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House M001

Firm LocationBeijing, China
Company过半儿 guò bàn er
Lead ArchitectChristian Taeubert
Design TeamYue Wenbo, Ma Shiyu

Located around 35 km northeast of Beijing's city center in the district of Shunyi, the architects renovated and extended an existing house turning it into their new home for a family of four and two dogs. "Our conversion project serves as a model for escaping the spiraling rental costs of Beijing's inner city. We cut down our monthly rent by two-thirds over the leasing period of 15 years while including the refurbishing costs. However, this certainly comes with a trade-off of commuting to the city every day. It's a price we were ready to pay," says Christian Taeubert, Co-founder of guò bàn er.