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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Shuang Gang Road Apartment Renovation in Chongqing by XUE JIN ARCHITECTURE NETWORKApril 24th, 2018 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: XUE JIN ARCHITECTURE NETWORK The apartment, a unit in a residential building sitting at the central section of Chongqing City, China, used to be the residence of a couple with their only child in the past two decades or more. It is now owned by a young couple. Dissatisfied with the original layout, lighting and ventilation, the young couple wishes to have the apartment reconstructed so that it is to become more pleasant, comfortable and functional to meet their needs.  Image Courtesy © BAI Chuan
 Image Courtesy © BAI Chuan The owner wishes to have a brighter and more spacious kitchen, for enjoyment of preparing foods there. As to toilet, the owner wishes to have a relatively independent bathroom with a separate bathtub provided. The original kitchen and toilet are relatively small with unpleasant insufficiency of lighting. herefore, it is of necessity to expand the kitchen and the toilet. However, since almost all walls inside the residential building are load-bearing and cannot be dismantled, design of a new interior organization must be based on the existing wall structure. This undoubtedly adds to the difficulty in reconstruction. The core of design is to relocate the kitchen without dismantling main wall bodies so that the kitchen may share greater space with other functional areas to make the apartment of greater capaciousness, brightness and comfort. The original kitchen is to be made a part of the bathroom. The toilet and bathroom are to be designed as two relatively independent parts.  Image Courtesy © BAI Chuan  Image Courtesy © BAI Chuan The new apartment will have two relatively private bedrooms, and one shared open space that flexibly serves for multiple purposes. The open space so designed is to remove spatial barriers and make the occupants closer to each other. Meanwhile, fixtures such as sofa, desk and cabinet are combined to form an entirety and set against one wall, making the apartment appear luxurious with more room for activities.  Image Courtesy © BAI Chuan  Image Courtesy © BAI Chuan Presently in China, high-rise buildings are coming into being like mushrooms after rain, while old buildings are gradually falling into oblivion and being eliminated. This case is intended to provide a reference for reconstruction of old apartments, in the hope that more designers will be dedicated to exploring the reconstruction value of old apartments.  Image Courtesy © BAI Chuan  Image Courtesy © BAI Chuan  Image Courtesy © BAI Chuan  Image Courtesy © BAI Chuan  Image Courtesy © BAI Chuan  Image Courtesy © XUE JIN ARCHITECTURE NETWORK  Image Courtesy © XUE JIN ARCHITECTURE NETWORK
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