Restoration, Not Renovation: Preserving Old Traces

A restored old building. Fading on the walls, repair patches, and differences in brick color from different eras are all preserved; only structural safety and waterproofing issues have been addressed. Roof tiles are a mix of new and old, with new ones not pretending to be old. The overall appearance is clean but shows its age. Avoid: painting the entire building a brand new, uniform color, replacing all old materials, repairing walls to be perfectly smooth and flawless, making the building look like it was built last year.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一棟修復完成的老建築。牆面的褪色、修補的補丁、不同年代的磚色差異都被保留下來,只有結構安全與防水的問題被處理掉。屋瓦有新有舊,新的不假裝成舊的。整體乾淨但看得出歲月。避免:把整棟粉刷成全新的均勻顏色、換掉所有舊材料、把牆面修到平整無瑕、讓建築看起來像去年才蓋好。