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West Village Internal

Jiakun architects2015

Beijing Contemporary Art Foundation

Beijing Contemporary Art Foundation
Beijing, China

West Village is a maxi-courtyard that adopts an atypical design when compared to other commercial complexes in that its centrifugal layout encircles the entire block to maximize the inner area of sports and green like a park, echoing the form of a basin and encompassing a diverse public life. Smaller bamboo courtyards exist within bigger ones. They are open to the public and visitors are welcome to walk through freely.

The spatial design carries on the ever-popular traditional leisure lifestyle under the shade of bamboo among locals in order to refresh their former collective memories. Its functional structure allows a miscellaneous form of expression to utilize the customizable spaces at will, while the large scale of the courtyard harbors and displays a vernacular façade that encourages creativity of the vast public.

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  • Title: West Village Internal
  • Creator: Jiakun architects
  • Date Created: 2015
  • Location: Chengdu
  • Location Created: Chengdu
  • Subject Keywords: Architecture
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