obra architects: 'captured distance villa' for ordos 100

‘captured distance’ villa for ordos 100 by obra architects image courtesy obra architects

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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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