watchman teahouse

Firm LocationBeijing, China
CompanyBeijing Guanzhu design studio
Lead ArchitectKong xiangwei

The project is located in a remote village in Shandong Province, China, Which is an abandoned tea farmer's residence. The restoration process respects the site following the minimum intervention principle. Architect retains old and revives it with new functions. The new part is reinforced by steel structure as a white light tower which expands the previous height,simple and clean design language is also applied to contrast with old prototype.