One Villa Domicilium by SIA Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Architectura Competition Category.

ArgentumArchitectura· 2022

One Villa Domicilium

by SIA Design

Client: SIA Design

Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum Winner in Architectura Category

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The Design

About One Villa Domicilium

Villa Una est domicilium in urbe Jiujiang, in provincia Jiangxi, in Sinis situm. Dispositio symmetrica, lineae simplices et ordo spatialis modo Sinensi architecturam Jiangnan traditam in memoriam revocant. Tectum leviter curvatum interpretatio moderna tectorum traditorum est. Laminae tecti metallicae, parietes caerulei, tegulae fusco-cineraceae et clathri metallici colore aeneo superficies exteriores efficiunt. Forma tres partes habet: porticum anteriorem, spatium medium transitorium cum ambulacro et opere aquatico, et aream posteriorem cum cenaculo prospectus. Consilium ambitum vivendi tranquillum et secretum praebet.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum

One Villa Domicilium 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 One Villa Domicilium 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. One Villa Domicilium 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: The project adopts a symmetrical layout, simple and pure lines, and Chinese-style spatial order. The architecture features concise yet lively lines, and delicate, elegant tones. The slightly curved roof is a modern interpretation of traditional roofs. The overall building appearance inherits the charm of traditional Jiangnan architecture.
Dimensions & Packaging: Drawing inspiration from Xunyang Tower built in Jiujiang in the Song Dynasty, the spatial pattern is composed of three layers of space, including front gateway, middle transitional space and back courtyard. The gateway leverages a symmetrical layout, and is unfolded in a horizontal manner, featuring golden ratio proportions. The main building volume takes cues from the proportions of Xunyang Tower's two-storey loft, and uses modern materials respond to the solidness and void of traditional architecture.
Tags: Sunac, Jiujiang, Demonstration area, academy, traditional architecture, symmetrical layout
Production Technology: Metal roof panels used for the slightly curved roof, blue walls, dark grey tiles, and bronze-colored metal grilles as well as door and window frames are a modern interpretation of traditional architecture.
Design Challenge: Most modern urbanites long for a livable, enjoyable and tranquil living environment. In view of this, One Villa redefines modern lifestyle by offering ideal secluded living spaces, making residences as ideal as the "Peach Blossom Shangri-la" depicted by Tao Yuanming, a renowned ancient Chinese poet, and as the "Utopia" by Plato.
Research: As a place for Confucianism education, academy is a Chinese cultural gem, as it plays an important role in Chinese traditional culture and educational history. The project draws on the spatial order of Bailudong Academy in Lushan, and reinterprets it in a contemporary context. The design creates a picturesque space that combines both ancient and modern charm, and presents a natural, elegant lifestyle.
Inspiration: The project faces a river and nestles against a mountain, enjoying beautiful natural landscapes. One Villa inherits the natural outlook, cultural outlook and the outlook of the times featured by Sunac's Chinese-style residential developments, and meanwhile draws inspiration from traditional Chinese philosophy that advocates the integration of nature and human to conceive buildings and landscapes, so as to create novel scenes in a contemporary context.
Project Duration: Started in December 2020 and finished in April 2021
Located in Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province, China
Operation Flow: The gateway at the front adopts a symmetrical layout, simple, pure lines and Chinese-style spatial order, with the pine trees on both sides greeting visitors. The transitional space in the middle features a walkable corridor and calming waterscape. The courtyard at the back embraces winding corridors and waterscapes, a viewing loft, stacked stones and natural landscapes, full of a poetic, secluded ambience. As standing on the loft on 2F, visitors can enjoy the soft breeze and totally free their mind.
Team Members: Wu Jieyuan, Wu Yuanchao, Zhou Yan, Miao Jing hong, Lin Xin
Image Credits: JASON.WU, Beyond Vision Lab, FANCY IMAGES