Architecture Asia Special Issue - ARCASIA Awards for Architecture 2020

HONORABLE
MENTION
B-2
Reconstruction of Jiang Village:
Rebirth of an Abandoned Village on
the Bank of the Yellow River
Public Amenity:
Resort Buildings
Architect:
YUAN Ye
Location:
Puyang, China
The Jiang village has a history spanning more than 400 years. The project focuses on a small
village hotel community encompassing the renovated courtyards of ten local residences, three
public buildings, and two tree houses in the forest. The reconstruction plan emphasizes the
close relationship between the village and the Yellow River, the levee, and forest and farmland,
respecting the texture and original landscape of the village. The renovated buildings retain
the L-shaped and U-shaped courtyard patterns of local residential buildings, maintaining
the characteristic rammed earth, local brick, and stone materials used for external walls, the
slightly arched wooden roof frames, yellow mud roofs, and staggered brick cornices.
JURY CITATION: The project is devoted to reinventing the life of an abandoned village by
renovating and converting the old village houses into resorts for visitors, as well as renewing
infrastructures for the villagers. The architect maintained the old walls and necessary structures
while adding new elements such as the roof and large French windows to improve daylighting
and insulation. The project also helps to increase the income of the locals to prevent further
population loss.
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