This old building in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties has been in disrepair for a long time. The mottled bricks and broken walls show its old age. Due to the function and actual protection needs, the condition that the old building must be placed at the second-floor height undoubtedly increases the difficulty of design and implementation. However, the designers gave a satisfactory answer: they completed the crossing of several hundred years in the new and old space, carried the space theme of ?let Wenzhou return to Wenzhou?, and make the old buildings knowable, perceptible and usable. This is the place spirit conveyed by Yongning Academy.
© Jianghe Zeng

architects: AAI.LifeWay studioLocation: 68 Maanchi West Road, Lucheng District, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, ChinaProject Year: 2020Photographs: Jianghe ZengPhotographs: Ting WangPhotographs: Holi PhotographyPhotographs: Courtesy of AAI.LifeWay studioArea: 2241.0 m2
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