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Bona Villa · Gaoling Suji

The design aims to address issues confronted by the disappearing “hollow village”. Drawing design inspiration from the ecological wisdom of “harmony between humanity and nature & natural course of everything”, the project fuses buildings into nature in a humble posture. Based on the local original rustic conditions, the design restores original natural fabrics and highlights charm of the ancient village embellished with century-old ginkgo trees, with buildings hidden in the valley. The project adopts restrained yet pure design techniques, retains the textures and features of rammed earth, black tiles, wooden doors and native land, and reshapes the local unique pitched roofs, earth walls, courtyards and timber supports, which evoke inevitable bouts of homesickness of both villagers and tourists.

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