Jiakun Architects

West Village - Basis Yard

West Village - Basis Yard
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WEST VILLAGE - BASIS YARD

Jiakun Architects

PHOTOGRAPHS
Chengdu Beisen Culture, Li Ziqiang

AREA
135552 M²

YEAR
2015

LOCATION
Chengdu, China

CATEGORY
Community

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West Village is a maxi-courtyard that adopts an atypical design when compared to other commercial complexes in that its centrifugal layout encircles the entire block to maximize the inner area of sports and green like a park, echoing the form of a basin and encompassing a diverse public life.

West Village - Basis Yard
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West Village - Basis Yard
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Smaller bamboo courtyards exist within bigger ones. They are open to the public and visitors are welcome to walk through freely.

The spatial design carries on the ever-popular traditional leisure lifestyle under the shade of bamboo among locals in order to refresh their former collective memories.

West Village - Basis Yard
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West Village - Basis Yard
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Its functional structure allows a miscellaneous forms of expression to utilize the customizable spaces at will, while the large scale of the courtyard harbors and displays a vernacular façade that encourages creativity of the vast public.

An elevated runway tails along the silhouette of the courtyard all the way up to the rooftop and then back to the ground.

West Village - Basis Yard
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West Village - Basis Yard
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This constant change of altitude activates a dynamic flow of energy within this architectural project and brings joggers and cyclists an unusual experience.


West Village - Basis Yard
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West Village - Basis Yard
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West Village - Basis Yard
Master Plan
West Village - Basis Yard
Ground Floor Plan
West Village - Basis Yard
First Floor
West Village - Basis Yard
Second Floor
West Village - Basis Yard
Third Floor Plan
West Village - Basis Yard
Roof Plan


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