Huafa Aquatic Villas Woonwijk by Zhuhai Huafa Properties Co., Ltd

Huafa Aquatic Villas Woonwijk by Zhuhai Huafa Properties Co., Ltd is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award in Brons in Bouw- en Vastgoedprojecten Ontwerp Competition Category.

BronsVastgoed· 2022

Huafa Aquatic Villas Woonwijk

by Zhuhai Huafa Properties Co., Ltd

Client: Zhuhai Huafa Properties Co., Ltd

A' Design Award in Brons Winner in Vastgoed Category

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The Design

About Huafa Aquatic Villas Woonwijk

Huafa Aquatic Villas is een woonwijk gelegen aan de oever van de Huangyang-rivier in het district Doumen, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China. Het terrein wordt aan drie zijden omringd door water. De wijk telt 18 grote villa's, 53 middelgrote villa's en 65 geschakelde villa's. De architectuur combineert Zuid-Chinese en Lingnan-stijlen tot een nieuwe oosterse esthetiek. Klassieke elementen uit de tuinen van Suzhou bepalen de indeling van binnenplaatsen, stegen, paden, galerijen en bruggen. Glas van vloer tot plafond in de duplex woonruimtes opent het interieur naar het omringende landschap.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Brons

Huafa Aquatic Villas Woonwijk is winnaar van de A' Design Award in Brons, een hoogst prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan uitstekende ontwerpen die zich onderscheiden door creativiteit, vindingrijkheid en scherpzinnigheid. Winnaars in Brons zijn ruimschoots vaardige en opvallend creatieve artefacten die de grote ervaring, verbeelding en het vernuft van hun ontwerpers bevestigen. Huafa Aquatic Villas Woonwijk wordt verwacht een hooggewaardeerd, bewonderd en gekoesterd object te zijn dat opmerkelijk professioneel en innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in Brons heeft gewonnen, verwerkt de beste praktijken in kunst, wetenschap, ontwerp en technologie en is uitstekend door zijn aandacht voor detail. Huafa Aquatic Villas Woonwijk bevredigt schitterend behoeften, raakt verlangens, charmeert gevoelens en spreekt de nieuwsgierigheid aan.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Huafa Aquatic Villas is located along Huangyang River bank of Doumen District, Zhuhai, Guangzhou, China, with three sides surrounded by water and a superior natural landscape. The community contains 18 large size villas, 53 medium size villas and 65 semi-detached villas. The architectural design is inspired by different Chinese cultural contexts fusing with the southern Chinese style and the Lingnan style into a new oriental aesthetic model.
Dimensions & Packaging: The project site area is 84,332 sqm with total GFA of 129,422 sqm, which includes above-ground GFA of 38,588 sqm and underground GFA of 90,833 sqm. The total site area is 35,831 sqm.
Tags: Island Living, Lingnan Culture, Oriental Aesthetics, Garden, Courtyard, Landscape, Ritual Space, Villa, Zhuhai
Production Technology: To maximize the view to the natural landscape from the interior spaces, the duplex living space is installed with full-height glass, as if it is extended beyond the architectural facade into the exterior landscape. The space of the main courtyard is designed to function as the user’s communal activity space with guests, while the side courtyard provides a more comfortable living space for the family’s private activities.
Design Challenge: Featured with Lingnan’s geographical and cultural characteristics included beautiful views of mountains and rivers, Huafa Aquatic Villas has created a model residential project of oriental aesthetics in Zhuhai City.
Research: The geographical climate of Zhuhai is a subtropical monsoonal oceanic climate with relatively high temperature, humid with abundant rainfall. Zhuhai is a famous coastal scenic tourism city in China deeply influenced by Lingnan culture and an important urban node in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
Inspiration: Drawing inspiration from Chinese garden design, Huafa Aquatic Villas has taken the essence of classical Suzhou Garden elements. By utilizing these traditional landscape design elements, such as an island living of “a home with courtyard and garden” is created for the residences to enjoy their home that foster family relationship rooted in deep Chinese culture, which makes Lingnan people to own their exclusive home possession and unique living atmosphere hidden behind the city.
Project Duration: Huafa Aquatic Villas is located in Doumen District, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China, adjacent to the Huangyang River Wetland Park. The project started in June 2021 and is scheduled to be completed in Dec 2024.
Operation Flow: The interaction of Chinese architectural design elements included spaces, lanes, paths, corridors and bridges creating the sequences of ritualized and tranquil spaces. The main entrance of Huafa Aquatic Villas leads to the Huangyang River Wetland Park at the end, passing through the various lanes, paths, corridors and the bridges echoed in the same architectural language.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Zhuhai Huafa Properties Co., Ltd
Team Members: Developer: Zhuhai Huafa Properties Co., Ltd
Architectural Designer: HZS Design (Shanghai) LTD
Landscape Designer: S.P.I Landscape Group
Image Credits: Image #1: Architectural Design
Image #2: Architectural Design
Image #3: Landscape Design
Image #4: Architectural Design
Image #5: Bird's-view perspective