FUZHOU SETBACK RESIDENCE

The "virtual" and the "actual" are interdependent. The act of building is building a solid house, but in fact it is about creating a space that humans can use—the virtual. Light is the most priority condition for perceiving the world, but without the virtual, light cannot exist.

The owner lives alone, works at a relatively free pace and has the need for a home office, while he prefers his home life to be more relaxing and close to nature.

The design is not limited to the space itself, but takes nature as a reference, incorporating the sunrise and sunset, the sun, moon and stars. And sets the tone for a "useless" space without boundaries, while the designing touches are calm and restrained. In addition to satisfying the owner's living function, it creates a multi-functional retreat residence that can be switched at any time for relaxation, social entertainment, deep meditation, or even outdoor running and exercising along the lake.

The city evolution will transform from the straightforward to the metaphorical, to the quest for diversity—an aggregation of blurred boundaries that evolves from a human perspective. The future city is an intricate place and its habitation will be organically integrated into this diversity.

The design hopes to provide a sense of isolation from the city dwelling. Teking the infinite lake view and the distant mountains as a reference, the design extends from the interior to the outdoor setback, where the interior and exterior environments blend together to form an order that extends from the near to the far side of oneself.