Beijing Qishe Courtyard

Qishe Courtyard is located in the core area of the old city of Beijing and is a "three-entry siheyuan (traditional Chinese courtyard house)". The original building consists of a total of seven houses with sloping roofs, and it happens to be No. 7 of this hutong, hence the name Qishe. The original building dates back a long time. Except for the basically well-preserved wooden structural beams and columns and the arched doorways with some characteristics of the Republic of China period in certain parts, most of the other roofs, walls, doors, and windows have been damaged or disappeared.

Based on maintaining the material characteristics of traditional architecture, the design has chosen to use a new building material, Bamboo Steel®. The entire original building structure is retained, and the partially damaged components are replaced with pine wood materials, aiming to preserve the marks of time iteration. The corridors, doors, windows, and some furniture are made of Bamboo Steel. As a new type of "wood", Bamboo Steel® replaces wood with bamboo, which is low-carbon and environmentally friendly. In contrast to the old wood, it highlights the new rhythm of the building's birth.

The interior is also furnished with various old wood, log, and Bamboo Steel® furniture, allowing materials with different colors and textures to blend with each other. This creates several subtle differences and overlaps between the new and the old. At the same time, Bamboo Steel® is widely used in many places such as the main beams, secondary beams, and roofs. Combined with the use of glass, a simple and textured transparent corridor is created, achieving the effect of "changing scenery with every step".