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Project name: Multifunctional Gym & Ceramic Expert Workshop in Rural Future Community, Xikou TownCommissioner: People’s Government of Xikou Town, Longyou CountyDesign firm: y.ad studio (www.sh-yad.com) Chief architect: Yan YangDesigner: Wu KejiaArchitectural design collaborator: Shanghai Times Architecture Design Co., Ltd.Interior design development: ZONE DESIGNConstruction drawings: Hangzhou Zhongya Architectural Design Co., Ltd.Design & construction management: Zhu Zhen, Gao Chengkai, Jia YidongProject area: 1,080 square metersMain materials: red brick, glass brick, weathering steel, aluminum plate, sports flooring, paint, laminated bamboo panelDesign phase: March 2020– June 2020Construction phase: March 2021– December 2021Photos: SCHRAIN, Yan Yang01 / BackgroundThe project is the repurposing of two buildings, a one-story pitched roof warehouse in disrepair, and an abandoned two-story flat roof storehouse.
It’s located in Huangnishan community, a residential quarter for pyrite workers which was built in 1959 and now accommodates more than 500 households and