SOM LAND was to be renovated for a hostel project that used two old buildings on Shanghai's Chongming Island. The building of the old house originated from the house of the former village head. Through moderate restraint, this project was transformed into a main building (accommodation building) with a total of 552 square meters; the original two-floor building was changed to a three-floor; the other building is an annex building has only one floor. In addition, the building is re-designed by "increasing the number of floors, the layout of rooms, the location of the stairs," etc., while the external structure is remodeled for the "roof, windows, and the surface of the exterior wall. "

While keeping the height of the original building unchanged, the height of each floor was optimized, and the actual two floors structure was changed to 3 feet, increasing the number of rooms. Designers used the best southern side with ample sunlight and transparent glass on the top to naturally project sunlight into the space in the center of the building. The size and number of windows connecting the interior and exterior of the original building have been preserved and distributed on the surface of the new building, preserving the visual significance of the old building.

The original tool house was used as a tool room. After the renovation, the new function became a kitchen, a multi-functional activity area (dining, baking, music show, etc.), including reception and two restrooms. We use transparent glass to achieve space extension and bring more natural light into the space. After that, the most eye-catching thing in the interior space is the old brick fireplace placed under the curved bamboo ceiling. The transparent glass structure on the top also attracts light, and the visual sense of sunlight passing through the laminated bamboo slate curve also shows the warmth of the four seasons.

Most of our material selection is from nature and the local site. For instance, recycled bricks from demolished wood from the original building, natural clay paint, tree branches on the site, and old cloth with local characteristics of Chongming Island are used as construction materials for indoor and outdoor spaces and walls.