Brick House [南京诗人住宅]
Construction with local resources
Location: [高淳区，古柏镇] Gubai Town, Gaochun District, Nanjing, Jiangsu
Typology: Local courtyard houses Scale: 580sqm (First house), 860sqm (Second house) Contracting authority: Wang (famous Chinese poetry) Main Stakeholders: Zhang Lei Year: 2003-2007 (Design and construction)
Confronting the challenge of rising material and workforce prices, architect Zhang Lei conducted the construction of these houses by adapting local techniques. Workers from the area could then build them with local materials, resulting in affordable prices and low resource consumption. In the Chinese context of rapid urbanization, the further development of this strategy could bring many benefits.
Keywords: Rurban, Architectural research, Homemade
Construction with local resources
Location: [高淳区，古柏镇] Gubai Town, Gaochun District, Nanjing, Jiangsu
Typology: Local courtyard houses Scale: 580sqm (First house), 860sqm (Second house) Contracting authority: Wang (famous Chinese poetry) Main Stakeholders: Zhang Lei Year: 2003-2007 (Design and construction)
Confronting the challenge of rising material and workforce prices, architect Zhang Lei conducted the construction of these houses by adapting local techniques. Workers from the area could then build them with local materials, resulting in affordable prices and low resource consumption. In the Chinese context of rapid urbanization, the further development of this strategy could bring many benefits.
Keywords: Rurban, Architectural research, Homemade