The site of this project is located in Luk Zuk Village of Guangdong Province, within an old, semi-unfrequented cluster of village houses. Although the majority of these mud-brick buildings have been abandoned and villagers now live in modern, concrete-framed establishments, the original settlement still holds some meaning as it contains the village’s ancestral hall. The design re-establishes a relationship between this older village area and the village residents, in addition to addressing several other local concerns.

Part of the idea of the community center is to provide dormitory space for visiting students undertaking educational workshops with local children in the village. The building provides a large kitchen and event space with toilet and shower facilities. It also becomes a resource to the village by allowing them to use the spaces for education, play, village meetings, weddings or however they see fit. The inner block is covered in a mesh screen that prevents mosquitoes from entering the interior, sleeping spaces. An unbroken roof and ground plane facilitates rainwater collection while a reed bed filters grey water from the toilets before it enters the nearby river.