De-Hostel / Studio APL

The countryside has increasingly been the topic of discussion in recent years. From urban planning and land use zoning, there is an ambiguity of mixed-use structure that often wanders on the edge of regulations. It has brought many chaotic, rough but self-contained miniature spatial patterns. In Zhutian, we try to explore how to regenerate the structures left by the agricultural relics through several projects. Dexing Rice Factory, built in 1942, is the grain bureau for the rural area of ​​Pingtung in southern Taiwan. Once a place for rice storage and for children to play and it has remained the Hakka house (Huo fáng) in everyone's mind.