地 我 建 筑
of place; of material; inner rhythm; non-consumptive; To make connection with the land; to make connection with what is already there
gongchenxi@caa.edu.cn
YST A -
Villager's Activity Pavilion
at the site of the fallen ancestral hall
This ancestral hall collapsed, leaving only a doorway. A new villagers' activity center was constructed with the following aims:
1)to be open and transparent to the village space as much as possible， to be continuous with the surrounding landscape;
2)to be multifunctional;
3)an infrastructure building that's open to be added on, at the same time maintaining its identity;
4)to have a sense of weight and scale corresponding to that of the remaining doorway;
5)It shares axis with the entry plaza of the village, creating a visual and experiencing continuity;
6)Its construction process was intertwined with revealing of multiple wills from villagers, government and architect.
Serial Public Space Interventions
Yangshantou Village,
Wenzhou, China
2022-2024
1st Chapter
To be Continued ...
It is both about the solemnity of the ancestral hall and the aura of the garden of ruins which was presented to us when we visited the site.
YST C -
A “Barn” with a View
This barn-like pavilion is located at the boundary between the village and the landscape.
It belongs to both the village and the regional system of scenic greenway.
It is intended to both evoke a sense of the natural forest across the river, enticing people to look closely at the woods and river; and to serve as a space for villagers to gather and sit.
Its section and plan is designed so that different behaviors towards the view, and towards each other could be inspired.
YST D&E -
Redefinition of the Village Paths
The village paths were previously in a state of disrepair.
The paths were resurfaced with pebbles, a material traditionally used in the village. Red bricks were used to echo the red brick houses, at the same time to set off and evoke the perception of pebbledash.
Rebar was used for the railings, the shape of which echoed the wild growth of the plants, while acting as a translucent wall and handrail at the same time.
The recurring scales and materials create a hidden continuity that reshapes the perceptional structure of the village.
Serial Public Space Interventions
Yangshantou Village,
Wenzhou, China
A - Villager's Activity Pavilion
B – Entry Plaza and Exterior Theater
C – A “Barn” with a View
D&E – Redefinition of the Village Paths
Under construction
Close to finish in Oct. 2024
All interventions are within a longer-term development. There will be a path system within the village at the same time as part of the regional scenic greenway, connecting several spots. It's the interface between the green way and the village, also between travellers and the residents.
These interventions build connection between the village and the surrounding environment: the forest, the far mountains, the agricultural field.
These interventions also build connections in between themselves: the view axis, the echoing of material and scale…
Exhibition Design:
Rites.Gifts - Culture and Aesthetics
Folk Art Museum,China Academy of Art
2023
The exhibition design is based on the concept of “agricultural field”.
Kengo Kuma's Folk Art Museum at CAA is a continuous folding slope space. We think of it as a continuous field. This is also connected to the theme of this exhibition Rites.Gifts - Culture and Aesthetics, which focuses on the tradition of gifts from locals.
Bean trellise-like display shelves are staggered and intertwined with the exhibits. The final result is a holistic viewing experience echoing the character of the exhibition site.
I led 16 students on a two-week field survey in the town of Fenghui, Shaoxing; the students developed interpretive sketches and new spatial concepts based.
The exhibition design hopes to echo:
1) the unfettered, bursting, sketching, wildness of the design production process in the design studio;
2) the sense of free, unfettered discovery that comes with fieldwork; and
3) the wildness of Fenghui's own space.
Elements such as “sketch” and “group of sketches” are presented in the space， to present the character stated above, and the joy of collective working.
Exhibition Design:
Field Survey to Fenghui Town's texture
@Public Barn of Fenghui Town, Shaoxing
2023
Cafe 1 - a piece of Urban Space
@Hangzhou, China
2021
This cafe creates a terraced topography and a corresponding relationship between viewing and being viewed - I wanted to capture the aura of an metropolitan public space, a piece of urban atmosphere, the actions of relaxing, chatting and observing.
Cafe 2 - Introvert Implication
@Shanghai, China
2021
House 1 - Home as Collective
@Chongqing, China
2017
Making
Chenxi Gong
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Principal Architect of Atelier Wo-Land.
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Assistant Professor, Design Studio Instructor, School of Architecture, China Academy of Art.
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Humboldt Fellow. Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, German Chancellor Fellowship 2015-2016.
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Educated at Yale University and Tsinghua University. Born in Sichuan.
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She has given lectures at the Sapienza University of Rome, RWTH Aachen University, Tongji University, Central Academy of Fine Arts and other architectural schools.
Our work is dedicated to discovering threads from the reality around us, from the environment that is already there, and with the action of discoversing and design, we build stretches of new reality.
Fieldwork is an integral part of our design process. Anthropological methods, mapping and interpretation, heumeneutics, poem wrtiting with realistic materials are equal to our design process.
Collaboraters:
LIANG Jingyi, LI Zhihui, XUE Yuhui, LI Zipei, LU Xinyue, WANG Xinyue, DING Zhiwen
Photographers:
LI Rui, TAO Sixu, DING Zhiwen
