LUXE LAKE VILLAS CHENGDU, CHINA
Luxe Lakes Villas is a community of 58 new resi- dences situated on an island in a new urban lake in Chengdu, China. In this project, an urban typology is transformed to accommodate the lake-side views while also creating garden courtyards. Connected by waterways, the new islands create an urban density that is part of a larger central district, situating the project in a semi-urban condition. Our strategy for the villas is to rethink the rowhouse typol-
ogy by deforming each villa plan at its center. Each villa is pinched to create a new courtyard, allowing views from the street-side of each property and cre- ating sinuous internal pathways with framed views of the natural surroundings. In each villa, the move- ment through the space is choreographed in relation to swerving skylights that bring natural light into the interiors. The major axis of the house links the street side with the lake side along a curving spine that hides and then reveals the view to the lake. At each shift
off the path, a view is framed, or a room with a view is discovered. The deformation of the main spine of the house defines public and private spaces, divides spaces by creating pathways, and directs views of the lakes and courtyard. The form of the villas is the result of these deformations and their corollary narra- tive intent. Together, the multiple villa types combine to create a new take on the urban typology, one that is adaptable to a hybrid site with dense housing in an organic framework.
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