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The Architectural Design of Reconstructing the Existing Spacious House into a Warehouse of Historical Relics

Building SciencePublished 1 January 2003
DU Yan-hon
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Abstract

The transformation and reuse of existing buildings is one of the significant aspects of the architectural sustainable development.This article emphasizeson the architectural design contents and the experiences of transformation of an old house into a warehouseof historical relics by adding stories.It involves the realignmentof building space,the materials of wall and the structural measures,the door and outdoor decoration designs and the transformation status of other related items,which provides a project exampleand references for the architectural transformation design of similar existing spacious houses and the design of warehousesthat store precious historical relics.[

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Arts and Humanities