{"id":15702,"date":"2025-10-29T19:32:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T12:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/cluster-of-interwoven-white-courtyard-houses-reinterprets-ancient-kilns-for-resort-in-china\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T19:32:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T12:32:32","slug":"cluster-of-interwoven-white-courtyard-houses-reinterprets-ancient-kilns-for-resort-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/cluster-of-interwoven-white-courtyard-houses-reinterprets-ancient-kilns-for-resort-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"cluster of interwoven white courtyard houses reinterprets ancient kilns for resort in china"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">Domain Architects\u2019 Hermit Resort Reinterprets Ancient Kiln Forms<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Located near the historic Xing Kiln Ruins in Hebei Province, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/chinese-architecture\/\">China<\/a><\/strong>, Hermit Resort by Domain Architects draws direct inspiration from the site\u2019s archaeological and cultural context. The project responds to its proximity to the 1,500-year-old kiln remains, where the original layout of multiple chambers arranged in a horseshoe formation around a small courtyard remains visible despite centuries of erosion.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The site itself is part of a relocated village, leaving behind fragmented stone walls and traces of settlement on a gentle slope by a stream. Domain Architects approached the project as an opportunity to create a new form of \u2018relic,\u2019 a built environment that bridges the present and the ancient, embracing the aesthetic tension between order and decay. The design references the compositional principles of the historic kilns: spatial clustering, partial enclosure, and the interrelationship of architecture and landscape.<\/p>\n<p>Hermit Resort sits near the ancient Xing Kiln Ruins in Hebei Province, China | all images by ZHANG Chao<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">Cluster of Interwoven Courtyard buildings shapes Hermit Resort<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rather than a singular building, the resort is conceived as a collection of small, single-story structures that form a loose settlement within the terrain. Structural elements such as beams, walls, and courtyards interlace, creating an intentional ambiguity between interior and exterior spaces. Each of the 50 guest rooms includes a private courtyard. The interior spaces semi-enclose the courtyard in a horseshoe configuration, mirroring the geometry of the original kiln sites. This arrangement dissolves the clear distinction between inside and outside, allowing guests to experience the architectural space as an extension of the surrounding landscape.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Materiality and spatial composition emphasize the passage of time and the coexistence of structure and nature. The interplay of light, shadow, and texture changes with weather and time of day, reinforcing the resort\u2019s relationship to its environment. With Hermit Resort, Domain Architects <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/domain-architects.com\/\">Studio<\/a><\/strong> introduces a model of contemporary hospitality that engages directly with historical memory, landscape, and architectural evolution, inviting occupants to inhabit a space suspended between the past and the future.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>the resort draws inspiration from the 1,500-year-old kiln chambers found nearby<\/p>\n<p>Domain Architects reinterprets the spatial logic of the historic kilns<\/p>\n<p>each of the 50 guest rooms features its own private courtyard<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- CLOSE ARTICLE CONTENT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth-image\">\n<div class=\"layout-box\">\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n<p>horseshoe-shaped layouts echo the geometry of ancient firing chambers<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- OPEN ARTICLE CONTENT -->\t<\/p>\n<p>architecture and terrain interweave to create a settlement-like composition<\/p>\n<p>courtyards, beams, and walls merge, softening the boundary between inside and out<\/p>\n<p>the resort is conceived as a modern \u2018relic\u2019 within a living landscape<\/p>\n<p>a cluster of small, single-story buildings replaces the idea of one central structure<\/p>\n<p>interior spaces semi-enclose the courtyards, recalling the kiln\u2019s horseshoe form<\/p>\n<p>shifting light and shadow animate the resort throughout the day<\/p>\n<p>a pool at the end of the alleyway anchors the resort\u2019s composition<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- CLOSE ARTICLE CONTENT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth-image\">\n<div class=\"layout-box\">\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n<p>the architecture changes character with the weather and time of day<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- OPEN ARTICLE CONTENT -->\t<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>project info:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>name:<\/strong>\u00a0Hermit Resort<\/p>\n<p><strong>architect:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/domain-architects.com\/\">Domain Architects<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/domain_architects\/\">@domain_architects<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>lead architect:<\/strong>\u00a0Xu Xiaomeng<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>design team:<\/strong> Xu Xiaomeng, Hannah Wang, YANG Jie<\/p>\n<p><strong>location: <\/strong> Xingtai, Hebei, China<\/p>\n<p><strong>photographer:<\/strong>\u00a0ZHANG Chao<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>designboom has received this project from our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/readers-submit\">DIY submissions<\/a>\u00a0feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/readers\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>edited by: christina vergopoulou | designboom<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/architecture\/cluster-interwoven-white-courtyard-houses-ancient-kilns-hermit-resort-china-domain-architects-10-29-2025\/\">cluster of interwoven white courtyard houses reinterprets ancient kilns for resort in china<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/\">designboom | architecture &amp; design magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Domain Architects\u2019 Hermit Resort Reinterprets Ancient Kiln Forms \u00a0 Located near the historic Xing Kiln Ruins in Hebei Province, China, Hermit Resort by Domain Architects draws direct inspiration from the site\u2019s archaeological and cultural context. &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[142],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.7 - 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