Hengdian Longjing Puyu Villa

With regard to the Longjing Puyu Villa project, the designer uses Dongyang culture as the design theme, and by means of extracting and incorporating the classic architecture and cultural connotation of Dongyang, breaks the time barrier between the ancient and the present with ingenuity, createing a time-space dialogue between modern design and intangible cultural heritage on the one hand, and reintegrating and reconstructing the humanistic artistic conception of Dongyang that belongs to the present on the other.

The designer takes shape, meaning, and materials from the wooden structure buildings, old furniture, wood carving, and bamboo weaving crafts in the “Pure Heart Art Gallery” after hundreds of years of accumulation, and shows exquisite ideas in details in accordance with the owner Mr. Zhao Chunxin’s desire to “collect Dongyang wood carving cultural gene.”

The designer uses the traditional hollow pattern applied to the window lattice and screen, with the extremely expensive Myanmar jade, blue water color, and warm wood texture against each other, highlight the luxury of the gas, but also deduce the deep and romantic vow of wood and stone. Dongyang wood carving is famous for figuring out the nature, flowers, and birds to great extent.

The design focuses on how classic features might be expressed in a contemporary way. It adheres to the ancient building’s cultural setting and mortise and tenon construction. Lighting, fire safety, and air conditioning are all in accordance with the building’s original design. It is finally integrated with the beam and wood after repeated calculations by the design team. The designer balances the Western aesthetic of gloss and texture with the Oriental taste of praise and shade in soft clothing, resulting in the peaceful artistic conception of “home is where the heart is.”

On the second floor’s tea culture hall, the stage is positioned in the middle, surrounded by the banquet hall and the booth. The semi-open stage is echoed by the expansive area, spreading the charm of dance to every visitor area.