The Town hall for the Zhang village functions as a sense of tradition and memory to their past through adaptive reuse and urban renewal of the existing cave dwellings. The design is based on the layout of the traditional cave dwelling residences in Shaanxi Province, yet also inspired by the design of old Beijing Siheyuan quadrangles, which are composed of a set of enclosed courtyards. The typical cave living aesthetic is maintained by keeping the urban texture of the cluster layout. The town hall also connects those residential courtyards via corridors, thereby emphasizing and enabling communication between neighbours. It explores topics of metabolism and design potentials when East meets West, creating a cheerful aura and intimate atmosphere, blending western style with eastern traditions.
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