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The raised sections become booths and benches.

A floor covering the original concrete floor with concrete blocks extends outside to meet the pavement, where pedestrians and customers can sit and talk on the brick-built curb. The height of the flooring of the kiosk was set at the same level inside and outside, and we wanted the line of sight between the shop staff and the customers to be at the same level. The decision was made to place a 'kiosk' between the two pillars, running inside and out, as a window to both the inside and the street, for the daily operation and sale of coffee. We also wanted to face the street, so that pedestrians on the road could notice the complete process. A cup of coffee is made through a number of different processes before it is delivered to the customer. Routine and equality - One of the most impressive things about a city's streets may be the steaming bun shops, where the skillful and busy figures of the chefs always bring life to the people. The internal space and the external gable are integrated with the external street through a system of folding glass doors, welcoming anyone to enter and releasing a sense of goodwill and friendliness to the city and the street. The display arrangement makes use of mainly wall space to avoid creating visual barriers in the middle area, we do not impose all the functional limits and leave the flexible use mechanism of the central core to the shop operators. The new staircase is positioned to the far left of the entrance with minimal volume and visual obscurity in order to create an urban living room that can be penetrated by the traveler from the street.

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We then decided to remove the staircase and install a new staircase connecting the two levels of space. The owner of the ground floor space wanted to accommodate functions close to everyday coffee, clothing, outdoor equipment display, and retail. The rear area is completely obscured by the staircase. The space is thus cut into two main areas, front and back. The eaves of the traditional sloping roof of the building provided us with a good idea, so the two levels of space were simultaneously set back inwards to form a gable open to the outside.īoth street and living room - On the first survey of the site, the huge staircase perched in the center of the ground floor stood out. It is clear that adding to the exterior does not work, so the problem has to be shifted to the interior. If the building could be fitted with a large eave it would solve the problem of western exposure on two levels and provide a place for customers and residents to queue for shelter on the ground floor. This has led to a reflection on the relationship between shops and the street. We also note that most of the buildings on both sides of the street are adjacent to the pedestrian walkway and that long queues of shops inevitably crowd the pavement, which not only affects the traffic on the road but also makes it even more difficult in the rain when there is no shelter. Yang Tingbao, the first Chinese architect, whose buildings and courtyard we can see through the low fence. Opposite is the first National Art Museum, designed and built by Mr.

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The building, the Arts Building, faces east and west, with the large windows of the main entrance facing the street. Thinking about the relationship between street and shop - A narrow street running north-south for less than a kilometer, with a one-way motorway and cycle lane in the middle and pedestrian walkways on either side of the road, the historical deposit combined with the comfortable scale of the narrow block makes this a smoky alley today. Through this renovation design, we hope to capture the pulse and texture of the city, so that it can not only become a shop that embraces all kinds of goods but also help the street and the building to rejuvenate again and become a place for residents and customers coming and going to gather and communicate. The long history has inevitably shaped the different texture of the city at different times. 'One Changjiang Road, half of Nanjing's history', whether during the Six Dynasties or the Republic of China, these two roads have witnessed the rise and fall of prosperity in Nanjing's history. The location of the venue is the Fine Arts Building, 62 Beiting Lane, Nanjing, where Yangtze River Road and Beiting Lane intersect. With two floors of around 600 square meters, it was agreed that the ground floor would house the outdoor lifestyle brand ABC CAMPING COUNTRY and the first floor would be a lost&found x 36ou lifestyle proposal shop. Project background and city context - In 2022, mou architecture studio was invited to co-design a collection of shops in Nanjing for three lifestyle brands.