The Peach Garden Hostel Homestay by Chao Zhou is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Golden A' Design Award in Architecture, Building and Structure Design Competition Category.
GoldArchitecture· 2020
The Peach Garden Hostel Homestay
by Chao Zhou
Client: United Practice Architects | UPA
Golden A' Design Award Winner in Architecture Category
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About The Peach Garden Hostel Homestay
In this project, the designer shows enough respect for the old house during the reconstruction. The addition part adopts the form of wood structure, which not only makes the connection between new and old buildings appear natural, but also makes the new part have a light feeling, as well as continuous space. At the foot of the mountains and the Great Wall, the transparent interface is impressive, especially when architecture and nature blend each other.
The Recognition
About the Golden A' Design Award
The Peach Garden Hostel Homestay is a Golden A' Design Award winner, an immensely prestigious recognition granted to first-rate, marvelous, and outstanding designs. Golden winners are exceedingly innovative, visionary, and glamorously dazzling creations that reflect the prodigy, wisdom, and prowess of their designers. The Peach Garden Hostel Homestay is expected to be a highly praised, trendsetting, and monumental invention that delivers unprecedented value. This Golden A' Design Award-winning design is a spectacular, respected project that highly benefits and advances the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. The Peach Garden Hostel Homestay creates intense feelings of desire, evokes passion, encourages creativity, and fascinates us.
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We specialize in transforming historical buildings through innovative sustainable architecture. Our expertise lies in preserving heritage while creating modern functionality, utilizing light construction techniques that minimize environmental impact while maximizing spatial potential and guest wellbeing.
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- In this project, the old traditional quadrangle in the northern China was rebuilt as a courtyard house, providing accommodation and social function, as well as, exhibiting floristry. The design team respect the historical building and spare no effort to minimize the effect of newly built part. Also, they utilize innovative transformative strategy to satisfy the new functional need and improve the wellbeing of guests.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The construction area of this project is 158 m2 .
- Tags
- Homestay, Architecture, Landscape Design, Interior design,Reconstruction
- Production Technology
- During the reconstruction of the old house, the original timber structure has been reserved, while part of external walls has been renewed. As for the strategy of light construction, it is sustainable and can achieve high construction quality by a low cost.
- Design Challenge
- The depth of it was quite small, about 4.2 meters. Obviously, the small space was not able to satisfy the new functional need. Therefore, the design team extended a multi-function hall by timber construction in the southeast corner, which is closed to the original annex. And the key problem in design is how to minimize the effect of newly built part on the historical building. In the end, the design team decided to remain the strategy of light construction, which is what they have been studying and practicing.
- Research
- The rebuilding concept is based on the relationship between architecture and nature. On the one hand, the design team chose the raw materials of nature – timber, which is also the original bearing structure of the old building. On the other hand, they utilized large area glass to allow nature permeate into the room. Through the glass, guests are able to enjoy the beauty of the seasons as well as the Great Wall.
- Inspiration
- In sharp contrast between the old and the new, the heavy and the light, the historical building is reborn.
- Project Duration
- The project was completed at No.10, Shihuyu Village, Jiuduhe Town, Huairou, Beijing, China in 2019.
- Operation Flow
- During the reconstruction of the old house,the design team reserved the whole stone walls, but rebuilt the southern wall. Meanwhile, they redesigned the entrance and windows, as well as the viewing boxes. They tore down the shabby roof, added insulation and waterproof layer, as well as the skylight. In addition, the traditional grey roofing tiles have been recycled. What is more, the design team utilized large area glass to allow nature permeate into the room.
- Patents
- For copyrights: "Copyrights belong to He lian, 2019. "
- Team Members
- Leader Architect: Zhou Chao
Team：Deng Kechao
Team：Zhang Hang
Team：Qin Siyuan - Image Credits
- Image#1:He lian， The Peach Garden，Facade Cenovation，2019
Image#2:He lian， The Peach Garden，Wood Construction，2019
Image#3:He lian， The Peach Garden，View Box，2019
Image#4:He lian， The Peach Garden，Guest Room，2019
Image#5:He lian， The Peach Garden，Aerial View，2019
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