Project Architect: Li Da, Yin Yujun
Team: Huang Zhiyi, Li Hui, Cheng Yun, Huang Xu, Zuo Lei, Ding Yu, Wei Zhijiao, Li jing, Wang Yajuan, Zheng Yan, Shen Yandan | Zhu Jialin (Technical Director)
Tulou is a dwelling type unique to the the Hakka people. It is a communal residence between the city and the countryside, integrating living, storage, shopping, religion, and public entertainment into one single building entity.
Traditional units in tulou are evenly laid out along its perimeter, like modern slab-style dormitory buildings, but with greater opportunities for social interaction. By introducing a “new tulou” to modern cities and by carefully experimenting its form and economy, one can transcend the conventional modular dwelling into urban design. Our experiments explored ways to stitch the tulou within the existing urban fabric, which includes green areas, overpasses, expressways, and residual land left over by urbanization. The cost of residual sites is low due to incentives provided by the government; this is an important factor for the development of affordable housing. The close proximity of each tulou building helps insulate the users from the chaos and noise of the outside environment, while creating an intimate and comfortable environment inside.
Integrating the living culture of traditional Hakka tulou buildings with affordable housing is not only an academic issue, but also implies a more important yet realistic social phenomenon. The living conditions of impoverished people is now gaining more public attention.
The research of tulou dwelling is characterized by comprehensive analyses ranging from theoretical hypothesis to practical experimentation. The study examined the size, space patterns, and functions of tulou. The new programs also inject new urban elements to the traditional style, while balancing the tension between these two paradigms. As a consequence of such comprehensive research, the tulou project has accumulated layers of experiences in various aspects. The project provided a platform for an in-depth discussion on feasibilities and possibilites of contextualizing the variable metamorphoses of traditional dwelling modules with an urban reality. It also introduced a series of publications and forums on future hypothetical designs for a “new tulou project”. The logic and design process of the tulou program set up a solid foundation and excellent precedent for translating research-based feasibility studies to design realization.
Credits and Data:
Project Location: Xunfengzhou Rd., Nanhai, Guangdong
Project Period: 2005-2008
Project Status: Completed
Site Area: 9,141㎡
Total Floor Area: 13,711㎡
Client: Shenzhen Vanke Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Interior Design Collaborator: Guoqun Studio
LDI Collaborator: Archilier Architecture LLC
Logo design Collaborator: Huangyang Design
Photographer: Yang Chaoying
key words：collective housing, courtyard, affordable house, tulou, corridor
Videos：
都市实践.生活在土楼_2.优酷视频网站.2015.11
都市实践.Living in tulou.优酷视频网站.2015.11
都市实践.未来土楼 FutureTulou.优酷视频网站.2015.11
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Aga Khan Award for Architecture Shortlisted Project: Award Cycle
MoMA collection: Tulou Collective Housing, Nanhai, Guandong, China
Na Fu. Evolving Rural Typologies for Rapidly Growing Cities: Urbanus’s Work Towards Inclusive Communities.Architectural Design.2018(04):70-77
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