This is a studio and residence
built from the renovation and expansion of a small single-story building. The original building is brick
structure with slope roof. Now we take away the old roof and change it into
three stories by making use of original brick walls and adding new light wooden
structure walls. Since the surrounding environment is relatively messy, we put
wood workshop which is not so private on the first floor, and lift the living
functions on to the second floor from where the orchard and farmland on the
west can be seen. The third floor consists two lofts and an outdoor terrace.
The functions are organized as a series of platforms, from workshop on first
floor, then dining room, living room, kitchen on second floor, finally to loft
and terrace on third floor, spiraling up the two-story high atrium. The height
differences between the platforms are determined in a way that some of the
terraces are floors as well as big seats where people can sit leisurely to form
a very casual atmosphere. This house is also an early test of light wood
construction in China.