奩院,北京,中国

Drawer Courtyard, Beijing,China,2019

奩院位于北京市白塔寺片区青塔胡同39号,布局简单方正,一宅一院。改造前两处违章搭建侵占了原有的大部分院落,整体环境逼仄局促。这展现了胡同中的一种建设常态——居民们需要更多的生活空间,进而自发地在院落中加建房屋以满足需求。

Drawer Courtyard is located at No.39 Qingta Hutong in the Baitasi area in Beijing. It has a simple and square layout with one house and one courtyard. In the original condition before renovation, two illegal-built houses occupied most part of the courtyard and made the overall environment very cramped. It presents a common situation in Hutong, that residents spontaneously build additional houses in the courtyard as they need more living room. However, although the illegal constructions in the courtyard meet the residents' temporary living requirements, contradiction occurs between them and the relevant planning authority who responsible for urban profile control.