Juanzong Apartment, creating distinct plazas and community spaces in qinhuangdao
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At Aranya in Qinhuangdao, a coastal tourist resort, we reconfigured the originally planned large complex-intended to house both hotel and apartment units as a single building-into Juanzong Apartment and another hotel, creating three plazas with distinct architectural entities and unique atmospheres. This design reflects Aranya's "sojourn" concept and fosters a cohesive community experience. The ground floor of the apartment hosts diverse businesses like a restaurant, bookstore, and exhibition space, serving as the community's public space center. Refining scale, proportion, circulation, and the interior-exterior interface, the building embodies "Home on the journey," featuring the studio (8m wide, 4.5m high) overlooking a lively square, with bedrooms positioned 1.5 meters lower (3m high).
Juanzong Apartment, at the southern entrance of a residential community, is surrounded by public activity spaces. Residents often come in groups, including many freelancers working and living temporarily in this picturesque seaside community. The ground floor hosts businesses like a restaurant, handicraft shop, children's bookstore, and a corner pop-up store. This pop-up store, resembling a small showroom, can be leased to different vendors for various holidays and community events. The triangular backyard features a raised pool area, doubling as an outdoor stage for hosting various activities and gatherings during winter. We aim for a simple and modern look for the apartment, using light green precast terrazzo panels with green mineral as the main aggregate for the facade.
The ground floor of Juanzong Apartment houses various businesses: a restaurant, bakery, boutique, shoe shop, handcraft store, tea house, children's bookstore, and a corner pop-up store. The triangular backyard includes a raised pool area used as a winter outdoor stage for diverse activities and gatherings. We aim for a simple and modern look for the apartment, using light green precast terrazzo panels with green mineral as the primary aggregate. Terrazzo requires experimentation with aggregate size, type, and color for optimal visual effects at different distances. The apartment features a spacious "studio" living room, 8 meters wide and 4.5 meters high, with a balcony, open kitchen, and dining table. Sofas and bookshelves encircle the lounge area, complemented by an extended corner workspace near the window. It serves for weekday art activities like literature, painting, and music, and hosts weekend and festival gatherings. Each unit's living room faces the square, while the bedrooms face the inner courtyard, offering different views on both sides. Between the living room and bedroom lies a 2.4-meter-wide foyer, serving as both an entrance space and a transition zone between the active and quiet areas. The bedrooms in each unit have a ceiling height of 3 meters, differing by 1.5 meters from the living room height. This height difference is utilized to integrate three unit types together, creating a unique one-unit-per-floor entrance experience.
Unlike past projects, the apartment does not have fixed briefs or area indicators. Therefore, we and genarchitects have continuously discussed and adjusted the project's positioning and explored various potential uses of spaces. The ground floor hosts diverse businesses, creating nurturing environments, dining experiences, tea houses, handicraft workshops, and concept stores. Our goal, alongside the adjacent hotel, is to embody a "Visionary Life" for every resident and visitor in the community.
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Juanzong Apartment
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The L-shaped apartment is located in the community public activity area, with one side adjacent to the community's largest square
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The Juanzong apartments adjacent to the Youyi Bay Main Square
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The apartment facade made of light green terrazzo slabs and glass looks very light
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The wide commercial arcade on the apartment's ground floor extends into the main square
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The apartment's lightweight facade is composed of light green terrazzo panels and glass
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The square to the north of the apartment is illuminated by the first lights of evening
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The L-shaped layout of the apartment, along with the community roads, forms a peaceful triangular backyard
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The triangular backyard features a raised pool area, which can also serve as an outdoor stage during events
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The triangular stairwell shapes the apartment's orientation towards the inner courtyard
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The triangular staircase, illuminated with natural light, enhances the entryway experience of having one residence per floor
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View of the square from the apartment living room, with sightlines through varying ceiling heights
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The large living room in the apartment, with its wide frontage and high ceilings, offers excellent views and natural lighting
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Site plan
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First floor plan of the Juanzong Apartment
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Typical floor plan of the Juanzong Apartment
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Cross section of the Juanzong Apartment
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Detail of the Juanzong Apartment
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Diagram of apartment layout combinations and distribution
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Axonometric diagram of apartment layout
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Buildings and external open spaces of Juanzong Apartment
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Sketch
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Rendering of the apartment as seen from the main square
Aranya, Qinhuangdao
Cina
Client: Aranya; Collaborative planning: Aranya, VVYY®️
07/2023
6660 m2
1,299,000.00 €
FAN Beilei, XUE Zhe, KONG Rui
Project Architect of Scheme Design: YU Chenye Scheme Design team: XUE Jun, ZHU Mingxi, QIAN Jia, ZHU Lingyun, PANG Yinlei, CHEN Xiaofan Detailed Design Team: XUE Jun, YU Chenye, WANG Shiyu, HUANG Wei, ZHAO Nan, HU Jizhang, WANG Xin Site Architects: WANG Shiyu, WANG Xin, CHEN Xi, HU Jizhang, LI Jing
Civil Construction: Jiangsu Jiangdu Construction Group Co., Ltd. Interior Construction: Yuyi Decoration Engineering
Structural Engineering: ZHANG Zhun, HU Xiaojie / AND Office MEP Engineering: LIANG Ming, PAN Shen, WAN Huajun, LIU Jianping / SGIDI Lighting Design: PANG Lei / Lumia Lighting Design Facade Design: BRM Facade Local Design Institute: Dalian Institute of Architectural Design&Research Co.,Ltd
Supplier of Terrazzo Series: Houxiang Door and Window System: Rilang Doors and Windows Stucco：OIKOS
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Curriculum
genarchitects, founded in 2013 under the leadership of three principals, Fan Beilei, Kong Rui and Xue Zhe, engages in comprehensive urban and architectural design work.
Their projects are featured in Architectural Journal, T+A, World Architecture, as well as publications by Thames & Hudson Press and Birkhäuser. They've received The Plan Award, German Iconic Awards'"Best of Best", and accolades from AIA Shanghai and WAF Award. They've exhibited at Venice Architecture Biennale, Harvard GSD, and Sino-Europe Invitational and Contemporary Chinese Architecture exhibitions.
The principals also contribute to academia, serving as visiting lecturers at CAUP, Tongji University, and as guests and critics at Southeast University, Tianjin University, Central Academy of Fine Arts. They are sought-after speakers, delivering lectures at institutions including Harvard GSD, University of Queensland, Nanjing University, and University of Hong Kong Shanghai Study Center.
