Taihang Village Co-living Space / f.i.t.

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  • Architects: f.i.t.
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  450
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2019
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Houwen Bo, Chao Ma
  • Lead Architects: Jiuqiang Sun
  • Design Team: Zhiyang Qian, YanchuDong, Yuan Jing, Chao Ma, Chaoqun Liu, Yihan Wang
  • Project Architect: Tong Hu
  • Clients: People's Government of Pingliang Town
  • Landscape: Yinglin Deng
  • City: Ankang
  • Country: China
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After renovation. Image © Houwen Bo

Text description provided by the architects. Taihang Village is located in Qinba Mountains with pleasant weather and serene view. With the growth of tourism, the local government hopes to build a communal place for locals and tourists to share. The construction land is limited in the mountain area, the architect suggested to re-adapt the adjacent vernacular houses that are abandoned.

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Bookstore. Image © Houwen Bo
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Entrance. Image © Houwen Bo

Concept: From Introvert to Extrovert
The courtyards are independent, isolated and surrounded by forest and farmland. To make the site more public, based on its programs of gathering, dining, and living, the following moves are operated: keep the living spaces in the original layout; demolish the add-on structures; add the multi-purpose spaces and organize a new path integrating the courtyards into an aggregation of the semi-enclosed cluster.

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Site renovation strategy

Operation: Refurbishment and New Construction
To improve the thermal performance and reinforce the structure, the interior and exterior are refurbished while preserving as much details from history.

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Courtyard 3. Image © Houwen Bo
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© Houwen Bo

Exteriorly, the new structures use exposed concrete, on which time will leave its trace.

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© Chao Ma

Interiorly, by installing the “box”, it increases the living area and upgrades the HVAC system and sanitary facilities. In addition, high windows and skylights are added to improve the lighting.

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Mezzanine box. Image © Houwen Bo
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Interior contrast of old and new. Image © Houwen Bo

Courtyard
The four courtyards after refurbishment kept their original scale and the sense of enclosure where people could gather around the fire.

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Courtyard 2. Image © Houwen Bo

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Address:Shanxi, China

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Cite: "Taihang Village Co-living Space / f.i.t." 20 Nov 2019. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/928576/taihang-village-co-living-space-fit> ISSN 0719-8884

Courtyard 1. Image © Houwen Bo

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