The Farmer Bazaar

The Farmer Bazaar
distant hills. Image © Haian Guo

The Farmer Bazaar 

Rural Culture D-R-C

PLANNING AND DESIGN
Town Planning And Research Institute Of Cag

CONSTRUCTION DRAWING
Fujian Urban & Rural Design Institute

DESIGN TEAM
Gang Xiang, Haijing Liu, Sizhe Fan, Huijun Liu

OPERATING UNIT
Financial Investment Co.ltd Of Jin 'an, Fuzhou

OWNER
People's Government Of Jin 'an District, Fuzhou

GUIDING UNIT
Housing And Urban-rural Development Department Of Fujian Province

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Haian Guo

PHOTOGRAPHS
Haian Guo, Gang Xiang

CONSTRUCTION UNIT
Zhongjian Strait Construction And Development Co.ltd

AREA
900 M²

YEAR
2019

LOCATION
Fuzhou, China

CATEGORY
Renovation, Market

Text description provided by architect.

The Farmer Bazaar of Qianyang Village is located at village entrance,where is close to the only major highway.

The Farmer Bazaar
distant view. Image © Haian Guo
The Farmer Bazaar
entrance path of the village. Image © Haian Guo

It is the first step the villagers must take if they go out of their homeland. Therefore the project is planned to be a service center, where the exhibition of the local products, the education of agricultural knowledge and the electronic commerce can be made.

The building is transformed from two old abandoned houses on the side of mountain.

The Farmer Bazaar
southwestern corner. Image © Haian Guo
The Farmer Bazaar
enter the village. Image © Haian Guo

These two houses are restored to the original appearance,and the wood beams and gray tiles completely maintain as they should be there.

Meanwhile,Some rough construction spaces built in the last few years were removed, so the initial details of the old houses can be seen. And the most available space can be available to combine with the other open areas.

The Farmer Bazaar
courtyards. Image © Haian Guo
The Farmer Bazaar
incubation. Image © Haian Guo

The newly built gallery and pavilion are designed like a stream, winding back and following the slope of the trend.

They link up two old houses and help to form interesting indoor and outdoor spaces that alternating old -new elements and varying sceneries with changing view-points.

The Farmer Bazaar
roof. Image © Haian Guo
The Farmer Bazaar
road. Image © Haian Guo

The tour line is more than 300 meters long ,from the rural school and media classroom at the entrance to the facade boutique exhibition hall, experience space and small tea pavilion.

You can not only learn rich cultivation knowledge, but also fully experience the characteristics of rural architecture and modern rural life here.

The Farmer Bazaar
reserved old building. Image © Haian Guo
The Farmer Bazaar
courtyard. Image © Haian Guo

The interface of building adopts a folded roof, which is like the silhouette of village. The house isn’t high and the old house behind is still exist, forming a unique rugged feeling of mountain buildings.

The roof adopts the local traditional gray tiles, and the deep tiles are along with the white ridges, making the design extremely characteristic.

Moreover, the facade adopts combination of steel structure and wood structure, which blending traditional and modern elements.

The Farmer Bazaar
backlighting. Image © Haian Guo
The Farmer Bazaar
corridor. Image © Haian Guo

The design is an organic combination of traditional construction of Fuzhou mountain area and an exploration of the new vernacular architecture in Fujian.

The lightest intervention to the nature and the site is considered in all process of the design,from the building design to the landscape.

The Farmer Bazaar
reserved old building. Image © Haian Guo
The Farmer Bazaar
farmer market. Image © Haian Guo

Comparing the situation before and after construction, there is no change in the surrounding mountain forest, surrounding bamboo forest, and trees on the site or roadside.

The rugged landscape scenery is not changed anymore as it was 8 months ago.

The Farmer Bazaar
stairs. Image © Haian Guo
The Farmer Bazaar
exhibition hall. Image © Haian Guo

The most careful care and respect for the surrounding ecological environment are adopted in the whole process of rural construction.

And an attempt of rural micro-intervention is ongoing to achieve the overall revival of the whole village by renew a small point.

The Farmer Bazaar
main entrance. Image © Haian Guo


The Farmer Bazaar
old and new buildings. Image © Haian Guo
The Farmer Bazaar
old and new buildings. Image © Haian Guo
The Farmer Bazaar
old and new buildings. Image © Haian Guo
The Farmer Bazaar
inside courtyard. Image © Haian Guo


The Farmer Bazaar
night view. Image © Gang Xiang
The Farmer Bazaar
wood curtain. Image © Haian Guo
The Farmer Bazaar
night view. Image © Gang Xiang
The Farmer Bazaar
night view. Image © Gang Xiang


The Farmer Bazaar
1F plan
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2F plan
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form generation
The Farmer Bazaar
site plan


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east elevation
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west elevation
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north elevation
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