Nest Residence

Located in Xiaoshan Xianghu Resort, the ?Tree House? belongs to the hotel district of Senbo Resort Hangzhou. The tree house may originate from the desire to return to the ?nest residence?. After getting the proposition of ?tree house? and taking careful consideration, we gradually clarified the concept: it is not the solitary living but the state of gregariousness on the tree that can strengthen the characteristics of nesting the most, -?A group of cabins landing on the branches? emerged as the initial image.
Image © Xiaoli Liu
Between Geometry and Nature

The design of stacking abstract volumes of residential prototype has precedents in Europe and Japan, but most are more inclined to geometrical manipulation and often limited to the internal experience. Based on the commercial character of this project and the mountain environment, we focused on the balance between abstraction and image, indoor and outdoor, geometry and nature. Image © Xiaoli Liu
Therefore, the manner of “duality and balance” are implemented through all aspects of design. The simulated dead tree trunk directly evokes the image of nesting in nature, but avoids over-realism with lush foliage. The single sloping roof basically has no eaves and maintains simple geometric features. Each cabin has a balcony, the original facade also echoes the verdant surrounding forest. These volumes are nestled with natural trees, and the interspersed relationship of the shapes retains a certain ...