Researching everyday village life
Location, movement, existing fabric, and residents’ routines establish the project’s evidence and starting point.
02 / 04 — Rural Housing · Individual
“Cultivating” Village
Reframing rural life through shared ground
Year2025.05—07LocationHeping Village, Baotou, Inner MongoliaDisciplineRural Housing · Individual
An exploration of how rural housing can respond to changing ways of life while sustaining local identity, everyday exchange and productive landscapes.
“How can a village evolve without losing the everyday relationships that make it a place?”
Approach
The project combines research into local life with a system of shared spaces, productive ground and housing transformations. The architectural proposals are presented as a sequence from context to dwelling.
03 / READING THE DRAWINGS
Each project unfolds through its own sequence of context, decisions and spatial experience. The selected drawings retain their original notes and annotations.
From village strategy to housing system
Transformation studies and the master plan set out the larger intervention; the following page tests its relationship to streets, shared ground, and housing units.
A productive landscape for daily life
Sections and perspectives show how cultivation, shared outdoor space, and dwelling meet in the residents’ everyday environment.
04 / PORTFOLIO FACSIMILE
The complete boards
Original portfolio pages, reproduced in full. All notes, labels and drawing annotations remain intact.