Title:DASHIQIAO HOUSE
Designed by: mou architecture studio
Architect: Zhuang Wu
Project team:Shiyu Fu
Location: Nanjing, China
Usage: Private house
Building Area: 76sqm
Completion: 2023
Main Material: Birch Multi-Ply，tiles
Located within the NJ Dashiqiao community, this project is a home for a family of three. The house has a floor area of 75 square metres, and the owners they wanted the home, as possible spacious, free and open, living without constraints, and at the same time being able to feel the natural
The original house type had a single functional line of movement, with a narrow entrance hall linking all the functions together, and the two south-facing bedrooms were large and empty.The two south-facing bedrooms were large and empty, while the other functional areas were very confined. We utilised a number of deep wardrobes embedded in the original walls, and transformed them into interesting window and door openings to We used many deep closets embedded in the walls to convert them into interesting window and door openings, thus creating multiple lines of life in the space, and creating visual and dynamic permeability in the relatively confined traditional house type.In the relatively limited traditional house type, it creates a visual and dynamic line of penetration and intricacy, making the space excursive.
When the sliding door of the bedroom is opened, all the space is open and without boundaries.We replaced the traditional finished bed frame with a raised platform, reserving more flexible space.