'captured distance' villa for ordos 100 by obra architects
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for the ordos 100 project obra architects have created 'captured distance' a villa
constructed with brick and concrete masonry. the house consists of curving coutyards,
roofless rooms and open living spaces. natural ventilation is achieved through the numerous
windows throughout the villa.


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'captured distance' corridor
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'captured distance' living room
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'captured distance' living room
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'captured distance'
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'captured distance'
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'captured distance' model
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'captured distance' sketches
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'captured distance' elevations
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'captured distance' elevations
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general info
location: ordos, inner mongolia, china
program: residential housing
area: 1,000 m2
status: under construction

credits: obra architects
pablo castro, jennifer lee

obra architects project team:
shin kook kang, atsushi koizumi, sara kim, patricia bohrer,
ricardo escutia, soojeong jo, jiyoung kim, mingkyu kim, yixin liu,
doreen lam, alvaro mayoral, selin semaan, paula zapolski

structural/mechanical engineering:
arup new york
mahadev raman, brian markham, rajesh shah

ordos100 project curators:
jacques herzog
ai weiwei