This modern hutong house design in the heart of Beijing sits between two ancient temple clusters – the north-east watchtower turret of the Palace Museum and the Zhizhu Temple. In such a historical and ...

His latest project, the Xinsi Hutong House, is in the same neighbourhood ... spectacular countryside context Gong House by Shenzhen-based Various Associates is a modern family home nestled in the ...

and elegantly balancing between historic preservation and modern living. The Qingping Hutong House integrates light, openness and contemporary style into a limited space, creating a new hutong ...

The houses were often joined together to create a hutong, with several hutongs then ... transform the siheyuan into a dwelling designed for modern living. Sent on alternate Fridays, this US ...

The hutongs and their siheyuan (courtyard house) have been the lifeblood of ... She is talking about the modern apartment buildings with indoor plumbing and central air conditioning that seem ...

Step closer, and China’s breakneck speed has its liabilities, whether it’s in the construction of a railway or a house in an alley. For another view of modern China through the lens of home ...

For one, hutong houses are colder on average ... so Thanksgiving found me sweeping up the leaves littering my courtyard. Imagining I was a modern-day Thoreau who was living in the hutongs in order to ...

The houses were often joined together to create a hutong, with several hutongs then ... transform the siheyuan into a dwelling designed for modern living. Sent every Thursday and containing ...