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J.Lalli Valley Villa Residential House

Golden A' Design Award Winner 2021

This architectural photograph presents a multi-level residential building captured at twilight, scanning from left to right across approximately equal proportions of landscape and built form. Beginning at the left edge, mature coniferous trees with deep green needle clusters rise vertically, their forms softened by atmospheric distance, while deciduous foliage in warm russet and burgundy tones occupies the lower left corner, suggesting autumn season. Moving rightward into the central and right portions, the villa reveals itself as a composition of stacked rectangular volumes extending horizontally through pronounced terraces. Each level features floor-to-ceiling windows of transparent glass that glow with warm interior light reminiscent of honey or candlelight, approximately the color temperature of late afternoon sunlight. The terrace undersides are finished in linear wood slats colored like warm chestnut or caramel, with small recessed downlights creating pools of illumination. Glass balustrades provide nearly invisible barriers at terrace edges, preserving visual continuity. The exterior walls alternate between smooth stone panels in cool dove gray and darker charcoal sections that read as shadow. The sky occupying the upper register presents graduated cerulean blue, lighter near the horizon and deepening toward the top edge, characteristic of the blue hour following sunset. The overall impression suggests comfortable sanctuary within natural surroundings, where warm interior spaces offer refuge while generous glazing maintains visual connection to the forested landscape. The architecture appears substantial yet elegant, with horizontal lines predominating and creating a sense of calm repose. The tactile quality suggests cool smooth stone, warm wood grain, and transparent glass, materials that would feel refined beneath the hand.

This is a mountainous residential project located in J.Lalli. The construction area is 23000 sqm and there are 130 households totally. In order to take into account the profits of developers and the living experience of customers at the same time, the section of the buildings shows that every household located adapting to the mountain terrain and get more sunshine and good view. Moreover, under environment and construction technology thinking, the designer adopted stilt buildings to protect mountain. The application of the fabricated steel structure is a good example for local building.