Dabei Lane is located within Meiyuan New Village, part of the Nanjing Historical and Cultural Protection Area. Many important figures lived here during the Republic of China period. The Presidential Palace, the former residence of Zhou Enlai, the old living quarters of Bai Chongzhen, the Six Dynasties Museum, and the Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum are all located within 500 meters of the village. The strong cultural atmosphere has attracted baristas, artists, photographers and architects to set up their own studios in the vicinity. FANAF is located within the village in the Dabeixiang No.7 Courtyard.

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Architects: FANAF

Location: 7 Dabei Alley Mei Yuan Xin Cun, Xuanwuqu, Nanjin, China

Design Team: Xin Jin, Ning Zhang, Lijie Wang, Junjie Wan, Lu Gao, Jiaqi Zhao
Construction: Neng Liu

Vi Design Team: Qingtang Han

Area: 300.0 m2

Project Year: 2018

Photographs: Yilong Zhao, Xiaowen Jin

© Yilong Zhao

Text description provided by the architects. Dabei Lane is located within Meiyuan New Village, part of the Nanjing Historical and Cultural Protection Area. Many important figures lived here during the Republic of China period. The Presidential Palace, the former residence of Zhou Enlai, the old living quarters of Bai Chongzhen, the Six Dynasties Museum, and the Jiangsu Provincial Art Museum are all located within 500 meters of the village. The strong cultural atmospher...