Papa?s Hostel, Zhejiang Province Architecture, Chinese Interior Renovation, Images
Papa?s Hostel in the Zhejiang Province
Village Hotel in Lishui City, China – design by He Wei Studio?3andwich design
22 Aug 2016
Papa?s Hostel
Design: He Wei Studio?3andwich design
Location: Pingtian Village, Sidu Township, Songyang County, Lishui City, Zhejiang Province, China
A new inside for an old Keekwilee-House Renovation of Papa?s Hostel in Pingtian Village

The project is located in Pingtian village, Sidu Township, Songyang County, Lishui city, Zhejiang Province. The original building was an ordinary rammed earth dwelling with two floors in civil structure, covering a total of 270 square meters. People generally call the place ?Papa?s Home? since it belonged to the owner, the elderly Jiang Binlong. The goal of design is to renovate it into a place with new functions and spaces. We decided to put papa?s home with a young face — transforming it into a youth hostel with international standard after discussions with the owners and the local government.
 
To keep the overall style and features of the village, the exterior of papa?s home has been re-tained completely, almost unchanged. Only a window with a nice view is newly designed and in-stalled on the second floor, where the sunshine, the air and beautiful scenery can be seen within the house.

Bold changes are adapted to the interior of the house, different from the prudent attitude to the exterior: the first floor, the...