Siheyuan is known as courtyard houses or often Chinese quadrangles.
These Siheyuan system design is a historical type of residence that is commonly
found throughout China.
In Chinese architecture, the Siheyuans is the most
characteristic features. Han Wen-Qiang’s of successful ARCHSTUDIO, decided to
take this Chinese cultural heritage of the Siheyuan to come up with his design
the “Twisting Courtyard”.
The twisting courtyard is a renovated residential
structure, the structure is 161.5m² complex, located in Paizihutong, Dashibar
area, Beijing, China.
The Architect turned the traditional courtyard which
served as a residence into an urban public space. The architect provided a red
colour door to serve as a single entry into the modernized Siheyuan. The domineering
horizontal lines of gray brick and earthy oak panels, helps to direct gaze in a
curvy way, and it circulate throughout the different buildings.
In giving the building a sense of elevation, the walls
had curved carvings. The kitchens, toilets and warehouses were hidden within
the curved walls, while the reception and the dining areas are shown outside
the curved facades and connect to courtyard as a whole.
The complex could be rented for public events such as
recreation gatherings and meetings or it could also serve as a family hostel
with bedrooms.
For this to be possible; a flexible switch of space scene
integrated furniture are used, by inserting boxes into the existing wood frames
of east and west wings.
To meet multiple requirements, in the main room; a bed
wall and partitive soft curtain on the north is used. The Architect added that “for
the building type ‘Siheyuan’, the courtyard is the core or living fun. This project
makes micro-adjustment that changes the temperament of the courtyard space and meets
requirements of multiple uses, without changing the existing housing structure,
making the traditional courtyard up-to-date”
The wing room has
a wooden platform with lifting tablet hidden inside; this could be use a tea
room or bedroom
To create a sharp contrasting, A dark paving floor contrasting
with the gravelled area
Images © Wang Ning, Jin Weigi
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