YINJISPACE use media professional’s unique perspective,try to explore the essence of life behind the design works.
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YINJISPACE use media professional’s unique perspective,try to explore the essence of life behind the design works.
© 粤ICP备19077098号
Nestled among New Zealand's Crown Mountains, a quiet, stone-like structure stands in the midst of a vast mountain landscape, engaging in a balanced and timeless dialogue with nature. It is Openfield House. Local designer Keshaw McArthur interweaved simple geometric forms, restrained material language and flowing spatial narrative with a unique construction philosophy to create a poetic residence that co-exists with nature.
Entering the site along a winding mountain path, the building is presented in a low-key manner. The square layout of the building, while pursuing stability, responds to the local square or rectangular construction of miners' cabins, farmhouses and other traditional buildings, the designer through a contemporary way to reinterpret these original forms of accommodation, giving the building a sense of "deja vu" familiar. The roof is made of light and strong corrugated metal, which contrasts with the heavy concrete walls of the main body and provides a unique tension.
Openfield House introduces the design concept of "free field", the interior is not divided by fixed walls, but is spread around the central fireplace, forming a balance of openness and enclosure. The fireplace is like a rock growing out of the ground, making these solid concrete volumes not only a part of the building, but also a natural continuation of the mountains. Above this plinth, a series of cedar boxes are nestled under a simple metal roof, creating a warm and pure atmosphere.
The restrained use of materials aims to create a hierarchical order. The materials and construction are based on an abstract assumption: if the light parts of the building are eroded by time in the future, what remains will be a monument standing on the ground, still integrated with nature. This conception is not only an exploration of the nature of structure, but also a tribute to the precipitation of time.
The house is surrounded by an inner corridor similar to the "edge side" of traditional Japanese architecture, creating a free transition between inside and outside. Sliding doors are embedded in concrete walls, allowing the opening and closing of the building's boundaries to be smooth and hidden. A low concrete plinth defines the boundaries of the space and supports a system of external slides. When the wooden screen slides to one side, wide glass doors and low concrete walls create a cascading order, allowing the space to shift freely between closed and open.
The interleaving of material and light and shadow is another silent narration. The roughness of concrete, the warmth of wood, and the lightness of metal weave together a picture of tranquility and depth. Daylight shines in, and the texture of the material flows between the light and shadow, as if nature and architecture are silently communicating. As night falls, the outline of the house becomes more and more quiet in the twilight, like a stone temple after wind and frost, co-existing with heaven and earth.
Openfield House stands like an ancient tree, firmly rooted and changing with the seasons, responding to the whispers of the wind and catching the pulsations of light. It retains the original energy of the site and becomes a truly mountain dwelling where users can have the most direct dialogue with nature.
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