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Mountain House in Mist Faletusi by Lin Chen

Mountain House in Mist Faletusi by Lin Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Auro in Mamanu Fausaga Fale Competition Category.


AuroFausaga Fale· 2021

Mountain House in Mist Faletusi

by Lin Chen

Client: 尌林建筑ShuLin Architects

A' Design Award Auro Winner in Fausaga Fale Category

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The Design

About Mountain House in Mist Faletusi

O le Mountain House in Mist o se fale tusi i nuu i tua o loo i totonu o se nuu anamua i Wuyi. E tuufaatasia e le fale le aganuu masani ma le mamanu faaonaponei e ala i se faaaogaga fou o mea faufale masani, o se taualuga ua suia ma laupapa polycarbonate e susulu atu ai le malamalama i luga o foliga o le fale. I le ao, e faia e nei laupapa se siosiomaga vaivai ma le manino i totonu. I le po, e susulu atu le malamalama i fafo ma avea ai le fale tusi ma totonugalemu vaaia o le nuu. O loo ofoina atu e le fale tusi se nofoaga filemu e faitau ai, ma o lona sini o le toe faafoi mai lea o tupulaga talavou ma tamaiti i mauga.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Auro

O le A' Design Award Auro na manumalo ai Mountain House in Mist Faletusi, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu o le tulaga muamua, matagofie ma maoaʻe. O ē manumalo i le Auro o galuega fou tele, matuā vaai i le lumanaʻi ma susulu e faaalia ai le atamai, le poto ma le tomai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Mountain House in Mist Faletusi e avea ma mea fou e matuā vivii, e faatulaga ai uiga fou ma tetele, e tuuina mai ai se tau e leʻi iai muamua. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Auro o se galuega ofoofogia, ua faaaloalogia, e aogā tele ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Mountain House in Mist Faletusi e fatuina ai lagona malosi o le manaʻo, faaosofia le tuinanau, faalauiloa le fatufatuaʻi ma faamalosia i tatou.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
The Mountain House in Mist combines traditional culture and modern design through new application of traditional materials, transformation of the roof, and use of translucent polycarbonate board on the façade. In the daytime, light creates a translucent atmosphere indoor, while at night, the light sneaks out and the book house becomes a visual center.The book house was built to provide a space for to read and to calm down, so as to attract more young people and children back to the mountains.
Dimensions & Packaging
Project information:
Project Name: Liangjia Mountain, Wuyi · Mountain House in Mist
Project Location: Liangjiashan Village, Liucheng Town, Wuyi, Jinhua
Project owner: Hongfu Tourism Group Co., Ltd.
Project Type: Countryside Book House
Design time: 2016.12-2017.8
Construction time: 2017.10-2018.6
Design unit: Shulin Architectural Design
Moderator: Chen Lin
Project Architect: Liu Dongying
Participating architects: Liu Dongying, Yang Shiqiang, Jian Xuelian
Structural form: Steel-wood structure
Building materials: Imported pine, sun board, terrazzo
Building area: 156㎡
Architectural Photography: Zhao Yilong, Chen Lin
Inspiration
The book house is located in an ancient village in Wuyi and was developed by a local tourism real estate company as a part of the development and construction. Before the development, only a few elderly residents live in this empty village. It was hoped that this book house could change the situation by bringing more visitors to it.
Team Members
Chen Lin
Liu Dongying

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