Inspired by the austerity of the Mongolian landscape. A vast horizon, clear skies, chasms, shifts and deep crevasses are represented in a disciplined geometric interpretation.
From a distance, the building appears as a tower partially submerged and split horizontally in the middle. A glass volume is situated between two solid blocks creating a tension between interiority and exteriority.
2008
2009
1000 sq.m. single family dwelling with interior/exterior swimming pool
Structure: cast in place concrete, steel and brick.
Villa 066 is part of Ordos 100 - Inner Mongolia, China.
100 architects from 27 countries building 100 villas in the city of Ordos in Inner mongolia, China.
Architects selected by Herzog and deMeuron. Area masterplan and project curated by Ai Weiwei.
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