chinese tiles

The water house is a private house located at the foot of snow mountain Yulong, China. Li Xiaodong Atelier have used the ancient trading settlement whose old town is famous for its historic network of waterways and bridges as inspiration thus the reason why the house synthesises traditional forms and techniques to make a contemporary building that resonates with place and history. The Architect saw it as an interlocking series of contemplative, inward-looking courtyards, the house has an open yet closed courtyard space. The emphasis on local-texture and non-decorative detailing is to create a house on the background from which, nature could be appreciated fully. The cluster of simple timber and glass pavilions with tile-clad pitched roofs evokes traditional forms but is still evidently of its time. The Architects have used the cooling, calming presence of water by threading it through the house. The interior space is kept to a minimum following the idea appreciating nature from within while the details are important contributors to the final results of the architecture.