Moonlit Night under a Starry Sky
The Xinjibai House Homestay Group project is situated in Xinji Village, Machong Town, Dongguan City, a typical densely populated suburban rural area in the Pearl River Delta. In Xinji Village, we employ a scattered renovation strategy by restoring abandoned and culturally significant old houses spread throughout the village. This approach creates an open, symbiotic homestay cluster that integrates with local villagers.
Aerial View of Xinji Village
The Courtyard (left) and Roof (right) Before Renovation
Roof Featuring a Connecting Corridor Bridge
Axonometric Drawing
Sample of Bridge Connection
Scattered Renovation Updates
An Open and Symbiotic Homestay Cluster Designed in Collaboration with Local Villagers
Traditionally, Chinese rural communities have strictly respected land ownership, which made implementing shared spaces in design a challenge. To address this, within the core cluster of the community, we utilized four adjacent leased houses, removing the walls between them to create a crowdfunded public space. This space combines courtyards, auxiliary areas, hallways, terraces, and other spaces originally belonging to individual houses into a cohesive public area that accommodates new uses.
This approach solves the problem of limited public activity areas in the White House homestay community by establishing a community activity center through BIM design crowdfunding.
Blue Sky and White Clouds
A White House Rising on the Roof
Crowdfunded Courtyard
Upon project completion, this core cluster naturally evolved into a public space that extends throughout the entire White House community. The White House team has hosted multiple rooftop concerts and barbecue parties in this space. These events attracted not only operators and homestay residents but also elderly and children from the village.
Thanks to this rooftop public space, local villagers have experienced increased interaction with foreign residents, fostering more harmonious relationships. The designer’s vision of a scattered, symbiotic old village renewal and homestay lifestyle has been successfully realized.
Aerial View After Completion
Concert Activities
Maker Center
Light, Shadow, and Details in the Indoor Space
The Coexistence of New and Old Houses
Symbiosis Between Rooftop Shared Space and Ancestral Hall Public Space
The Coexistence of Modern Architecture and Traditional Water Town Culture
Symbiosis of Architecture and Plants
Design Drawings:
Overall Planning Layout
General Plan of Sky City
Floor Plan
South Elevation View of Ding Bafang 2-17
North Elevation of Ding Bafang 2-17
East Elevation of Ding Bafang 2-17
West Elevation of Ding Bafang 2-17
South Elevation of Ding Bafang 2-13
North Elevation of Ding Bafang 2-13
East Elevation of Ding Bafang 2-13
Ding Bafang 2-13 Xili (BIM Training) Floor Plan
South Elevation of Ding Bafang 2-6
North Elevation of Ding Bafang 2-6
East Elevation of Ding Bafang 2-6
West Elevation of Ding Bafang 2-6
Section 2-6 of Ding Bafang
Project Information:
Architect: Vertical Beam Society Architecture
Location: Dongguan, China
Category: Renovation Project
Lead Architects: Zhong Guanqiu, Song Gang, Zhu Zhiyuan
Design Team: Lin Hairui, Zhao Haibo, Jin Xin, Tian Tao, Xiao Minghui, Ruan Jieying, Mei Wanfei, Xiao Xin, Ge Fengjiao (Intern), Wang Zixuan (Intern)
Building Area: 6,000 square meters
Project Year: 2017
Structural Engineer: Wang Dansong
Interior Furnishings: Upright Space
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