の建て方から学習したものである。外壁はすべて竹製のルーバーで覆った。都市の喧騒と煩雑な人間関係を離れ、静かな竹の林の中で暮らした「竹林の七賢」の故事から想像できるように、古来より中国では竹は、反都市的な哲学・ライフスタイルを象徴する「聖なる」植物であり、本プロジェクトもまた、そのような反都市的精神を共有しているからである。
建物の中央には、水面に浮かぶようにして茶室が配置され、茶を飲むことを通じて、自然と人間が一体化するための空間として計画された。
GA Houses 66
新建築 2002.7
JA 48
建築文化 No.661 2002.10
日経アーキテクチュアー 2003.5-12
DETAIL 2003.5
ORIS17
http://www.communebythegreatwall.com/