Natural evolution
This prototype house by professors John Lin and Lidia Ratoi of the University of Hong Kong is part of the Chinese government’s rural revitalisation plan for Nanlong Village in Guizhou province, where hundreds of dilapidated wooden houses have been abandoned. The idea is to rejuvenate vernacular houses with modern layouts and amenities using on-site 3D printing and wood craftsmanship. These traditional houses are constructed such that they can be dismantled in a day, so this house was scanned before robotically printed walls were customised to include spaces such as an entrance courtyard, skylight, balcony, kitchen and bathrooms – a template for generating future homes. Traditional House of the Future by The University of Hong Kong; arch.hku.hk
