Xizhimen Port Apartment / SZA

On the urban stage, “Iconic” buildings play a leading role which attracts the most attention, but those “unremarkable” buildings act the invisible role in our daily life which to a greater extent form our city, affecting our lives. In Beijing, many of these old buildings have been built in recent decades, and a large proportion of them are no longer in line with the needs of urban development and are facing with the need for functional and structural transformation. A wider range of urban renewal has gradually become a new subject for architects.