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Entwurf • Design MDDM Studio
Bauherr • Client privat
Standort • Location nahe Peking
Brutto-Geschossfläche • Gross floor area 300 m 2
Fotos • Photos Jonathan Leijonhufvud
Mehr Infos auf Seite • More infos on page 150

RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

NEAR THE GREAT WAL

An Italian-German coproduction in the Middle King-
dom: On a hillside property not far from the Great Wall
of China, MDDM Studio have designed a home which –
as the conversion of an underground fruit-tree storage
unit – has a sophisticated room division as a reaction
to the conditions of the slope and the building stock
without foregoing spacious and light-flooded interiors.

T o anyone who thinks of modern Chinese architecture, first of all
the well-known current mega buildings of the large metropoli-
tan regions of the country with billions of inhabitants probably come
to mind. Whether they are the CCTV Headquarters, the Shanghai
Schnitt • Section Tower or Beijing International Airport – what these projects have in
common is, above all, the total disregard of any scale or context! Yet
that China also offers smaller-scale, contemporary architecture is
shown, among others, with the example of the latest project by the
architects of MDDM Studio. For this, the Italian-German office, which
is based in Beijing, took on a commission for a site north of the city
7 which posed an exciting task due to its location on a slope with a
north-south orientation and the already existing development. Of the
2 building stock – an underground storage unit for fruit trees with a
base area of 21 by eleven metres – only the walls of natural stone
4
1 were to be preserved. In addition, at the north side of the building
3 soil was removed for adding a terrace which is continued inside as
5
5 well with the openly designed living- and dining area. This central
auf living room is provided with sufficient daylight due to an exten-
4 sive glass wall towards the north and an interior courtyard towards
the east whereas, towards the west, it is bordered by a wood-panel-
led garage box inserted into the building. From here, the bedrooms
4
are also accessed which are oriented towards the south wall of the
1 Wohnzimmer • Living room 5 building stock. In order to sufficiently illuminate the rooms embed-
5
2 Küche • Kitchen ded in the slope as well, the architects came up with a special fea-
6
3 Terrasse • Terrace 4 ture: The existing roof was replaced with two greened concrete slabs
4 Schlafzimmer • Bedroom of different heights which, due to their terrace-like gradation, now
5 Bad • Bathroom make the natural incidence of light into the centre of the building
7
6 Garage • Garage possible. Thanks to this smart and innovative solution – which seam-
7 Innenhof • Courtyard lessly fits the building into the hillside terrain – the rooms with their
high ceilings and the indirect, natural lighting produce an atmosphe-
ric spatial impression which experiences dynamic and attractive
Grundriss • Floor plan changes depending on the time of day and the insolation.

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