“在天空和树林永恒的宁静里，他重新找回了自我。”－爱默生

In their eternal calm (from the sky and the woods), he finds himself. -Emerson

缘起 | Origin

长白山脉是欧亚大陆东缘的最高山系，由多列断层山脉、盆地和谷地组成，因其主峰长白山和天池（一座巨型的休眠火山和火山口湖）闻名遐迩。亿万年以来，这个地区经历了沧海桑田的地壳变迁，在气候变化、火山喷发和冰川运动的雕塑之后，造就了今天的景象。壮观的火山地貌，典型的山地森林生态系统，种类繁多的野生动植物，分布广泛的矿泉、瀑布与河流，共同形成了这里神奇古朴的自然风光。

The Changbai Mountains is the tallest mountain range in eastern Eurasia, consisting of multiple fault mountains, basins and valleys. It is well-known far and near for Changbai Mountain, the major peak and the Heaven Lake (a huge dormant volcano and a crater lake). For the past millions of years, this area has had drastic crustal movements. Climate change, volcanic eruption and glacial movement made it what it is today. Magnificent volcanic landform, typical mountain forest eco system, various wild animals and plants, and widely distributed mineral spring, falls and rivers compose the magical and unsophisticated natural scenes here.

▼林居鸟瞰，aerial view

众多河流发源于长白山脉，由天池流水汇聚而成的二道白河，就是中国七大水系之一—松花江的源头。项目所在地二道白河镇，地处长白山脚下，因二道白河穿过而得名，距长白山核心区35公里，素有“长白山第一镇”之称。这里既是进入长白山北坡的门户，现在也成为人类城市发展与自然交锋的前沿。从一个小村落向现代化城镇急剧发展的过程中，铲平再造的当代城市开发模式和钢筋混凝土建造技术齐头并进，对原有自然风貌形成碾压的态势。强硬扩张的城镇边界有如一道高墙，向外挤压着不断萎缩的自然生态，内部则迅速填充以石材广场和成片混凝土楼房。

即便对于因旅游而快速发展的二道白河镇来说，优异的自然环境也是他们最大的优势与本钱。这里曾经森林密布，生态资源得天独厚，然而这些真的就不能与人类社会的发展共存？原地建筑希望通过这个项目的实践，探寻人类活动与自然之间共生共存的方法，以及城市与自然之间边界状态的不同可能性。

Numerous rivers originate from the Changbai Mountain Range. Erdaobai River flows out of the Heaven Lake and it is the upper reach of Songhua River, one of China’s seven major river systems. The project is located in Erdaobai River Town, a town at the foot of Changbai Mountain, named after the river flowing through. Known as “the first town in the Changbai Mountain Range”, it is 35km away from central Changbai region. It is not only the gateway to the northern slope of Changbai Mountain, but also the frontier where urban development confronts nature.In the rapid urbanization of a small village, the original scenery is burdened with the demolition-construction model of contemporary urban development as well as reinforced concrete construction technologies. The aggressive city frontier is like a high wall. It oppresses the nature outwards, and stuffs stone squares and vast concrete buildings inside.

Erdaobai River Town is under rapid development due to tourism. However, their biggest advantage and attractionis the maintenanceof the beautiful natural environment.Here used to be thick forests and unique eco-resources. Are they really incompatible with the development of human society? Origin Architect seeks to explore the method to achieve symbiotic harmony between nature and human activities, and possibilities for border between nature and cities.

▼项目场地前后对比示意，the site condition before and after construction

生长的风景 | Growing landscape

项目用地位于二道白河镇的南端，业主希望利用这块用地建设一片度假屋，用作东侧现有7层度假酒店楼的扩展。 场地自身就是城镇扩张边缘的一个典型样本，一条城市与自然对抗产生的清晰界线，从用地中生硬切过。界线一侧是原生态的森林河谷，二道白河从山林中蜿蜒而下；另一侧则是城市发展留下的巨大伤疤—一个关闭的民俗游乐园的废弃场地，自然环境遭到肆意破坏，荒芜一片，堆满建筑垃圾。基于对大自然的尊重与敬畏之心，以及对二道白河镇上主流建设方式的逆反，原地建筑没有急于推动建设，而是以退为进确立了一个反向的目标-首先让森林生态恢复被城市发展破坏之前的完整状态，让城市建设用地回归自然森林属性。

The project is situated at the south of Erdaobai River Town. Proprietors hope to build holiday cottages here as a westward extension to the seven-floor hotel nearby. The site itself is revealing typicalcondition of borderline in urban expansion,that a clearline divides the site into two halves, reflecting the confrontation between nature and cities. One side is a virgin forest river valley. Erdaobai River winds its way through the forest. Onthe other side, there is a huge scar from urban development—abandoned folk amusement park that has already shut down. There, nature met reckless destruction. The land lies desolate, piled with construction waste. In awe of nature, after reflecting on the common practice in urban construction in Erdaobai River Town, instead of jumping to construction, Origin Architect proposed a reverse goal at first: to restore the forest eco system as it was destructed by urban development, i.e. to restore an urban construction land to natural forest.

▼项目首先让森林生态恢复到被城市发展破坏前的完整状态，the project was based on a goal to restore the forest eco system as it was destructed by urban development

▼建筑体量婉转地避开了每棵原生的树木， the building volumes carefully avoid every primeval tree