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Villa N°14 by Dellekamp Arquitectos

Here's a fourth house design for the Ordos 100 project in Inner Mongolia, this time by Mexican architects Dellekamp.

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100 international architects were invited by a local entrepreneur to each design one 1000 square metre villa. The architects were selected by Herzog & de Meuron and the masterplan is by artist Ai Wei Wei.

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See our earlier stories for more Ordos 100 projects by architects Julien de Smedt, Luca Selva and Estudio Barozzi Veiga.

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The following is from Dellekamp Arquitectos:

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Villa N°14 / Ordos 100

Concept

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A container that holds everything with the simplicity of the single line that conforms an ellipse.

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A clear object that shows the mass of the program as a statement of ownership to the site.

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A free standing structure contained in a continuous form that allows free flow of the open space.

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A monolith that clearly suggest the urban relevance of this lot as an entrance to the 100 Villa Compound.

A surface, uninterrupted, created by grey brick and curved glass that strongly defines the interior from the exterior while it projects framed reflections of the surroundings.dellekamp-arquitectos.jpg
A surface, uninterrupted, created by grey brick and curved glass that strongly defines the interior from the exterior while it projects framed reflections of the surroundings.
A cloister that opens strategically, looking for the right amount of sun, light and views.dellekamp-arquitectosfachada-norte-converted.jpg
A cloister that opens strategically, looking for the right amount of sun, light and views.
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A central gathering of service areas as well as vertical circulations.

A continues space to the inside that rhythmically compresses and opens.dellekamp-arquitectos-01ground-floor.jpg
A continues space to the inside that rhythmically compresses and opens.
A single window and door with a height of 2.00m with three sizes that have the same proportion as the three sides of a brick (1 x 2, 4 x 2, 8 x 2)dellekamp-arquitectos-02level-1.jpg
A single window and door with a height of 2.00m with three sizes that have the same proportion as the three sides of a brick (1 x 2, 4 x 2, 8 x 2)
A single proportion for the pieces.dellekamp-arquitectos03level-2.jpg
A single proportion for the pieces.
A unity repeated through space and time.dellekamp-arquitectos-00basement.jpg
A unity repeated through space and time.
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Credits
Project name: Villa N°14 / Ordos 100
Architectural project: Dellekamp Arquitectos
Project leader: Ignacio Mendez.
Team: Jachen Schleich, Pedro Sanchez, Paulina Goycolea
Place: KangBaShi New District, Ordos City, Inner-Mongolia, P.R.China
Date: 2008.

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