This project is located in Beijing?s historic center, in an area full of hutong laneways and ancient courtyards. It?s a hands-on academic project, conceived by master students from Tsinghua University, in which they investigate how to ?lever social change in China through design?. Students deal with issues from a grounded, built reality, which complements what they learn in the design studio. Surrounded by authentic hutong life, the proximity of the site to the White Pagoda Temple provided a unique experience for our students to investigate.

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Architects: Tsinghua University School of Architecture, maison h

Location: 171 Fuchengmen Inner St, Xicheng Qu, Beijing Shi, China

Tsinghua Program Director: Xiaodong Li
Urban Design Studio Tutors: Yue Zhang, He Huang, Martijn de Geus

Area: 300.0 m2

Project Year: 2017

Photographs: Martijn de Geus

Courtyard Design Supervision: maison h (Martijn de Geus, Han Zhang, Huixin Loo, Simon Henstra)

Contractor: 1011 Architecture Design

Sponsor: Baitasi Redevelopment Group, School of Architecture at Tsinghua University

Urban Design Studio Students: Laurene Belcour, Yingyan Boey, David Vargas, Mohammed Sairally, Alessandra Coppari, Huixin Loo, Deelip Kumar, Deandrea Smith, Chengfung Chiun, Ahmed Elmelegy, Jamar Rock, Gyoung Min Ko, Xiaowen Zhang, Ricardo Simmons, Katja Toivola

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