Mountain House in Mist: Translucent Reading Space on Stilts Overlooks an Ancient Forest
Tucked into a hillside within the ancient mountain forest of Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China, a translucent reading room on stilts glows like a massive lantern when the sun sets. “Mountain House in Mist” is a thoughtfully designed public space that meets the needs of the surrounding village while making the absolute most of its small building plot and setting.
“On rainy days, water rain falls from the patio into the pool, and the sound can be heard inside the house; while when the sun shines directly, it creates a unique light and shadow effect,” say the architects. “A patio is designed in such a small place because it makes the house more relevant to nature, time, and space. This is a sense of time in the house from my perspective. The setting of the patio looks like it is waiting for a certain time – for the sun to cast in a beautiful shadow, for the rain to drip ripples, or for the breeze to blow in.” “At those moments, the patio is set as a special space waiting for its significance of being created. The essence of rural architecture as I understand it is a state in which people and space, people and nature, and people and time coexist harmoniously. This patio makes it happen by including sunlight, rain, and air into the interior space.”
The reading room itself offers bookshelves built into almost every wall, from floor to ceiling, along with built-in benches, window nooks, a loft, and a long book-lined corrido...
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