Watchman Teahouse

When I was a child, I lived in the countryside and had a melon field at home. People and small animals liked melon, so the melon field need to be guard. At that time, the conditions for guarding the melon fields were very simple. It was to build a shed near the ridge. But as a child, it was fun and exciting to guard the melon fields. Of course, some people will build a high shed and climb up the ladder to have a panoramic view of the river, pond and distant mountains outside the melon fields. ▼，Bird eye view of the project ▼，Bird eye view of the project One day to read the Catcher in the Rye, Holden, the 16-year-old boy, he wanted to remote locations, idyllic simplicity life, finished reading the book, feel ashamed, baby, I just want to see a melon, afraid of naughty boy plucked it, but holden’s ideal is noble, his guardian is a naughty boy, he said to his sister, In the future, he will be a “catcher in the rye”. There are a group of children playing games in a large wheat field, and he is on the edge of the cliff of the bastard. His job was to keep watch, and if any of the boys ran towards the edge of the cliff, to catch him, so that they could run as fast as they liked. The Catcher in the Rye became a byword for romantic teenage heroism. Years of building houses in the countryside, I often have an impulse to build a house in the countryside, with the literary color of the Catcher in the rye. ▼，Look down to the tea house ▼，A view from the tea tree field to the tea house Rizhao is rich in tea. Geographically, it is the border between north and south of China, and it is a very successful place to introduce southern tea to north. Tea trees are native to the south, but not suitable for the cold climate in the north. ▼，A view from the north side tea field to the tea house ▼，A view from the west side tea field to the tea house Giant peak town at wonsan, is one of the main production of sunshine green tea, north piedmont of the foothills, large area of tea Tian Shun jing. The north and south to the mountain in the eastern open tea field has a broken houses, is a stone courtyard, with a history of 50 years old houses collapsed in a third, stone house is full of historical sense, the yard full of tea tree, because is surrounded the yard, In winter, it can block the harsh north wind, so the tea trees grow better than the surrounding tea fields. The old house is the former home of a family of tea farmers. They used to live here, take care of the tea fields and stir fry the tea leaves. At that time, the smoke must be curling up from the kitchen and the smell of tea is overflowing. Although the old house is broken, but has been watching this field of hope, now, people go to the house idle, it also seems to be looking forward to be given new vitality, become a new rural watchman. ▼，A view from southeast to the tea hosue To salute to crop watchers in the house in the eastern part of the broken place, added a new building, the building has a tall, white spires, under the roof, overlooking the whole tea garden, I call it the white lighthouse, facing the east, early in the morning, we can see the sunrise, the field after dark, lights light up, became the beacon in the night, for night lighting. The white lighthouse is divided into two parts, the eastern part, which is completely open, facing the tea fields, and the western part, which is a glass box, a small teahouse that can accommodate several people. Sitting on the first floor of the lighthouse building, you can see the tea fields in the courtyard through the whole glass. Due to the overall height limitation, the first floor is only two meters high. At the beginning of the design, the height is too low, but after the completion, it becomes a corner that everyone likes. The three old houses left behind are the traditional buildings in southeast Shandong province. Following the concept of preservation and reuse, the outer walls are preserved, so that the stone walls stained with traces of time continue to tell the story of life. However, the old house is very low and the lighting is poor, so the old house is made higher. The steel structure is used for the higher part, and the glass wall is used for the wall. The light can be poured into the room from the height. ▼，Night view of the tea house The whole interior is white. The bar is set in the place next to the west wall, the whole body is simple white steel plate, among which, a narrow window is embedded in the west wall of the bar, you can see the figure of people who enter the garden outside the wall. The east wall of the old house is removed, and the glass is transparent. In the east wall, a folding staircase is designed. Along the folding staircase, you can climb into the second floor of the new building from the old house. Because the house space is narrow, in order to reduce the space occupied, stair step down to 70 centimeters, in order to looks lightsome, step to use steel grille material that appear, in order to weaken the stairs, using reinforced lifting step of the way of planting bar from the roof, the connection step, at the same time, to prompt for the stairs, reinforced by paint with big red, In the pure white environment added a bright. The stair hoisted by steel bars has a slightly shaking feeling when walking, just like the experience of walking a suspension bridge. After completion, it has become a favorite game facility for children. ▼，A view from the pavilion to the tea house An old courtyard in an open field is itself the portrait of an idyllic garden, and the courtyard is covered with tea trees. The walls of the courtyard should be preserved naturally, but the original walls are built with stones, which are already in danger. In order to ensure safety, the walls need to be re-built, but the original stones are still used. The tea fields in the courtyard are preserved to become a poetic green. What is the architecture of the countryside for? I think, the country building should service for all of the people, the house, not only bring visitors to experience the new district, is also a good place of stay, also, the house and the yard, should also be working the rest of the tea farmers, can also be offered shelter, in the southwest of the yard, made a 3 meters across the small pavilion, I call it “pavilion”, This small pavilion has now become a place for tea farmers to take a short rest during their work. The countryside needs to retain its memory, but at the same time, it needs to look to the future. We need to cherish our local history and be innovative at the same time. The original intention of the design is to let people get the beauty of the countryside through this small building. At the same time, it also wants to let the building activate the quiet countryside and give Rizhao Green tea a new sense of painting. It is more hoped that people who come here can watch this field of hope with this building. ▼，The tea tree and tea house immerse in the sunset ▼，Plan of the building