The Niumatang Cultural Station / Atelier RenTian
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- Space:
347 m²
12 months:
2019
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Lead Architects:
Ren Tian
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Textual content description offered by the architects. Niumatang Village is situated within the western a part of Liyang Metropolis, between the 2 main mountain methods of Caoshan and Wawu Mountain, and is barely 25km away from the city space of Liyang. The villagers are principally Wenzhou immigrants who migrated right here 150 years in the past, and the distinctive inheritance of Oujiang tradition constitutes the profound cultural heritage of the village. Afterward, by water system administration and land regulation, the geographical traits of the village’s present farmland, ponds, and different pure environment had been established.
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The undertaking is situated on the entrance of Niumatang Village. The aim of the Niumatang Cultural Station is to create a village gate constructing that integrates cultural show, leisure for villagers and vacationers, and transportation submit stations, and to construct a public exercise place that promotes neighborhood communication and offers vacationers with sightseeing.
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The Niumatang Cultural Station adopts a cast-in-place concrete body construction, with a roof composed of undulating triangles, echoing the towering peaks of Caoshan and Wawu Mountain within the distance. The architectural plan is a daily hexagonal form, and within the common plan, irregular and ranging top column grids are used. Deciphering the geometry of nature in a really modern manner. Contemplating the a number of capabilities of the submit station, it types an open area with a number of practical areas, permitting villagers, vacationers, and youngsters to shuttle round freely.
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Conventional Chinese language dwellings usually revolve round a central courtyard, forming an inward-facing compound with a primary topology construction within the type of the Chinese language character “回” form. On this structure, an analogous spatial association is employed, the place practical areas on all sides unfold round an internal courtyard. This design not solely ensures wonderful air flow and pure mild for the inside but additionally offers a extra distinct structure for the architectural exhibition areas.
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Throughout my preliminary go to to Niu Matang Village, I seen a number of small homes constructed from adobe bricks, indicating the native custom of using uncooked earth as a constructing materials. Because of this, I made the choice to include uncooked earth as infill partitions inside the architectural design, mixing it with the body construction. As a result of sloping roof design, a mixture of adobe bricks and rammed earth was employed in the course of the building course of. The first facades characteristic intensive rammed earth infill partitions, whereas the roof is roofed with flat tiles. The bottom of the partitions makes use of regionally distinctive dry-stacked rubble stone masonry.
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The native conventional clay tiles weren’t chosen for the roof. Up to date clay tiles are too massive, whereas the smaller vintage blue tiles of the previous have a retro really feel. Furthermore, many clay tiles are curved, making it troublesome to put in them on the corners of the folded roof. Due to this fact, the ultimate alternative for the roof materials was slate tiles. The various shades of grey on the slate tiles echo the distant mountains in a misty method. The undulating roof blends seamlessly, with the structure seemingly disappearing into nature. The rammed earth partitions resemble the undulating earth, harmonizing with the encompassing timber and mountains, making a picturesque panorama.
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