JOURNEY TO MY ROOTS 寻根之旅

Tang Zhenmi
project type
ENVIRONMENT
project year
2023

Renovation of my ancestral house

My ancestral home once sheltered five generations of my family, including my father, but it collapsed the year before I got to see it. This has been a lifelong regret for me. Therefore, I hope to rebuild on the ruins of the ancestral home, while preserving the cultural symbols of the region, creating a spiritual sanctuary for myself and my family.

Since there happened to be a spring on the site, I eventually designed an open meditation bathhouse. In this private space, which once belonged to my ancestors but now entirely belongs to me, I can engage in meditative practices to seek my own "inner essence."

During the period when I was working on this project (November–December 2023), my grandmother's health deteriorated, and she passed away. Thus, this project also became a tribute to her.

我的祖宅曾经承载了包括我父亲在内的五代人,但在我见到它的前一年倒塌了,这是我一生的遗憾。

所以我希望在祖宅的废墟上重建,同时保留当地的文化符号,为我和我的家人创造一个精神栖息之地。由于正好有个泉眼,最终做了一个冥想敞篷浴室。在这个住过我祖祖辈辈,现在完全属于我的私密场合,来一场寻找自身”内在性的冥想。

在我做这个项目的时间段内(2023年11月-12月),我的奶奶病情恶化去世了。所以这个项目也是纪念她的一个项目。

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