Transform and RethinkThis project includes the transformation in No. 8 Courtyard and No. 19 Courtyard, and also an installation in No. 8 Courtyard, on CaochangSitiao, Qianmen, Beijing.

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Architects: Hu Yue Studio

Location: Dongcheng, Beijing, China

Architect In Charge: Hu Yue

Design Team: Hu Yue, Tai Fangqing, Jiang Ran, Wu Hancheng, Zhao Mochao

Area: 435.4 m2

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Yang Chaoying, Chen Su

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Transform and Rethink
This project includes the transformation in No. 8 Courtyard and No. 19 Courtyard, and also an installation in No. 8 Courtyard, on CaochangSitiao, Qianmen, Beijing.
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Transform
During the transformation, architects concern the daily lives in the normal houses. It makes the courtyard dwellings continue with its ordinary mission after the transformation.

Courtesy of No. 19 Courtyard

The traditional Beijing courtyard dwelling is designed with a peaceful inner yard and rooms around in good lighting and ventilation condition. However, these characteristics have been disappearing along with the exceeding population expansion and additional construction in chaos.

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On the premise of satisfying residents? basic need in daily life, this project tries the best to make the trad...