Submission: January 14, 2014
Registration: January 14, 2014
Language: English or Chinese
Location: Sichuan, China
Prizes: Scenic Village Planning Award $ 5,000 Architecture Renovation Award $ 5,000 Innovative Production Award $ 3,000 Sustainable Development Award $ 3,000
Type: Open competition for architects and architecture students
International ideas competition for architects and architecture students which aim is to design a new master planning for the village, and at the same time to develop new business models for local villagers for economic growth.
We are proposing 25 Out of the 100 families in Snow Village will be programmed into a family style hotel, which will be first managed by hotel professional, sales experts, then later run by the villages themselves. Each villa consists of two parts: house and hotel with separate entrance for privacy and a common space for interaction.
Unlike traditional hotel, each family has their own unique story to share and visitors can have a chance to experience local culture and rural family tradition. The other 50 families will be programmed into food production model, which is responsible for agriculture and farming in order to support local food chain.
In this model, visitor can experience local farming method and get to know the life of farmers. The rest of 25 families will be the support line for the service chain, such as laundry, maintenance, repair and light construction. Participants are also encouraged to propose new business models for villages but the proportion should remain as above: 25:50:25.
You may also find an empty lot next to the old village. This is intended to be left out for participants to give it a new function. It could be visitor center, club house…etc. Our AIM this year is to create a brand new programming concept to utilize the traditional format of the Snow Mountain Village and to design a new village that belongs to the local culture. We also encourage participants to contribute different ideas on programming and village layout to enhance the discussion of how to preserve and innovate at the same time!
