Article source: y.ad studio

Background

The project is the repurposing of two buildings, a one-story pitched roof warehouse in disrepair, and an abandoned two-story flat roof storehouse. It’s located in Huangnishan community, a residential quarter for pyrite workers which was built in 1959 and now accommodates more than 500 households and 1,000 people.

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• Architects: y.ad studio
• Project: Multifunctional Gym & Ceramic Expert Workshop
• Location: Xikou, China
• Photography: SCHRAIN, Yan Yang
• Commissioner: People’s Government of Xikou Town, Longyou County
• Chief architect: Yan Yang
• Designer: Wu Kejia
• Architectural design collaborator: Shanghai Times Architecture Design Co., Ltd.
• Interior design development: ZONE DESIGN
• Construction drawings: Hangzhou Zhongya Architectural Design Co., Ltd.
• Design & construction management: Zhu Zhen, Gao Chengkai, Jia Yidong
• Project area: 1,080 square meters
• Design phase: March 2020– June 2020
• Construction phase: March 2021– December 2021

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