The project is located in Haizhu District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China. It is close to a leisure green park of 1,000㎡, with a strong sightseeing character and a highly intensive flow of people. There are many arterial roads in the surrounding, with excellent traffic convenience. In this project, the designer takes Hakka culture as the main line, follows the creation idea of absorbing the ancient forms for present-day use, combines inheritance with innovation, removes the coarse and extracts the fine, and well integrates modern technology with traditional culture.
By analyzing and reconstructing the Hakka culture’s elements such as the "Calyx Building", "Archway", "Gold-ingot-shaped Collar", "Hakka Small House", "Hakka Blue Shirt", etc., the designer has built up a modern Chinese-styled comfortable space, consisting of themes such as "Oriental charm", "Honored Guests", "Precious Scholarliness", "Courteous Reverence", reflecting the Hakka traditional architectural features meanwhile highlighting the essence of Hakka culture and its spirit of unity and hard work.
IAI Excellence Award
Guohui Deng
China
