Background?The returning paths westwards are congested; there is rare communication once in the south; only this utopian place exists as a secret garden?. As this old poem describes, Songyang has been hailed as the "final secret place in the south of the Yangtze River? since ancient times. 15 kilometers away from Songyang County and in the depths of the Dazhong Mountain, the ancient village Chenjiapu is built above the cliffs with a history of more than 600 years. It is up in the sky and surrounded by mountains on three sides, facing the deep valley.

The Building Retains Its Original Style. Image © Guangkun Yang

Architects: gad·line+studio

Location: Chenjiapu Village, Songyang County, Lishui, Zhejiang, China

Lead Architects: Fanhao Meng
Design Team: Tianju Xu

Area: 300.0 m2

Project Year: 2018

Photographs: Guangkun Yang, Arch-Exist, Stray Bird, Jiaxin Shi

Client: Songyang Leila Private Travel Culture Co., Ltd.

Structural Coordination And Construction: Hangzhou PTH Co., Ltd.

Interior Design: Shanghai Wei Yi International Design Associates

Interior Construction: Shanghai Chenggong Construction Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd.

Structure: Fabricated thin-walled light steel structure

Material: rammed earth, stone, lightweight concrete, bamboo cladding, glass, aluminum plate

Exterior View. Image © Guangkun Yang

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