MDO converts rammed-earth houses in rural China into holiday villas
Chinese architecture studio More Design Office (MDO) has converted a cluster of traditional rammed-earth houses in China's Zhejiang Province into a series of contemporary guesthouses called Floating Cloud Township Villa.
The dwellings are located in the village of Qinglongwu in Tonglu County, in an area currently being transformed into a cultural and tourist destination known as the Fangyukongxiangsu Cultural and Creative Complex.
MDO has converted a cluster of houses in China into guesthouses. Photo is by Xun Zheng
Commissioned in 2017, Shanghai-based studio MDO has both "sensitively modernised" six existing buildings in the village, and designed two additional concrete buildings housing a bar and lounge space.
"Tonglu offers the visitor a unique experience different from a traditional luxury hotel," said MDO co-founder Justin Bridgland. The old buildings have rammed-earth walls
"Here we can have a closer connection to nature, to be able to relax and unwind, free from the distractions of modern life."
"The buildings have this great sense of aging, the old walls and windows tell the stories of the past through the marks and imperfections on their surface," he continued.
The studio has retained many original details
The studio aimed to retain as many of the original materials and finishes of the village's structures as possible, setting any new additions apart into order to allow guests to clearly see the difference between the two.
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