Yinshu is located in the west entrance of xizha scenic area in Wuzhen. It was originally three peasant houses covering an area of about 110 square meters. The standard design was invited to the overall architectural transformation, landscape and interior design of Yinshu in 2016.
With the development of Internet Conference, Wuzhen Drama Festival, Wuzhen contemporary art exhibition and other cultural activities, Wuzhen has once again become the first choice for the trip to the south of the Yangtze River, followed by the transformation of Wuzhen’s farmers’ houses into homestays. However, the government’s beautiful rural plan simply and roughly painted all the houses as white walls, whitewashed walls and black tiles. In response to this behavior, the designer hopes to explore a possibility of contemporary Jiangnan houses through the transformation of the hidden villa.The addition part uses modern minimalism design method, concrete plus fluorocarbon paint, windows The exterior walls are flush and some windows extend to the roof, bringing different space experience to the guest rooms on the third floor. The form of window opening of some new buildings is inspired by the layout of Wuzhen village.
Yinshu used to be three 2-story small buildings, built in the 1980s. The outer wall was the most popular blue and white mosaic at that time. When the standard design accepted the invitation, the owner was ready to knock on the mosaic, paste the stone, and the designer immediately stopped. We believe that every building is alive, and architecture of any era is a memory. So how to activate and preserve the memory of these three buildings is the subject of this case study.With the development of Internet Conference, Wuzhen Drama Festival, Wuzhen contemporary art exhibition and other cultural activities, Wuzhen has once again become the first choice for the trip to the south of the Yangtze River, followed by the transformation of Wuzhen’s farmers’ houses into homestays. However, the government’s beautiful rural plan simply and roughly painted all the houses as white walls, whitewashed walls and black tiles.
There are about 2000 square meters of open space on the back of the three buildings in the base. In addition, the north side is close to the entrance of xizha scenic area. So we set the northwest side of the main entrance of the homestay, through a series of retaining walls, guests enter the quiet garden through the noise. The garden is centered on the swimming pool, with the swimming pool rest area, bonfire area, and the book bar in phase II , the south side of the building is parent-child area.
The building in the west of the original three buildings is close to the dangerous house. We redesigned and built them in place. However, the government’s beautiful rural plan simply and roughly painted all the houses as white walls, whitewashed walls and black tiles. In response to this behavior, the designer hopes to explore a possibility of contemporary Jiangnan houses through the transformation of the hidden villa.The two buildings in the East are in good condition, but the owner wants to have 20 guest rooms. So we added two buildings in the East. We carefully preserved the mosaic of the original building. The addition part uses modern minimalism design method, concrete plus fluorocarbon paint, windows The exterior walls are flush and some windows extend to the roof, bringing different space experience to the guest rooms on the third floor. The form of window opening of some new buildings is inspired by the layout of Wuzhen village. So we set the northwest side of the main entrance of the homestay, through a series of retaining walls, guests enter the quiet garden through the noise. The garden is centered on the swimming pool, with the swimming pool rest area, bonfire area, and the book bar in phase II , the south side of the building is parent-child area.
At the same time, we use the way of Chinese classical garden frame to calculate the size of window opening accurately to ensure one window and one scene! After the completion of the building, the contrast between the old and new exterior walls forms a strong visual impact, and the growth process of the building is recorded.
There are many homestays outside Wuzhen scenic spot. We hope to design a homestay that can truly represent Wuzhen. So what is Wuzhen? We think people in Wuzhen can always remind people of the ink paintings in the south of the Yangtze River.
Finally, we chose pure black and white in interior design! I hope that the guests who stay here can really feel the poetry of Jiangnan ink painting! Finally, thanks to the trust and support of the owners. Although 70% of the original design was finished at last, we think this should be the work we have completed together with the owners. If a building wants to grow, maybe the process of construction is the process of growth. The final software is equipped with the ideas of many owners, and we can accept this result. After all, a home stay should be the expression of the host’s aesthetic taste and lifestyle.
