Brickkiln Folk Inn and Museum Make Village Newborn

Brickkiln Folk Inn and Museum Make Village Newborn
by Kevin Hu

• Awarded April 15, 2018
• CLIENT: Kunshan City Construction Investment&Development Group Co., Ltd.
• 1.291.225

In an old village in the picturesque area of Jiangnan, southern China, the design studio was commissioned the interior renovation of a cultural museum and a folk inn, enhancing the local tradition of brick klin production. The project is located in the old canal town of Zhu Jiadian, west of Jin Xi, where there can be still found more than ten ancient brick klins from the Ming and Quing dynasty. For project materials' using,the designer chose native materials such as brick and bamboo, breakthrough combining and matching to embody modernity of design while return to simplicity of material.