This beautiful farm house redesigned in 2016 by Evolution Design is situated in Beijing, China.

Description by Evolution Design
The project is situated in ChangGe Village, Daxing County, in Beijing?s southwestern suburb. Before the renovation, it was a worn-out farm house built in the early 1970?s, with its original wood-brick structure commonly seen in north China?s country side. This place had no water supply nor a restroom. Even worse, interior floor elevation of the house was almost 20 cm lower than the courtyard, turning the house into a flooding pond whenever it rained, a safety threat to the entire building structure. Ironically, the area was troubled by water shortage ? water gets cut off almost daily, sometimes during peak evening hours. The remodel project was one episode of BTV?s live television show series called ?Our Warm New Houses?, newly rolled out earlier this year. The show producer set up specific but stringent requirements on cost and construction speed. Design and construction needs to be completed in 45 days. All-inclusive budget is capped at 300,000 RMB (about 45,000 USD), including labors and materials on field work, site remodeling, interior construction, lights and fixtures, furniture and interior decorations, even purchasing new home electronics.
To solve the core water issue, our architectural design process thoroughly considered the challenges of both water shortage and flood control. First, we elevated the interior floor,...