China faced the outflow of the population - people in working age leave their native edges and leave for large megalopolises to earn money. Residents who are not able to take relatives and children with them leave them in the villages. As a result, the terrain will be empty over time, they become abandoned at home. Local residents began to think about it Sun Min and Christian Toybert.
They came up with how to restore the former popularity of rural settlements in China and provide the influx of urban residents. To start reconstruction, the designer with the architect chose one abandoned area in the vicinity of Beijing.
The goal of young people was to recreate the former greatness of the cottage, fill in his spirit of modernity, not forgetting about history. Sun and Christian cleared the territory from garbage, repaired fence. In order for the house to keep warm, the windows were replaced with modern retractable, while the roof and beams were kept the same. The spacious dining room guys designed in the style of minimalism and the loft, adding fashionable details in the interior and a few wooden furniture. The original design solutions served as a kettle and a coffee table with stone tops, mesh metal chairs, unusual beds. The cottage has become a cozy, atmospheric, and functional little things could help a small city family to get comfortable.
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