Design Specification of Old Building Renovation in Zhenbang Road
114 Zhenbang Road is a restaurant project renovated from a historical building with traditional “Qilou” – arcade surroundings. It is distinctive for the original architectural form and its unique location, Zhongshan Road which was the old city center in Xiamen. Existing buildings in this area can be traced back to 1920s, as a common architecture typology of arcade in the southern Fujian area. Our project is a five-storey arcade, located in the street corner, with the area of 45 sqm per floor.
The site context and architectural features are significant aspects of design considerations at the same time of meeting functional requirements. Although all the buildings in the surrounding are arcade, the street elevation seems to be somewhat littery on account of long time and lack of maintenance.
Furthermore, the rhythm of holes in the grating is designed with parameterization according to the daily light data. As a result, there will be gradual change of density from top to bottom, so that the daylighting and heat preservation can be guaranteed.
Interior design emphasizes the contrast of light and heavy, dark and light to the external facade. In addition, terrazzo is applied in the area of floor and wall, and consequently forms a grey core vertically running through 5 floors. In the evening, the livest time in the Zhongshan Road area, it can be seen even in the distance as a self-luminous volume with massive inner core and lightsome frock.
