Huafa Aquatic Villas Residential Building

Press Kit

Unique Properties

Huafa Aquatic Villas is located along Huangyang River bank of Doumen District, Zhuhai, Guangzhou, China, with three sides surrounded by water and a superior natural landscape. The community contains 18 large size villas, 53 medium size villas and 65 semi-detached villas. The architectural design is inspired by different Chinese cultural contexts fusing with the southern Chinese style and the Lingnan style into a new oriental aesthetic model.

Dimensions & Packaging

The project site area is 84,332 sqm with total GFA of 129,422 sqm, which includes above-ground GFA of 38,588 sqm and underground GFA of 90,833 sqm. The total site area is 35,831 sqm.

Tags

Island Living, Lingnan Culture, Oriental Aesthetics, Garden, Courtyard, Landscape, Ritual Space, Villa, Zhuhai

Production Technology

To maximize the view to the natural landscape from the interior spaces, the duplex living space is installed with full-height glass, as if it is extended beyond the architectural facade into the exterior landscape. The space of the main courtyard is designed to function as the user’s communal activity space with guests, while the side courtyard provides a more comfortable living space for the family’s private activities.

Design Challenge

Featured with Lingnan’s geographical and cultural characteristics included beautiful views of mountains and rivers, Huafa Aquatic Villas has created a model residential project of oriental aesthetics in Zhuhai City.

Project Duration

Huafa Aquatic Villas is located in Doumen District, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China, adjacent to the Huangyang River Wetland Park. The project started in June 2021 and is scheduled to be completed in Dec 2024.

Operation Flow

The interaction of Chinese architectural design elements included spaces, lanes, paths, corridors and bridges creating the sequences of ritualized and tranquil spaces. The main entrance of Huafa Aquatic Villas leads to the Huangyang River Wetland Park at the end, passing through the various lanes, paths, corridors and the bridges echoed in the same architectural language.

Research

The geographical climate of Zhuhai is a subtropical monsoonal oceanic climate with relatively high temperature, humid with abundant rainfall. Zhuhai is a famous coastal scenic tourism city in China deeply influenced by Lingnan culture and an important urban node in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Inspiration

Drawing inspiration from Chinese garden design, Huafa Aquatic Villas has taken the essence of classical Suzhou Garden elements. By utilizing these traditional landscape design elements, such as an island living of “a home with courtyard and garden” is created for the residences to enjoy their home that foster family relationship rooted in deep Chinese culture, which makes Lingnan people to own their exclusive home possession and unique living atmosphere hidden behind the city.

Image Credits

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Image #3: Landscape Design
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Image #5: Bird's-view perspective

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