The Great Wall Commune (the name given to this private development of upscale dwellings) is in Shui Guan, a location at approximately one hour by car from the north of Beijing. The landscape, characterized by steep hillsides, intricate valleys and a
Mountain sides always entail an architectural ‘problem’ and a demand which requires a more or less radical design decision. Faced with this generic topographical avatar – present in any hillside of the valley – the house opts, as it name shows, for a