For the Ordos 100 project in Inner Mongolia, China, Polaris Architects have designed a 1000 m² villa. The design aims to meet the expectations of an art collector, a gallery owner or an artist. Some 10 European artists who contributed to the architects’ own collection kindly lent illustrations of original artworks to support the idea of a coherent private exhibition.

The main exhibition hall constitutes the core of the villa. All other functions are located in two wings, one on each side of the main hall. The master bedroom, dining and living rooms are oriented southward. The other bedrooms, the kitchen and the garage are located in the second wing. The underground level, open to the garden, includes an indoor swimming pool, a gym and a sauna. The garden is foreseen to serve as an additional exhibition and event space , and also features an outdoor swimming pool.

All bearing walls are made of cast-in-place concrete. The design offers a continuous envelope made of thick rigid insulation in order to achieve low to passive energy performance. The facade is strongly insulated, coated and painted according to a specific pattern.
The roof is made of wood carpentry, insulated and covered by zinc.

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