Twisting Courtyard: Infrastructure Upgrade

Archstudio, Low Density, Project, Territory and mobility, Urban Paradigms

Beijing, Bricks, China, Context, Courtyard, Design, Effects of tourism, Functionality, Global vs. Local, History of Architecture, Hotel, Hutong, Inner courtyard, Interior design, Interiors, Interstitial Space, Local, Local materials, Local solutions, Material atmospheres, Mobility, Modern urban Beijing, Power of materiality, Project, Refurbishment, Residential, Siheyuan, Territorial Approach, Territory, Texture, Tourism, Urban conditions, Urban decay, Urban Paradigms

Photography: Wang Ning, Jin Weiqi

Twisting courtyard is located in Paizihutong, Dashilar Area, Beijing. It used to be a siheyuan [courtyard house] with a single entry. The purpose of the improvement is to upgrade the necessary infrastructure needed for modern life, thus turning this traditional courtyard, which mainly serves as a residence, into an attractive public space in Beijing’s inner city.