I choose a Japanese designer
I think they pay more attention to human use of the house after construction
And details
Tonglu is a place
At a high altitude
You can see red leaves in autumn
And wonderful sceneries as rime in winter
Everyday there’s a new view
The construction of the guesthouse takes about a little over 2 years
I had no income for 2 years
It was a hollow village
With dilapidated houses
The cost should be more than 15 million
I went to Japan in 1998
And I stayed there studying and working for 10 years
When I first visited here
The 6 buildings were on the slope
Because of altitude difference
All buildings enjoy amazing views
The part with the best orientation
We make it as transparent as possible
We start from the relationship between each building and the environment
And choose the appropriate materials
The bricks used in 2 buildings are local
The partition walls extend outside
To create a really open space
It’s the best to use all-natural materials
The walls are newly built
With earth in the mountain
The guest room is built with diatomaceous earth, a very simple material
It’s a quiet environment like cave
The bathtub is made from terrazzo
Which is a mixture of cement and stones
Some of the tiles are from the original building
And some are from other old buildings
When you enter into the guest room
We hope you take off your shoes
To feel closer to the ground
To feel the texture of the wooden floor
And you might also smell the aroma of earth
We’ve tried it out for a period of time that guests change shoes at the entrance
Most of them accept it pleasantly
People all think it’s new
Because their own houses probably don’t have such decoration
And big hotels don’t choose such style
Is it worthwhile
If we spend the money on details
Although they’re not something which can be easily found
But guests living here
Usually stay for 1 or 2 days at least
Then I think he will experience some of the details anyhow
The swimming pool is the highest place
Where you can’t see rural buildings
It gets dark at 6:00pm
So when you’re drinking
The swimming pool becomes a view
After the guesthouse was completed
We asked the village head
About the reaction to our buildings
They just said too ordinary
And we were relieved to hear that
Our buildings harmonize with surrounding environment
The youngest person in the village is probably nearly 70
Because of our existence
The village becomes so lively
There’s no telephone
Except for internet
You lost connection to the outside world temporarily
People recharge their batteries here
And start again
It’s a nice opportunity