The New Rural Housing Project In Songzhangkou, Aiyuan, Siyang Country

Song Zhang Kou community has set an example for the new rural reconstruction project in China. The community takes quality as essential, farmers satisfaction as foundation, which is a great place to live.The site-plan reflects in four different specific types of courtyard in the overall site plan which generated through the aggregation of courtyards following a fundamental principle, providing shared open space. The site-plan also indicates a particular spatial order, from public streets to private courtyards.The design for construction drawings explores the best usage of traditional northern Jiangsu in its pristine form. The buildings are designed in a vernacular language with detailed considerations to the roof. The traditional dual-slope roof is developed into continuous slope roof asymmetrically. The construction materials are mainly grey and white bricks built in different patterns.