Chetian Tourist Center, Guizhou Building, Chinese Stone Architecture, Images
Chetian Tourist Center
Chinese Architectural Development, China ? design by West-line studio
19 Dec 2016
Chetian Tourist Center
Architects: West-line studio
Location: Chetian Village, Guiyang, Guizhou, China
L shape bands run parallel according to rural Chetian Village traditional architectural style

The Tourist Center is located just outside Chetian Village (???), on the main road arriving from Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou province. The stone village, famous for its houses built with local blue-stones, has more than 400 years of history and its population is mainly composed by Miao (?), one of the oldest ethnic minority groups in China.
The Village runs parallel to a river and the local traditional architectural style is characterized by single units (stone houses with open air courtyards) repeated in a parallel way. Each unit is linked to the others and all these parallel bands form separated groups.

The Architects integrated this characteristic parallel feature in the design of the tourist center. Three parallel units (bands) are arranged following a L shape, which creates interesting outdoor spaces, in China categorized as ?Yuan? (?), courtyard. This first band is characterized by white walls embracing the courtyards, white walls which create a ritualistic impression in contrast with the stone ones.

Categorized as ?Xiang? (?), lane, the space created by the second band is located...