In a country known for massive housing blocks and residential environments that, as in many other cultures, rely on traditional architectural styles to attract the newly prosperous, John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects (JFAK) has created something unique: a peaceful, human-scaled neighborhood of single family detached houses that are completely contemporary in form and materials. 

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Architects: John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects

Location: Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Area: 14000.0 m2

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Su Chen

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In a country known for massive housing blocks and residential environments that, as in many other cultures, rely on traditional architectural styles to attract the newly prosperous, John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects (JFAK) has created something unique: a peaceful, human-scaled neighborhood of single family detached houses that are completely contemporary in form and materials. 
© Su Chen

As part of a larger development called Luxe Lakes, the architects and their clients took the calculated risk to reject Western-based traditional architecture in favor of an aesthetic and design solution that would combine China?s longstanding respect for Nature with their own particular embrace of an aspirational future. The end result is a new prototype for middle to ...