How can a primitive rammed earth hut contain the love and warmth of a family? Faced with brittle earthen walls and tiles, how does architect Gu Yi carry out a dream transformation of a typical Chinese rural adobe house and create a home above the sea of flowers in the Dabie Mountains?
On October 21, the fourth episode of the seventh season of "Dream Renovator" went deep into the mountains, challenging the renovation of mountain dwellings in mud houses, and creating a paradise for simple farmers away from the hustle and bustle. As the only officially designated bathroom brand in "Dream Remodeler", Hengjie uses professionalism and quality to help the dream of homes in their hometown.
Xiao Chen's family owns an old-fashioned mud house with two bedrooms and two living rooms in Huoshan County, Anhui Province. Although it is dilapidated, it carries the family's plain and warm memories. Only my parents live in the small house, while my grandparents live at my uncle's house because of insufficient living space. The old mud house has not been renovated for many years. The wall safety factor is low and there is no drainage system. It cannot meet the basic living needs. A family of nine people of four generations cannot live together during the holidays. This rammed earth hut next to the sea of flowers is in urgent need of renovation.
Integrating tradition and modernity, the small mud house welcomes the new style
Architect Gu Yi accepted this challenge from deep in the mountains. After an on-site assessment, he decided to demolish the house and build a new two-story house. When building a house in the mountains, building a foundation is the first difficulty. The architect carefully explored the geological structure and finally adopted a slab foundation, which also provided ideas for local residents to build houses.
In order to conform to local customs while taking into account traditional architectural beauty and economy, the architects used local materials and integrated modern craftsmanship to complete the construction. The traditional wooden structure is built as a whole, the walls are built with new rammed earth technology, and bamboo is used as landscape decoration. The "reborn" new house not only has the texture of rammed earth, but is also warm and moisture-proof, full of modernity, and the highlight of dreams finally shines into the lives of ordinary farmers. Home.
Big bathroom renovation to embrace modern and comfortable life
In the bathroom, based on the family’s bathroom habits, the architect first selected the Hengjie Q8i intelligent all-in-one machine. Its Hengjie sterilization system integrates SIAA silver ion antibacterial seat, nozzle LED ultraviolet sterilization, and electrolysis The three core technologies of water sterilization can provide families with comprehensive sterilization and anti-pollution protection.
The design of the one-button knob can simplify the complex, and you can handle various functions with a light press and rotation. Whether it is an elderly person with limited mobility or a child who is too weak to remember, they can quickly get started and use it independently; Designed to be more ergonomic and comfortable, the seat has a long-lasting constant temperature and a comfortable sitting feel.Help the whole family have a safe, comfortable and convenient toilet experience.
In addition, the designer also carefully selected Hengjie wood alloy bathroom cabinets. The calm and restrained Chinese-style cabinet fits well with the overall design of the house, and the innovative "wood alloy" material not only has a warm and delicate 3D touch, but is also antibacterial and mildew-proof, moisture-proof and durable, making it very suitable for humid and rainy southern towns. The powerful storage function can also meet the storage needs of this large family. The renewal of the product has brought a qualitative leap to the bathroom life experience of the whole family.
In this episode, designers renovated typical adobe houses in rural China, making the houses that were originally unlivable not only in line with local people's living habits but also with traditional architectural beauty. As a typical case of rural house renovation, the program will also provide more renovation experience for other rural self-built houses. Hengjie uses quality to bring a new life to this simple family of nine, and protects thousands of warm dreams about home with professional power.
