The Commune by the Great Wall is a private collection of modern architecture in Beijing, China. It was exhibited at La Biennale di Venezia in 2002 and bestowed a special prize. Ms Zhang Xin, the mastermind and investor for the project, was recognized for her “bold personal initiative which emphasizes the role of 12 Asian architects in building privately-owned houses in a definitively contemporary manner.

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  • The Commune by the Great Wall is a private collection of modern architecture in Beijing, China. It was exhibited at La Biennale di Venezia in 2002 and bestowed a special prize. Ms Zhang Xin, the mastermind and investor for the project, was recognized for her “bold personal initiative which emphasizes the role of 12 Asian architects in building privately-owned houses in a definitively contemporary manner. ” The Centre Pompidou, Paris now houses the exhibited model, made of wood and cardboard, as its first permanent collection from China. The Commune by the Great Wall is near the Badaling section of the Great Wall. Badaling is one of Beijing's biggest tourist destinations. The Commune consists of private villas designed by 12 of Asia’s best known architects. This project's grand vision of is to encourage creativity that will influence a whole new generation of Asian architects, developers and consumers. At the Shuiguan section of the Great Wall- the Commune shares the tranquility of the mountains with a Unesco World Heritage Site. The Commune's clubhouse and 11 villas, which each have a living room, dining room, kitchen, bedrooms and bathrooms are nestled in a valley totaling eight square kilometers. Some of its luxurious villas have sauna rooms, accessible rooftops, terraces or BBQ facilities. Not only does the Commune by the Great Wall provide comfortable accommodation and delicious food, but it is also a wonderful place for meetings, events, weddings, film shoots and fashion shows. The Commune has furniture and other interior decorations from such distinguished designers as Serge Mouille, Thierry Hoppe, Von Robinson, Philippe Starck, Alex Strub, Claudio Colucci, Ross Menuez, Kaname Okajima, Jonas Damon, Karim Rashid, Matthew Hilton, Marc Newson, and Michael Young.
  • 長城コミューン（ちょうじょう・こみゅーん）は中華人民共和国北京市に位置するコテージ型宿泊施設。12人のアジアの現代建築家がそれぞれ独立した建物の設計を担当している。2002年のヴェネチア建築ビエンナーレに出品され、建築主である「SOHO中国」のCEO、張欣は「非常に現代的な方法で、独立住宅のデザインにおける12人のアジアの建築家の役割を強調することに大胆なイニシアチブを発揮した」との理由で「建築芸術促進賞」を受賞した。なお、ホテルの運営はドイツのホテルグループであるケンピンスキーが行っている。パリのポンピドー・センターは、中国初の永久コレクションとして、このプロジェクトの木製の模型を収蔵している。 長城コミューンは万里の長城の中でも、最も人気のある観光スポットである八達嶺の近くにある。ユネスコ世界遺産に登録された区域に隣接した約8平方キロメートルの敷地に、12人の著名なアジアの建築家達により設計された11のヴィラと1つのクラブハウスが散在しており、それぞれのヴィラはリビング・ルーム、ダイニング・ルーム、キッチン、複数のベッドルーム、バスルームを備えており、中にはサウナ、屋上やテラス、バーベキュー設備をもつものもある。宿泊や食事の他、会議や結婚式、撮影等にも使われる。 2002年に第1期工事が竣工、2007年には宿泊者に人気のあるヴィラが同じデザインで増設された。
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  • The Commune by the Great Wall is a private collection of modern architecture in Beijing, China. It was exhibited at La Biennale di Venezia in 2002 and bestowed a special prize. Ms Zhang Xin, the mastermind and investor for the project, was recognized for her “bold personal initiative which emphasizes the role of 12 Asian architects in building privately-owned houses in a definitively contemporary manner.
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  • Commune by the Great Wall
  • 長城コミューン
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