Future-Proofing Traditional Homes

The Traditional House of the Future is a prototype that combines traditional and modern elements, neither rural nor urban, and proposes strategies for recycling and revitalizing vernacular houses. The project is part of a government plan in Nanlong Village, Guizhou Province, China, where hundreds of wooden houses are dilapidated and abandoned. The participatory framework for design and construction combines robotic on-site printing and traditional wood craftsmanship. The project questions how technology can act as a social potentiator and become a means to strengthen local and cultural building practices.