Chuiyangliu Dongli Community, Beijing

Location: Chuiyangliu Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing China
Site area: 27,200㎡
FAR: 2.0
Dwellings: 1,304
Residents: 3,900-4,200
Building height: 4 storeys
Site Conditions

The community of Chuiyangliu Dongli is located in the Chaoyang District of Beijing, China. It was built before 1970 and is a typical type of apartment residential building in Beijing in the 1970s. This community is mostly inhabited by elderly people and the houses are old and have some safety issues.
Drawings and Diagrams

Apartment Plan

Unit1

Unit2

The home was built in the 1970s and met the per capita living area requirements of the time. Since the suite type does not have a living and dining room, the two bedrooms accommodate functions such as living and dining, and the space is relatively narrow. The kitchen and bathroom are moderate in size. However, some of the apartment types lack balconies for drying and storage space.
Site Analysis
Wider Context Analysis
Local Context Analysis
Site Context Analysis

The project is located in the community of Chuiyangliu Dongli, Chaoyang District, Beijing. The community is surrounded by adequate greenery and water sources, the community is conveniently located next to a main road, and there are sufficient commercial and educational facilities within 500 meters of the project. However, the buildings in the community are old and lack management and need to be renovated.
Issues In Case Study
Building Situation

Bedroom Situation



Courtyard Situation



The main building in the community is generally old, for the residence built before 1970, it is now 50 years old, the housing siding is falling off, the environment is dirty.
There are illegal structures outside, overhead piles, lighting facilities in the building are damaged to varying degrees, and the solid wall of the courtyard on the ground floor of the building affects indoor lighting. There are local stains and small advertisements on the exterior walls of the building, and the settlement in the community building is serious.