28/12/2012

W house / SLOW architects


    This is a SOHO built from the renovation and expansion of a small single-story      
    building. The original building is brick structure with slope roof. Now we take away  
    the old roof and change it into three stories by making use of original brick walls  
    and adding new light wooden structure walls. Since the surrounding environment is 
    relatively messy, we put wood workshop which is not so private on the first floor, and 
    lift the living functions on to the second floor from where the orchard and farmland 
    on the west can be seen. The third floor consists two lofts and an outdoor terrace. 
    The functions are organized as a series of platforms, from workshop on first floor,  
    then dining room, living room, kitchen on second floor, finally to loft and terrace on  
    third floor, spiraling up the two-story high atrium. The height differences between 
    the platforms are determined in a way that some of the terraces are floors as well as 
    big seats where people can sit leisurely to form a very casual atmosphere.











































































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