Archinect - News2024-12-23T12:02:27-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/113497437/the-courtyard-house-plug-in-a-house-within-the-house
The Courtyard House Plug-In: A House Within The House Alexander Walter2014-11-12T13:48:00-05:00>2018-10-23T12:45:25-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e2/e260424e59eb42fb7087eb599542dbfa?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The Courtyard House Plug-in is a modular home that was created by People’s Architecture Office to respond to the need of Beijing’s historic neighborhoods for modern facilities. [...]
This sort of living solution comes in handy when renovating old protected buildings and presents an alternative to tearing them down. “Houses tend to degrade when they’re vacant and unkempt,” says Shen, so plug-ins may help keep places like Hutongs alive despite their beat up look.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd">
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