Renovation of Yunnan Dazhixianxian B&B / ruanxiaozhou design studio

Background. The project locates in Luchong Area at Cheng River beside the Fuxian Lake in Yunnan Province. In order to protect the water quality of Fuxian Lake, the local government gradually relocated the lakeside residential areas. The relocation led to the demolition of the old houses, which also provided the opportunities for recycling of brick and tile materials in this project. The following articlefocuses on the renovation strategies of three-story frame brick buildingsand newly-built the Floating House, the ClayScreen, the Bamboo Pavilion, the Rain Pavilion, the Tile Pavilions, the Slope Pavilionand the original walls withslight renovation. All of these present the output of renovation strategies, The eight rural construction styles emphasize thinking and analysis on renovation strategies of rural architecture.

Renovation of Yunnan Dazhixianxian B&B  / ruanxiaozhou design studio
© Xiaozhou Ruan © Xiaozhou Ruan
  • architects: ruanxiaozhou design studio
  • Location: Luchong Area, Cheng River, Yuxi, Yunan, China
  • Project Year: 2022
  • Photographs: Xiaozhou Ruan
  • Photographs: Wenlong Yang
  • Photographs: Courtesy of ruanxiaozhou design studio
  • Area: 2457.0 m2

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