Woodhouse Hotel, Guizhou Building, South Chinese Accommodation, Architecture Images
Woodhouse Hotel in Guizhou, China
Rural Housing Project in Guizhou, Southern China ? design by ZJJZ, Architects
25 Mar 2019
Woodhouse Hotel
Architects: ZJJZ
Location: Guizhou, China

Located in the remote village of Tuanjie, the Woodhouse Hotel is one of the first projects of a new government policy to help ameliorate rural poverty through the introduction of agricultural tourism. Unlike other rural areas, the village of Tuanjie has little traditional architecture to hold on to. Instead, the striking landscapes and pollution-free farmlands are the village?s greatest assets. Therefore, our design goal was set to capture the beauty of nature with tranquil forms that harmonize with the surrounding environment.
The hotel consists of 10 single-story wooden houses on a hillside that merges into abundant grass and woods. The topography of the site is complex and features scattered rock formations. Drawings no longer provide sufficient information in this case.

Eventually, through thorough site surveys, the location and orientation of the ten wood houses were determined so as to capture the most appealing views without disrupting the original rock formations and forests. A reasonable pedestrian path leads from the bottom of the mountain to the ten individual houses.

Because of the complex terrain, all building materials were manually transported up to the mountain. In order to improve constructi...