Arch Studio gives a literal twist to a traditional Chinese typology
The siheyuan, or courtyard house, took root 800 years ago in a budding Beijing. A home with a single entrance, it features discrete single-storey structures that face one or more courtyards. With its back turned to the city outsi
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