• ZJJZ

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  • Fangfang Tian

    Fangfang Tian

  • Fangfang Tian

    Fangfang Tian

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    ZJJZ

  • ZJJZ

    ZJJZ

  • ZJJZ

    ZJJZ

  • Fangfang Tian

    Fangfang Tian

  • ZJJZ

    ZJJZ

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Innovation

The Mushroom: ZJJZ’s wooden house in a Chinese forest

Located in a pine forest near Xin Yu City in Jiangxi Province, the project incorporates the balanced relationship between nature and architecture

by Georgina Johnston 14 June 2021 Landscape

The design of the Mushroom is composed of two simple volumes; the main part is the guest room space, with a panoramic window set up near the viewing height, so when sitting on chairs or leaning on the bed, the guests are immersed in the surrounding nature. The loft serves as a child area, linked by the small scale stairs. The pure white cone-shaped roof is rounded on top, creating a sense of unbounded extension to the space. 

The bathroom and storage spaces are arranged in a simple rectangular volume, which is inserted into the main body of the house. A horizontal window is designed next to the bathtub, avoiding views from the path outside to ensure privacy, while bringing nature into the space. Meanwhile, the circular skylight at the top introduces different expressions of light and shadows with the change of time and weather. This poetic space also serves as the entrance lobby of the house, where the guests often visit and linger. 

The Mushroom house adopts a lifted steel structure to minimise the impact of construction on the site. As time goes by, green plants on the ground will gradually spread to embrace the building. 

The cone-shape roof is cladded with pine woods, while the rest of the house is coated with granolithic concrete. The material changes in colour with humidity and time, allowing the building to harmonise with the surrounding natural environment. 

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