The project is located in Huangmuchang Village on the outskirts of Beijing. The building is located in the eye-catching position in the northwest of the village. It is a two-story brick-concrete building, originally used as residential and office. Atelier d’More was commissioned to renovate the space, as the sleep Institute's first B&B project near Beijing Universal Studios.
Given the lack of scenery in the surrounding environment, we decided to create an inward view and create an interesting private garden, which led to the idea of the enclosed courtyard space. Only a few viewing frame are opened on the south wall. In addition to the blue sky and white clouds, the chaos and noise are isolated from the wall. The large glass windows of the building actively introduce the scenery and light of the courtyard, becoming a part of the indoor space experience.
We divided the rectangular courtyard of 100 square meters into several small semi-enclosed courtyards, trying to create an inner courtyard environment. Each courtyard will have a small tree as the protagonist (since it is completed in winter, the tree has not been planted), a series of interactions between tearoom, guest rooms, walls and the courtyard are created under the multi-level space.
The design language of the architectural and interior is based on a quarter arc, which flows freely in the space with a rigorous attitude and increases the tension of the building by means of geometric composition. The outward extension of the building block on the facade is close to nature in a flowing posture, bringing the distance between architecture, nature and people closer. The white facade makes the building abstract and sculptural, through the rendering of white material, the boundary between the wall and the top is blurred, and the flowing space and natural light blend together, bringing people a pure experience and imagination space.
This project is extremely strict in cost control. How to use the simplest materials and techniques to create the most distinctive space experience is the topic we have been thinking about in this project. We are committed to design and explore sustainable and easy-assembling prefabricated woodwork, deconstructing traditional mortise and tenon techniques with modern techniques and expressions. The tightly stitched tenon joints are exposed on the woodwork, illustrating their functionality and aesthetics. We regard this kind of assembling furniture as a big toy, making the construction work become a game, the workers, designers and owners can enjoy the process. The application of this design method is very meaningful for low construction cost projects. A lot of woodwork in this project is prefabricated, so the woodworker only needs to assemble and reinforce the prefabricated components on site, which greatly reduced on-site cutting work, dust pollution and material waste.