三卅“村中村”

"San Sa", formerly named as "The Third Hometown", refers to a social space created for an introspective group of people who seek a space away from everyday life to recharge the mind, body, and spirit. The project is situated on a 2,000-square-meter unused plot of land, which was originally occupied by a gas station and about forty minutes' walk from the Mutianyu Great Wall. The original idea of the project was to build an inclusive rural oasis in a place that has been selected as one of China's top ten most beautiful villages by a number of internationally renowned media. The aim is to provide visitors with a spatial and sensory experience that evokes personal renewal, inpart by reflecting on the imagined memory of lives past. To embed within the design an appreciation for the site's heritage, we extended the existing spatial arrangement of the village, scattering the architectural blocks in-line with the typical village plan, while combining those blocks into an integrated whole. This approach enabled us to create a spatial pattern and order that blends rather seamlessly into the local built environment. By subverting the stereotypical concept of rural tourism resorts, we hope to create a kind of "village within a village" and to give this piece of land the vitality it deserves. The visions happened to coincide; the concept of "village within village" began to develop, growing throughout the design and construction process of more than four years.

“三卅”，原名“第三故乡”，意指为一种特殊人群而创造的第三种社会空间，以帮助他/她们找寻属于自己的那一种舒适距离及精神氛围。项目便以这样的初衷，在距慕田峪长城步行四十分钟左右的一块面积约为2000平方米的原村落燃气站空地上开始。 项目原本的设想是在这个被多个国际知名媒体评为中国十大最美村落的地方，围一座应有尽有的乡村绿洲，为拜访者提供所谓回忆里已流逝的生活点滴。可这样的温故，对底蕴哪里有半点的尊重，于是，我们延续了村庄现有的空间排列肌理，依然是一座建筑，将屋顶按村落格局打碎，创造了更融入的空间规律与秩序。颠覆掉千篇一律的乡村度假村的观念，希望用一种衍生的村中村的概念，给予这片土地应有的生命力。