Peach Blossom Future Villa Villa by Feng Sa

Peach Blossom Future Villa Villa by Feng Sa is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Architectura Competition Category.

ArgentumArchitectura· 2021

Peach Blossom Future Villa Villa

by Feng Sa

Client: Bluetown Architects

Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum Winner in Architectura Category

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The Design

About Peach Blossom Future Villa Villa

Villa Futura Florum Persici est coetus quinquaginta sex domorum familiae singularis in regione montana amoena in Anji, Zhejiang, Sinis, sita. Consilium sequitur ideam caeli, terrae et humanitatis coniungendorum. A domo traditionali Sinensi pilis suffulta inspirata, unaquaeque villa tribus columnis ferreis innititur, quae mutationes terrae praeruptae coërcent atque speciem levem praebent. Parietes vitrei ingentes saeptum efficiunt et extensionem horizontalem extollunt, ita ut domus tamquam arcae vitreae intra paisagium alpinum fluctuantes appareant. Ferrum, vitrum et concretum tabulis finitum in loco decore vetustatem ferunt.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum

Peach Blossom Future Villa Villa victor est Praemii A' Design Award Argenteum, honoris eximie amplissimi formis summi generis, pulchris et conspicuis dati. Victores Argenti opera valde splendida et creandi ingenio praedita sunt, quae praestantem peritiam, talentum et acumen auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur Peach Blossom Future Villa Villa opus mirabile, exemplare, valde professionale et penitus novum fore. Haec forma Argento victa inventum notabile et admiratum est, quod ad fines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae promovendos confert. Peach Blossom Future Villa Villa creatio est, quam multi invident, quae cupiditates excitat, sensus bonos affert et admirationem miraculumque movet.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This project presents 56 single families dropping in a mountain scenic area. The integration of ‘heaven, earth and humanity’ is the overriding philosophy. Inspired by the traditional Chinese stilt house, each villa is supported by steel frames to respect existing topo and promote lightness. Large glass enclosure emphasizes the horizontal extension and creates the effect of glass boxes floating among the alpine landscape. Overall delivers a complete design of fulfilled natural belongings.
Dimensions & Packaging: Site: 27,250 sq m (293,316 sq ft)
Building Area: 7,510 sq m (608,268 sq. ft)
Tags: villa, mountain scenic area, contemporary, natural environment
Production Technology: Residential Design
Materials palette including steel, glass and board finish concrete.
Design Challenge: Two key challenge to this project: to best preserve the natural environment and address the steep terrain which has a maximum 41m elevation difference.
Inspiration: Inspired by the traditional Chinese stilt house, each villa is supported by 3 steel columns. This structure minimizes the break of existing topo and promotes a lightness looking. Simple materials palette including steel, glass and board finish concrete, is designed to weather gracefully within the site context. Large glass used as an enclosure, emphasizes the horizontal extension and creates an impression that glass boxes are floating effortlessly among the alpine landscape environment.
Project Duration: Design Year: 2015
Built Year: 2020.05
Location: Anji, Zhejiang, China
Operation Flow: Peach Blossom Future Villa is an endorsement of mountain living dreams. The beauty of this project is not only people living in the house would experience various natural views, the floating glass box house itself is also a beautiful view from a distance, and acts as part of the scenic area.
Team Members: Architecture: Feng Sa, Yue Zhao, Yinpeng Lin, Lei Shao, Zhiwei Dong;
Structure: Gang Fu, Yujiang Zhu, Ming Xu, Xiaojun Zhong;
MEP: Fengqian Shen, Cunzhen Lu, Ji Zhou, Tao Jiang
Image Credits: Designer: Bluetown Architects
Photo Credit: Shiromio Studio