03竹枝书院
成都
An architectural precedent for vernacular-inspired, undulating tile roofs and sheltered pathways that integrate pavilions into a wooded hillside.
- What we like about this project
- The roof geometry dips dramatically to form a low protective canopy over the entry path.
Materials
- ceramic-tile
- timber
- stone
- steel
Visual identifiers
- curved-tiled-roof
- covered-walkway
- slender-columns
- vernacular-tiles
Style tags
- contemporary-vernacular
- regionalist
- organic
Visual tags
- vernacular-fusion
- curvilinear-roof
- rural
- covered-pathway
- landscape-integration
- Geometry
- Low-slung pavilions feature sweeping, undulating roofs clad in traditional grey tiles, supported by slender dark posts along curving walkways.
- Facade system
- Open timber framing and glazing set behind curving sheltered verandas.
- Structural guess
- Timber and steel framing supporting complex curved roof trusses.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story structures at a pedestrian scale, emphasizing horizontal sweep over vertical mass.
- Lighting
- Soft overcast daylight casting gentle shadows across the textured tile surfaces and deep walkway overhangs.
- Atmosphere
- Calm, rustic stillness under the protective sweep of heavy tiled eaves.
- Environmental context
- Rural hillside setting with dense green tree cover and terraced landscape planting.
- Spatial experience
- Movement flows along shaded exterior corridors under rolling eaves, engaging closely with the natural topography and surrounding lush vegetation.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating slender columns underneath a continuously rolling horizontal roofline.
- Style reading
- Contemporary vernacular rural architecture
- Program
- Cultural or educational academy
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- ceramic-tile, timber, stone, steel
- Visual identifiers
- curved-tiled-roof, covered-walkway, slender-columns, vernacular-tiles
- Style tags
- contemporary-vernacular, regionalist, organic
- Visual tags
- vernacular-fusion, curvilinear-roof, rural, covered-pathway, landscape-integration
- Geometry
- Low-slung pavilions feature sweeping, undulating roofs clad in traditional grey tiles, supported by slender dark posts along curving walkways.
- Facade system
- Open timber framing and glazing set behind curving sheltered verandas.
- Structural guess
- Timber and steel framing supporting complex curved roof trusses.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story structures at a pedestrian scale, emphasizing horizontal sweep over vertical mass.
- Lighting
- Soft overcast daylight casting gentle shadows across the textured tile surfaces and deep walkway overhangs.
- Atmosphere
- Calm, rustic stillness under the protective sweep of heavy tiled eaves.
- Environmental context
- Rural hillside setting with dense green tree cover and terraced landscape planting.
- Spatial experience
- Movement flows along shaded exterior corridors under rolling eaves, engaging closely with the natural topography and surrounding lush vegetation.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating slender columns underneath a continuously rolling horizontal roofline.
- Style reading
- Contemporary vernacular rural architecture
- Program
- Cultural or educational academy
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture