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Long Tan Park: Cascades of Box Homes Covering the Mountains of China

07/15/2010
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  • Long Tan Park
    When dutch architecture firm MVRDV started conceiving their plan for 2,700 new houses in Liuzhou, China, one of their primary goals was to protect the city's precious limestone mountains from further erosion while preserving the rolling beauty of the landscape. The homes are individual ‘boxes clustered together in a natural configuration that follows the topography of the slopes. The floors and walls of the houses make use of local rocks, and each unit in this curious vertical village dubbed Long Tan Park has its own magnificent view of the sprawling hills....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/long-tan-park-cascades-of-box-homes-covering-the-mountains-of-china/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Long Tan Park
    When dutch architecture firm MVRDV started conceiving their plan for 2,700 new houses in Liuzhou, China, one of their primary goals was to protect the city's precious limestone mountains from further erosion while preserving the rolling beauty of the landscape. The homes are individual ‘boxes clustered together in a natural configuration that follows the topography of the slopes. The floors and walls of the houses make use of local rocks, and each unit in this curious vertical village dubbed Long Tan Park has its own magnificent view of the sprawling hills....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/long-tan-park-cascades-of-box-homes-covering-the-mountains-of-china/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Long Tan Park
    When dutch architecture firm MVRDV started conceiving their plan for 2,700 new houses in Liuzhou, China, one of their primary goals was to protect the city's precious limestone mountains from further erosion while preserving the rolling beauty of the landscape. The homes are individual ‘boxes clustered together in a natural configuration that follows the topography of the slopes. The floors and walls of the houses make use of local rocks, and each unit in this curious vertical village dubbed Long Tan Park has its own magnificent view of the sprawling hills....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/long-tan-park-cascades-of-box-homes-covering-the-mountains-of-china/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Long Tan Park
    When dutch architecture firm MVRDV started conceiving their plan for 2,700 new houses in Liuzhou, China, one of their primary goals was to protect the city's precious limestone mountains from further erosion while preserving the rolling beauty of the landscape. The homes are individual ‘boxes clustered together in a natural configuration that follows the topography of the slopes. The floors and walls of the houses make use of local rocks, and each unit in this curious vertical village dubbed Long Tan Park has its own magnificent view of the sprawling hills....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/long-tan-park-cascades-of-box-homes-covering-the-mountains-of-china/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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  • Long Tan Park
    When dutch architecture firm MVRDV started conceiving their plan for 2,700 new houses in Liuzhou, China, one of their primary goals was to protect the city's precious limestone mountains from further erosion while preserving the rolling beauty of the landscape. The homes are individual ‘boxes clustered together in a natural configuration that follows the topography of the slopes. The floors and walls of the houses make use of local rocks, and each unit in this curious vertical village dubbed Long Tan Park has its own magnificent view of the sprawling hills....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/long-tan-park-cascades-of-box-homes-covering-the-mountains-of-china/'>READ ARTICLE</a>
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Long Tan Park

When dutch architecture firm MVRDV started conceiving their plan for 2,700 new houses in Liuzhou, China, one of their primary goals was to protect the city's precious limestone mountains from further erosion while preserving the rolling beauty of the landscape. The homes are individual ‘boxes clustered together in a natural configuration that follows the topography of the slopes. The floors and walls of the houses make use of local rocks, and each unit in this curious vertical village dubbed Long Tan Park has its own magnificent view of the sprawling hills....

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