NanXi Village Center / David Architectural Design

This project is a village activity center located about 5 km north of the ancient irrigation system Dujiangyan in Chengdu. The Chengdu Plain irrigated by Dujiangyan for thousands of years has led to a unique rural cultural landscape, Linpan, in western Sichuan, and Nanxiyao is a typical Yuanba courtyard dwelling in a Linpan settlement. However, with the accelerated urbanization, this old building was gradually abandoned due to its low height, high humidity, and lack of comfort. This design is aiming to preserve the original building site and the typical concave layout of the single-story Yuanba courtyard dwelling, and through renovation and moderate transformation, to recreate an attractive public space and maintain the lifestyle of the indigenous vernacular community.