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Day 63

Qishe Courtyard / ARCH STUDIO

➨ Function: House
➨ Location: Beijing, China
➨ Area: 500 m2

Hello smart architects,
Hope you're doing great.

Today I'm thrilled, you want to know why because for the first time a renovation project that we can see the before situation, yes, an architect that understands that in renovation projects, the old is important, that only the real understanding of the spaces spirit can cause a good renovation.

Let's get into the project

Today's project takes place in one of Beijing's historical neighborhoods. It's a renovation project of an old Siheyuan complex. So what Siheyuan is? It's a complex that comprises courtyards surrounded by 4 separate buildings on 4 sides. 

Siheyuan
Siheyuan complexes are known for gathering multiple courtyards, just like in today's project the complex has 3 courtyards. The renovation process was relayed on two principles; renovating the old and inserting the new. 



As we can see down in the plans, all the surfaces were repaired and all the structural elements were preserved and reinforced. While many new functions were added, like new bathrooms, kitchens, and a garage, along with these functions, a new veranda was added. This veranda helped in reshaping the spatial patterns and connecting the seven separated pitched roofs 



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