In his work, Rohkind proceeded from the image of a sand dune and the typology of a cave dwelling: he created his villa No. 67 for a "modern nomad" (which is absolutely true: a luxury villa in Inner Mongolia will not be the only dwelling of its owner), but at the same time he paid special attention to eternally relevant for any inhabitant of the desert or steppe is the issue of protection from the effects of a harsh climate.
The building is partially buried in the ground and faces to the north with a blank wall. Almost all of its windows are on the southern façade; they are asymmetrically scattered over its surface, and their "clusters" mark the locations of small winter gardens, which connect different rooms of the house, and also serve as light wells. The interior space of the dwelling is an endless play of surfaces - walls and ceilings, which simultaneously act as bridges and terraces.
Tatiana Bilbao, on the other hand, did not draw inspiration from local exoticism: her project of Villa No. 52 is an original look at the typology of a house with a gable roof. Its volume is built on the basis of 7 cross-sectional planes developing the general idea. The resulting niches and terraces create a single “flow” of interior space and revitalize the exterior, casting doubt on the usual judgment about the “introverted” and “extraverted” character of a residential building.
