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House G in Shanghai
13 Oct 2020
House G
Architecture: Interval Architects
Location: Shanghai, China

The countryside of China has in recent years undergone rapid changes due to the national policy to encourage the development of rural areas. A large number of boutique hotels, B&Bs, tourist centers, Instagram-able Cafes, bookstores were erected amidst the beautiful scenery of China’s suburb. These tourism-driven projects generally existed as products that add value to developers’ investments and depict a rural utopia. They have recently become the typical model of rural rejuvenation in China.

Contrary to this typical and utopian model, House G is an atypical mode of rural intervention in the way that it is an architecture designed for a local family, rather than for investors. The design is honestly based on the true and fundamental needs of users and their living experiences. It is a house that reflects the daily domestic lives and activities of the family, as opposed to being a spectacle inserted in the suburban landscape.
Contextual constraints

House G is located in a suburban village two hours away from Shanghai. The client is an aged couple whose children live in downtown Shanghai but occasionally visit. The village has a set of serious regulations governing the design of the houses in terms of areas, height, orientation and etc. Local ...