The Huangshan Mountain Village forms part of a UNESCO heritage site which is drawing increasing numbers of tourists each year. The first phase of a tourism masterplan has been completed by MAD Architects, consisting of ten buildings located along the southern slope of the Taiping Lake. Each building in this development has a different height and shape, and is designed to flow with the original topography of the distinctive granite peaks.

These residences are quiet retreats, with wide balconies replicating the shapes in the nearby tea fields. This outdoor space helps residents immerse themselves in the landscape, with its mountainous backdrop.

“The impression we have of Taiping Lake in Huangshan is vague: each visit to this place yields different views, different impressions,” explains Ma Yansong, founder and principal partner of MAD architects. “It is a bit mysterious, like ancient shanshui landscape paintings that are never based on realism, but rather, the imagination. This inexplicable feeling is always poetic; it is obscure and indistinct. this is the basic idea: we hope that residents will not just look at the scenery, but see themselves in relation to this environment, attention that is brought inward. in observing oneself, one perhaps begins to notice a different self than the one present in the city.”

If you would like more information including images, mapping, design team and architectural specs, visit the MAD Architects website. 

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