This case is located in the outskirts of Shanghai, the old villa, although far from the city, but not far from the door and the metro station, highway intersection is also in the neighborhood. The neighborhood is surrounded by tall trees, quite a bit of "small hidden in the city" flavor.

Old house for the new

The entire neighborhood was built in the early 1990s, the previous owner of the house many years ago for renovation and remodeling. Because of the age of the design drawings have been lost.

There was no computerized drawing or digital design in those days. The designer could only use the only existing "ancient" design drawings and on-site investigation to judge the structural structure to achieve the design goal.

The designers hope to minimize the modification of the building structure and ensure its safety performance, while meeting the basic needs of the family members. It makes the line of movement reasonable, so that the user can freely migrate in all corners of the space. Feel the pleasure of free space.

Design Considerations

The lighting in the original room is weak, so the designers have to bring light into the room, connect the relationship between indoor and outdoor, and make the volume of each space reasonable. Finally, budget control was also a key consideration for the designer.

Satisfy the spatial scale, connect the spatial relationship, and maintain the rationality of space. The space is no longer dominated by decorative shapes, and light, green and warmth become the logical clues of the design. The light, green and warmth become the logical threads of the design, and run through the vertical and horizontal directions of the whole architectural space. It is also derived from the interior to the exterior. And finally from the outdoors back to the occupants. 

As the day progresses, the interior of the building enjoys ample sunlight. After the sunlight slants into the interior, even if the building's surroundings are not satisfactory, the continuation of green and warm colors allows the occupants to immerse themselves in the building.

When the design returns to the logic of space, no longer purely by the decorative domination; when sufficient light, warm colors, green plants, comfortable home to become a carrier; residents in the space of physical and mental pleasure to get a good life, which is the designer's expectations of the direction of home design.

Let the space obey the residents

As the night falls, the designer thinks that every residence deserves to be loved and every homeowner deserves to be cared for. Whether rich or poor, noble or lowly.