Archinect - News2024-05-09T21:09:31-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150257787/this-mushroom-shaped-nature-retreat-offers-panoramic-vistas
This mushroom-shaped nature retreat offers panoramic vistas Alexander Walter2021-04-02T15:23:00-04:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2f/2f37c7725849845d182e594abe735ad3.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Strolling through the woods outside of Xin Yu City in China's eastern Jiangxi Province, one might stumble across a peculiar little cottage: shaped like a cone dropped from one of the surrounding pine trees and sitting slightly elevated from the forest floor, the dwelling begins to blur the line between nature and fabricated shelter.<br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6d/6da335105d2acf4bc17d4875273c1370.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6d/6da335105d2acf4bc17d4875273c1370.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Fanfang Tian.</figcaption></figure><p>Dubbed <em>The Mushroom</em>, the 50-square-meter (538 square feet) house is composed of two basic, intersecting volumes: "The
main part of the mushroom is the guest room space, with a panoramic
window set up near the viewing height," as the project description explains. "When sitting on chairs or
leaning on the bed, the guests are immersed in the surrounding
nature."<br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a4/a41d933e329bfc5b978ba63c2d2587e5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a4/a41d933e329bfc5b978ba63c2d2587e5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Fanfang Tian.</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bb/bb4d2b85913bab90717074ee494df207.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bb/bb4d2b85913bab90717074ee494df207.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Fanfang Tian.</figcaption></figure><p>"The
loft serves as a child area, linked by the small-scale stairs. The
pure white cone-shaped roof is rounded on top, creating a sense of
unbounded extension to the space."</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6f/6fba2bea433ccbc68e862ba39ad72596.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6f/6fba2bea433ccbc68e862ba39ad72596.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Fanfang Tian.</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8d/8da877e135726fd7c9c4d42666dd2dcf.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8d/8da877e135726fd7c9c4d42666dd2dcf.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Fanfang Tian.</figcaption></figure><p>"The
bathroom and storage ...</p>