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Guanzhong narrow courtyard is a traditional architecture form of family house in Guanzhong area in China.
This project will be dedicated to my grandmother. She used to live in such house for decades. Although she has moved to city long ago, she is still missing the life in such narrow courtyard house. Unfortunately the old house has been teared down just like most of them in Guanzhong area. So I would like to design a new house for her and explore a way to translate the traditional architecture form into a modern building.
Single yard Single yard Multiple depth yard
Type of Narrow Courtyard
one unit
Street
Living inside
Living outdoor
Entrance Kitchen Toilet Single yard
Single yard
Multiple depth yard
Main Bedroom Bedroom Livingroom Guest bedroom
Name: Gao's house Location: Xi'an, China Project year: 1630
Case Study of a Narrow Courtyard
Axonometric drawing of Gao's house
1：200 Plan
Entrance Yard Section of Entrance Yard Main Yard Section of Main Yard
Light well Section of Light Well Leisure/ Garden Section of Garden
location: Yue village, Xi'an, ShannXi, China Site Area:12mX24m=288m2
Growing City Growing Village
Possible surrounding in the future
Sun track Circulation
View of landscape
Village Fabric
series connection tree type parallel connection web type
Muti-generation family Landlord + tenement
Name: Azuma House/ Row House in Sumiyoshi Architect: Tadao Ando
Location: Japan Year: 1975 Site area: 57.28m2 Total oor area: 64.72m2 Private residence
Name: Gao's house Location: Xi'an, China Project year: 1630
Name: Company Housing for MUJI Architect: Go Hasegawa
Location: China Year: 2018
Name: Moriyama House Architect: Ryue Nishizawa
Location: Japan Year: 2005 Site area: 290m2 Total oor area: 263m2
Private residence with rental studio
Living Concept
Bathroom
Garden Laundry
Living room
Kitchen
Original Drawing in A1
Original Drawing in A1
Original Drawing in A1
Original Drawing in A1
Original Drawing in A1
