Red Brick Dwellings in Ezi Village / XAUAT

The project is located in the flat terrain of Ezi Village, Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province, with 35.1 meters long from north to south, 9 meters wide from east to west, bordered by the village road and large areas of farmland to the south, existing dwellings, and house sites to be built to the east, west, and north. The red-brick dwellings inherit the spatial system and slope roof form of the narrow hall and square houses of traditional local dwellings, rebuild regional pride with traditional architectural culture and establish the resonance of nostalgia. The door is located in the southeast corner of the site, combined with modern living mode. The hallway is a single floor, facilitated with toilet, storage area, and other auxiliary functions; the principal room has two stories, one ridge and two slopes with the vertical axis layout of centralized symmetrical three-bay house, the door is in the middle, sunspaces in both sides to the south, neighbored by bedrooms, living hall and other living spaces. Service spaces such as kitchen, dining room, and resting room are located in the middle, centered by a high narrow hall with an air corridor. A terrace is designed on the north of the second floor to create a multi-layer space experience; A complete courtyard space is created between the principal room and the hallway to dry wheat, corn and carry out daily activities. The north of the principal room is the backyard, with straight flight stairs connected to the second-floor terrace.

Red Brick Dwellings in Ezi Village / XAUAT
night view. Image © Xiaoming Zhang night view. Image © Xiaoming Zhang
  • architects: XAUAT
  • Location: Red Brick Dwellings in Ezi Village, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China
  • Project Year: 2021
  • Photographs: Xiaoming Zhang
  • Area: 241.0 m2

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