In Longba Town, Zhuxi County, a new municipal road “Changlong Avenue” crosses the main entrance of the original town with a 30 degree cutting angle. The triangular plot between the new municipal road and the main road of the original town is the site of Strawberry farm activity hall and picking greenhouse. The longba town government hopes to take cultivation, picking and related experience activities of strawberries as the new starting point of rural economy in Longba Town, and form the entry point of rural vitality at the intersection of old and new roads.

▼项目航拍顶视图，top view of the project © 何炼 直译建筑摄影

As far as the surrounding view of the site, in addition to the soon-to-be formed 40-wide Changlong Avenue, it is the back face of the residential houses along the old main road. Different from the front face on the old road, which has undergone a brick and tile facade image renovation, while the back face shows a real rural construction state — mortar plastering or red brick masonry, which is real and messy. Through a linear continuous wall, we wanted to enclose the entrance space of the village in the triangle, while keeping a distance from the chaotic surroundings.

The building needs to face the new Changlong Avenue, and also needs to respond to the corner space of the new and old road. When the wall meets the part of parent-child activities, it folds into the curved space and wraps up the indoor and outdoor places it needs. In the reception part, the wall flows into a linear space, leading to the entrance of the village like a tunnel. As a visual and functional guide, its front just surrounds the entrance site facing Changlong Avenue. At the same time, another entrance of the tunnel also naturally integrates into the path of parent-child activities.