"Under Fengyuzhu's overall curation, the village has been repositioned as the Ancient Banyan Literary Village. As a node within this larger framework, the project needed to do more than produce an architectural expression; it had to balance curatorial narrative, intensified new programs, and the memory of the site."
"From the outset, we approached the intervention with caution: the two houses still maintained a quiet relationship with the ancestral hall, and their original character deserved to be preserved."
"Yet the village fabric had already been fragmented by surrounding new villas, while the old houses themselves could hardly support the incoming programs of a tavern and a tea room."
The village is curated under Fengyuzhu as the Ancient Banyan Literary Village, requiring more than architectural form. The project balances curatorial narrative, intensified new programs, and the memory of the site. Two existing houses maintain a quiet relationship with the ancestral hall, and their original character is treated as something to preserve. The surrounding area has already fragmented the village fabric with new villas, and the old houses alone cannot accommodate the required tavern and tea room functions. The intervention therefore proceeds with caution to integrate new uses without erasing the site’s historical presence.
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