Designed by T.K. Chu Design, Villa Homespun Philosophy is a high-end project of China Railway Construction Real Estate. The project is only six meters away from the Humble Administrator?s Garden in Suzhou, a World Heritage Site featuring miniature landscapes and abundant waterscapes. Based on such a context, the architecture of Villa Homespun Philosophy responds to the history and culture of Suzhou with a garden-like villa with two floors aboveground and underground, respectively.

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Accordingly, T.K. Chu Design paid tribute to the Chinese traditional garden culture in the interior design of Villa Homespun Philosophy. The sinuous curves of the inner space mean to create a dreamscape, reminding us of the pace of nature and the poetic spirit of literati gardens. At the entrance, a shallow pool echoes the pond view of the courtyard and also the large-scale waterscape of the Humble Administrator’s Garden. Above the pool floats a piece of modern-version Taihu stone created jointly by T.K. Chu Design and Feng Liu. The artwork is dedicated to expressing the iconic Chinese garden forms and styles with modern materials and sensibility. Surrounded by French windows, the interior and exterior of the ground floor are transparent and related.
The overall tone of the interior space is white, the typical color of Suzhou. The misty rain was blended into the color scheme of the indoor space. At the same time, the bright colors of some fu...