Dushan School Complex in Baiquan Town, Guizhou Building, Chinese Architecture, Images
Dushan School Complex in Baiquan Town
Chinese Architectural Development, China ? design by West-line studio architects
13 Jan 2017
Dushan School Complex
Architects: West-line studio
Location: Baiquan Town, Dushan, Guizhou Province, China
Dushan School Complex

Dushan Town is located at the so called “South Gate of Guizhou” at the border with Guangxi province. The main residents in this area belong to Buyi, Miao and Shui ethnic minorities.

The complex of buildings grows on the top of a long foundation stripe, 527m long and 330m wide. The north area is pretty mountainous and mainly residential, on the west there is the highway and both east and south are arterial roads.
Architects based the design of this school complex in order to create a series of courtyards with different levels of privacy, where “listen to the sound of wind and to the sound of reading” according to an old traditional Chinese proverb. The simple severe ?academic? architectural style always meets these open courtyards, some more wide and open, where to practice group sports, others more quiet where to study or relax, in the dormitory area.

These courtyards play with the light creating different environments and iconic shadows. Open terraces and boardwalks over the courtyards create interesting connections and different spaces for students’ different needs.

Materials are clear an...