[ Xiaodong Li ] School Bridge

Architect: Li Xiaodong/atelier
Location: Pinghe, Fujian, China
Project Area: 240 sqm
Budget: RMB650,000
Project Year: 2008-2009
Photographs: Li Xiaodong

Located at a remote village, Fujian Province in China, the project does not only provides a physical function – a school + a bridge, but also presents a spiritual centre. The main concept of the design is to enliven an old community (the village) and to sustain a traditional culture (the castles and lifestyle) through a contemporary language which does not compete with the traditional, but presents and communicates with the traditional with respect.

It is done by combining few different functions into one space – a bridge which connects two old castles cross the creek, a school which also symbolically connects past, current with future, a playground (for the kids) and the stage (for the villagers).

from  archdaily