双栖斋

Shanghai based Atelier Archmixing has recently changed a former pigpen into a cozy pavilion in a small traditional town located in Yangtze Delta area. It is a supplement for two traditional style residences, providing an extra place for meeting and recreation, just nearby a hill planted with orange trees.

Two big trees, a 20-year-old neem and a 15-year-old orange dominate the site and lend inspiration to the design as well as the name.

Hybrid structure is employed in this project. All bricks from the dismantled pigpen are recycled to build the new walls in various laying patterns. A moderate yard is created around the trees by leaving an oval void in the slightly sloping concrete roof paralleling the graveled ground in original situation. This is an open pavilion with a mixing artificial and natural atmosphere. The exterior is painted into white to meet the historical preservation requirement while the interior keeps the natural appearance of the building materials.

东山陆巷镇是中国太湖之畔的一个传统江南风貌的小村镇。双栖斋位于陆巷镇的东面，毗邻种满桔子树的山坡，是主人传统风格主宅院旁的一个独立配房，用来进行聚会与休憩。 双栖斋的基地以前是一个 56平方米的猪圈，基地上有一株 20 多年的楝树与一株 15年的桔子树，基地从南至北有一定坡度。房屋采用了砖混结构，拆除的猪圈的老砖被全部用 在新的承重墙上，略带倾斜的混凝土屋盖围绕着两株树木形成了一个天井，地面保留了原来 坡度的自然形态，用砾石铺地。建筑空间是开敞的厅堂模式，形成一种人工与自然混合的状态。室外根据村落的风貌要求使用了白色的涂料，室内保持了建筑材料的自然面貌。

名称：双栖斋

地点：苏州东山陆巷镇

功能：聚会休憩

基地面积：56 平方米

设计/建成：2012

设计开始时间：4 月 10 日

施工结束时间：5 月 2 日

业主：张弘

建筑师：阿科米星建筑设计事务所

设计团队：庄慎，田丹妮

施工：王子奎

摄影：唐煜

Name: Twin Trees Pavilion

Location: Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China

Program: meeting and recreation Gross

Floor Area: 56 sqm

Design/Completion: 2012

Work beginning date: 10/04/2012

Work ending date: 02/05/2012

Client: ZHANG Hong

Architect: Atelier Archmixing

Design Team: ZHUANG Shen, TIAN Danni

Main Contractor: WANG Zikui

Photographer: TANG Yu