An Old House Lived by Shanghai Socialite Is Renovated into A Garden Villa
- posted on 2020-11-16
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zhè gè fáng zi shì nián jiàn de
这个房子是1929年建的
The house was built in 1929
fáng zi zhī qián de zhǔ rén qí shí shì wú jìng
房子之前的主人其实是吴靖
Its former owner is actually Wu Jing
shì mín guó chū qī de míng yuàn
是民国初期的名媛
Who was a socialite in the republican period
yě shì shàng hǎi zuì hòu yī pī míng yuàn
也是上海最后壹批名媛
And also one of the last socialites
shàng hǎi gāo yóu lù hěn yǒu yì sī
上海高邮路很有意思
Gaoyou Road in Shanghai is very interesting
zài mín guó chū qī jiù bèi dìng yì chéng yī tiáo yǒng bù bèi tuò kuān de mǎ lù
在民国初期就被定义成壹条永不被拓宽的马路
It was decided in the early republican period that the road should never be broadened
céng jīng zhù guò gè lù zhèng yào yì shù jiā
曾经住过各路政要、艺术家
A number of politicians and artists used to live here
zhèng zhèn duó zhāng yú táo jīn
郑振铎、张瑜、陶金
Such as Zheng Zhenduo, Zhang Yu, Yao Jin
kě yǐ shuō zhè lǐ róng nà le zhěng gè shàng hǎi tān chuán qí de suō yǐng
可以说这里容纳了整个上海滩传奇的缩影
It gathered the legends of Shanghai
yī cì ǒu rán de jī huì
壹次偶然的机会
Accidentally
xiàn yè zhǔ xú fáng jí tuán yāo qǐng wǒ zài lǎo zhái zi de yuán mào shàng
(现)业主(徐房集团)邀请我在老宅子的原貌上
The (present( owner (Xufang Group) invited me to do some renovation
zuò yī xiē xiū shàn gǎi zào
做壹些修缮改造
On the old house
jìn xíng chū zū
进行出租
For renting
tā shì yī dòng dé shì de zhuān mù jié gòu de fáng zi
它是壹栋德式的砖木结构的房子
It’s a German-style house with brick and timber structure
cóng yuǎn chù kàn jiù néng kàn dào gāo sǒng de yān cōng
从远处看就能看到高耸的烟囱
It enjoys the view of high chimneys afar
lā máo de qiáng miàn
拉毛的墙面
Stucco exterior
chú le zhǔ tī rù hù hái yǒu yī gè xiǎo lóu tī
除了主梯入户,还有壹个小楼梯
Besides the main staircase leading to the house
lián jiē gōng rén fáng
连接工人房
There’s a small staircase connecting to the servant’s room
zhuān mén gōng yōng rén shàng lóu
专门供佣人上楼
Especially for servants to go upstairs
nà gè shí hòu zhǔ pū dòng xiàn fēn lí
那个时候主仆动线分离
At that time masters and servants moved in different paths
jiù yǐ jīng shì shàng hǎi yáng fáng de biāo pèi le
就已经是上海洋房的标配了
Which was commonly seen in villas in Shanghai
cóng yuǎn chù kàn
从远处看
Seen from a distance
zhè gè fáng zi shì pō wū dǐng fēi cháng měi
这个房子是坡屋顶,非常美
The house has a sloped roof, which is really beautiful
wǒ men zài xiǎng
我们在想
We were thinking
zhè gè fáng zi nèi bù yī dìng hái cáng yǒu hěn dà de kōng jiān
这个房子内部壹定还藏有很大的空间
There must be extensive space inside the house
dǎ kāi zhī hòu huì fā xiàn
打开之后会发现
And when we opened the door
zhè gè fáng zi de céng gāo yǒu sì mǐ liù gāo dù
这个房子的层高有四米六高度
We found that the height of the house is 4.6m
lì yòng zhè gè gāo dù
利用这个高度
Taking advantage of the height
bǎo liú le zhěng gè fáng zi de wū jí xiàn
保留了整个房子的屋脊线
We keep the ridgeline
kè yì zài cān tīng hé kè tīng zhī jiān
刻意在餐厅和客厅之间
And preserve a 伞-shaped beam
bǎo liú le yī gēn sǎn zì xíng de mù liáng
保留了壹根伞字形的木梁
Between the dining room and the living room
shì dé shì jiàn zhù de yī gè tè diǎn
是德式建筑的壹个特点
The beam is one feature of German-style architecture
zài yī xiē bái yǐ kěn shí guò de dì fāng
在壹些白蚁啃食过的地方
We build some new wooden structures
zhòng xīn qì rù le yī xiē xīn de mù jié gòu
重新砌入了壹些新的木结构
In the corners damaged by termite
gèng jiā de nài jiǔ
更加的耐久
To make them more enduring
zhè gè fáng zi zuì dà de tè diǎn qí shí shì bèi hěn hǎo de lǜ sè bāo wéi
这个房子最大的特点其实是被很好的绿色包围
The biggest characteristic of the house is its green surroundings
yuàn zi jìn bā shí píng mǐ
院子近八十平米
The yard covers an area of around 80 m2
cháng nián shī xiū
常年失修
It was in disrepair for a long time
pái shuǐ bù chàng
排水不畅
And the drainage was impeded
lǐ miàn de shù fēi cháng duō
里面的树非常多
There’re so many trees
guì huā xiāng zhāng yáng méi
桂花、香樟、杨梅
Osmanthus fragrans, Cinnamomum camphora, Myrica rubra
dàn shì yīn wèi fáng zi tài fēng bì
但是因为房子太封闭
But the house was too closed
kàn bù dào wài miàn de fēng jǐng
看不到外面的风景
To see the views outside
ná diào le kè tīng hé cān tīng zhī jiān de gé qiáng
拿掉了客厅和餐厅之间的隔墙
So we remove the partition between the living room and the dining room
zhòng xīn dìng zhì le dé shì de gāng chuāng
重新定制了德式的钢窗
And customize German-style steel windows
quán dōu shì kāi fàng shì de
全都是开放式的
It’s all open
nán běi tōng tòu
南北通透
And the ventilation is good in the south-north direction
bù guǎn shì zài kè tīng cān tīng hái shì zài chú fáng
不管是在客厅、餐厅,还是在厨房
You can feel the green outside
dōu néng gòu hěn hǎo de gǎn shòu dào wài miàn de lǜ sè
都能够很好的感受到外面的绿色
No matter you’re in the living room, dining room or kitchen
xiàng yī gè kōng zhōng huā yuán
像壹个空中花园
It’s like a garden in air
fèi qì de zá wù jiān wǒ men bǎ lā jī qīng chú
废弃的杂物间,我们把垃圾清除
We clean up the garbage in the wasted utility room
biàn chéng le yī gè míng liàng de chá shì
变成了壹个明亮的茶室
And turn it into a bright tea room
wǒ jué dé hǎo de fáng zi bù yī dìng yào huā hěn duō qián
我觉得好的房子不壹定要花很多钱
I think you don’t have to spend much money to make a good house
èr lóu de shè jì
二楼的设计
On the second floor
wǒ men jìn xíng le hěn duō de fèi wù lì yòng
我们进行了很多的“废物利用”
We do a lot of ‘recycling’
kè tīng de bì lú
客厅的壁炉
The fireplace in the living room
dōu shì zhī qián yuán yǒu de
都是之前原有的
Was in the house before
wèi shēng jiān de yù gāng
卫生间的浴缸
And the bathtub in the washroom
qí shí jiù shì yuán lái de jiù de yù gāng
其实就是原来的旧的浴缸
Is actually the old bathtub
wǒ men huí shōu guò lái yǐ hòu
我们回收过来以后
We recycle it
zuò le yī gè qiàn rù shì de chù lǐ
做了壹个嵌入式的处理
And do an embedding
wǒ bù tài xǐ huān xiū jiù rú jiù
我不太喜欢修旧如旧
I don’t like repairing something old to its original looking
wǒ men xī wàng zhè gè fáng zi tā bìng bù shì quán xīn de
我们希望这个房子它并不是全新的
We hope the house isn’t brand new
dàn tóng shí yòu néng gòu mǎn zú xiàn dài rén de shēng huó fāng shì
但同时又能够满足现代人的生活方式
But can adapt to the lifestyle of modern people
wǒ men pù shè le dì nuǎn ān zhuāng le kōng diào
我们铺设了地暖,安装了空调
We’ve installed floor heating and air conditioners
kǎo lǜ dào lǎo fáng zi de gé yīn dōu bǐ jiào chà
考虑到老房子的隔音都比较差
Considering the old house didn’t have good sound insulation
suǒ yǐ zhěng gè èr céng diàn gāo le shí gōng fēn
所以整个二层垫高了十公分
So we elevate the whole second floor by 10cm
lǐ miàn jiā rù gé yīn yán mián
里面加入隔音岩绵
Stone wool insulation is added
néng gòu hěn hǎo dì zǔ duàn shēng yīn
能够很好地阻断声音
And it can effectively block sounds
zhǔ wò wèi shēng jiān huā le hěn dà de gōng fū
主卧卫生间花了很大的工夫
We put great effort into the washroom of the master bedroom
wǒ men fàng zhì le yī gè yù gāng kě yǐ pào pào zǎo
我们放置了壹个浴缸,可以泡泡澡
We place a bathtub for bathing
kàn kàn wài miàn de lǜ zhí
看看外面的绿植
And seeing the plants outside
zhěng gè kè tīng de běi biān yù liú le yī jiān shū fáng
整个客厅的北边预留了壹间书房
A study is built at the north of the living room
bàn kāi fàng shì de
半开放式的
It’s semi-open
xū yào de shí hòu kě yǐ lā shàng chuāng lián
需要的时候可以拉上窗帘
Curtains can be drawn when needed
biàn chéng le yī gè xiāng duì dú chù de kōng jiān
变成了壹个相对独处的空间
To turn it into a relatively independent space
wǒ men xī wàng wèi lái bù guǎn shì shuí zhù zài lǐ miàn
我们希望未来不管是谁住在里面
We hope that no matter who lives there in the future
dōu néng gòu hěn hǎo dì ài hù zhè gè fáng zi
都能够很好地爱护这个房子
He/she can cherish the house
lái zhēn zhèng dì le jiě shàng hǎi
来真正地了解上海
And really get to know Shanghai
gēn lì shǐ duì huà
跟历史对话
And talk to the history