One Jiyang Lake 别墅 by Feng Guoqiang and Chen Yan

One Jiyang Lake 别墅 by Feng Guoqiang and Chen Yan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 银奖 in 室内空间与展览设计 Competition Category.

银室内· 2020

One Jiyang Lake 别墅

by Feng Guoqiang and Chen Yan

Client: Feng and Chen Partners Design Shanghai

A' Design Award 银奖 Winner in 室内 Category

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The Design

About One Jiyang Lake 别墅

这是一座位于中国南方的私人别墅，设计师在这里实践禅宗佛教理论来进行设计。通过摒弃不必要的东西，并使用自然，直观的材料和简洁的设计方法，设计师创造了一个简单，安静，舒适的当代东方生活空间。舒适的当代东方生活空间使用与室内空间优质意大利现代家具相同的简单设计语言。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 银奖

One Jiyang Lake 别墅是 A' Design Award 银奖得主，这是授予顶级、华美而令人印象深刻的设计的极为崇高的认可。银奖得主是极其卓越、极具创造力的作品，展现出其设计师杰出的专业技能、才华与敏锐。预计One Jiyang Lake 别墅将成为一件出色的典范之作，兼具非凡的专业性与深刻的创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 银奖的设计是一项备受瞩目、令人钦佩的发明，造福并拓展艺术、科学、设计和技术的边界。One Jiyang Lake 别墅是一件令人羡慕的创作，它唤起渴望，带来积极的情感，并激发惊叹与赞叹。

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The property is a townhouse, therefore the buildings are very close to each other, and that the private garden space is limited, the building is a brick-concrete structure, and the possibility of further modification to the internal space is relatively small.
Dimensions & Packaging: Interior: 535 square meters,
Garden: 200 square meters
Tags: Contemporary, Oriental, Zen, Peaceful
Production Technology: The main materials used are mostly made of natural materials, for simple and easy construction methods. For example, the exterior wall of the garden uses natural bamboo, and the interior wall is mostly white latex paint that is easy to construct and maintain.
Design Challenge: There are many unreasonable aspects in the architectural design of the villa, which needed to be perfected by interior design. For example: this four-story villa was not designed for elevators, therefore we needed to remove the original stairs and add an elevator, as well as to design new staircase in the same space. We had to make use of every centimeter to achieve this functional requirement, while not losing the comfort and accessibility of the original stairs.
Research: The basement is the wine tasting area, guest room, living room, and small sunken garden. The first floor is the family public space with living room, dining room, tea room, kitchen and garden. The second and third floors are bedroom areas, which are the master bedrooms for the owner, owner's parents, and the children. The upper two floors are each equipped with as small outdoor gardens.
Inspiration: Dongdusi Temple was built in this city in memory of master Jian Zhen's successful boat trip Japan during the Tang Dynasty. He brought over Buddhism Dharma and other technical knowledge, which helped with the development of their culture. This had since become a part of this city's history too. This project is based on Zen Buddhism theories, where we removed all extra elements, and creating a modern spiritual residence that settles the heart, returns to nature, offering a sense of tranquility.
Project Duration: This project initiated in June 2018, and was completed in January 2020. It is located at 1 Jiyang Lake, Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu Province, China.
Operation Flow: We designed a bamboo fence for the garden to block the view from the neighbors' homes, this is to meet the privacy needs of the owner and to create a spiritual world of insight. This way the area on the ground floor looks out into their own garden.
Team Members: Designer: Chen Yan, Feng Yicheng
Image Credits: All images by Feng and Chen Partners Design Shanghai.