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landscapearchitecture:

“old beijing is composed of hutongs, alleys of communal courtyard homes. MAD architects has suggested a type of new urban lifestyle by inserting the modern architectural structure ‘hutong bubble 32’ into a traditional hutong building. ‘hutong bubble 32’ includes a bathroom since residents of hutongs usually have limited space with no indoor bathroom, and includes a staircase to the roof garden. taking the shape of a bubble, it is attached to the wooden column and brick structure of the old building. the bubble latching onto the side of the old hutong building image © fang zhenning courtesy MAD architects the bubble’s reflective surface image © fang zhenning courtesy MAD architects image © fang zhenning courtesy MAD architects the walk-out to the rooftop garden image © fang zhenning courtesy MAD architects stairwell to the rooftop garden image © fang zhenning courtesy MAD architects image © fang zhenning courtesy MAD architects image © shuhe courtesy MAD architects image © fang zhenning courtesy MAD architects image © fang zhenning courtesy MAD architects image © fang zhenning” (via MAD architects: ‘hutong bubble 32’, beijing)

the bubble latching onto the side of the old hutong building image © fang zhenning
courtesy MAD architects


the bubble’s reflective surface
image © fang zhenning courtesy MAD architects


image © fang zhenning courtesy MAD architects


the walk-out to the rooftop garden image © fang zhenning courtesy MAD architects


image © fang zhenning courtesy MAD architects


image © fang zhenning courtesy MAD architects


image © fang zhenning