Project Information:
– Project Name: Fangting Shuiyuan (water and yard)
– Location: Jiaxing City,
Zhejiang/ Shanghai/ Jiangsu/ Anhui, 4 Province Border
– Interior Design: Huajian Group Architectural Decoration and Environmental Design Research Institute
The name “Fangting” embodies the traditional cosmology of “round sky and square earth,” symbolizing harmony and balance. “Shuiyuan” reflects the elegance of Jiangnan water towns. The building features a Siheyuan (courtyard house) layout, with themed exhibition spaces representing Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui, highlighting the convergence and integrated development of these regions.
- Chinese Story: Focuses on the harmonious coexistence of humans and nature.
- Jiangnan Expression: Incorporates regional imagery such as bridges, flowing water, and houses, conveying the philosophy of “unity of heaven and humanity.”
Bamboo Design Decor
Porcelain Wall: Adorned with four sizes of white porcelain tiles, creating a clean and unified visual base.
Visual Effect: The wall mimics unfolding rice paper, with delicate rhythms in a “fine line” style, where tiles resemble bamboo joints, and varying brick joint widths create dynamic lines.
The porcelain surface interacts with diverse materials—translucent glass artworks, warm wooden doors, and serene stone landscapes.
Theme “Porcelain Water Path”: The “Bamboo Shadows” theme is expressed through bamboo-like wall rhythms, echoing natural bamboo shadows.
Ice Crack Finish: Inspired by Song Dynasty porcelain aesthetics, it reinterprets “natural traces,” symbolizing time and life’s tensions.
Flowing water reflects on porcelain surfaces, while bamboo groves and window openings create a picturesque atmosphere.
Conclusion
In the design of Fangting Shuiyuan, ceramics transcend their material role to become a narrative medium. By integrating expressive techniques of Chinese painting into spatial construction, the essence of Jiangnan gardens merges with ceramic art textures, creating a contemporary interpretation of Eastern elegance amidst the sounds of light and water.
