China   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

Rocco Yim   China   Two mechanisms of distortion turn this house into a ‘deformed’ version of the conventional courtyard house: one, in the literal sense, affects the building’s square footprint, whose angles and side length are altered in order to adapt to the topograp