Contemporary Insertion into Historic Block: Glass Next to Mud Color

A historical district of mud-brick buildings undergoing restoration, with most buildings retaining their original mud walls and triangular openings, without excessive restoration, leaving traces of weathering and repairs on the walls. Into this, a new volume is inserted: its proportions, height, and opening positions strictly follow the rules of the surrounding buildings, but the material is replaced with dark, low-reflectance glass and thin bronze-colored metal frames, thus presenting a quiet dark block amidst the ochre yellow. A 1.5-meter gap is left between the new and old, without direct contact. The alley paving is new light-colored stone, with a clear boundary from the old dirt ground. Avoid: using imitation mud-wall materials for the new volume, inconsistent proportions with the surroundings, direct contact between new and old, overly pristine restoration of old buildings.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一片修復中的泥磚歷史街區,大部分建築保留原有的泥牆與三角孔,不做過度修復,牆面留著風化與修補的痕跡。其中一處插入一棟新建的量體:比例、高度與開口位置完全遵循周邊的規則,但材料換成深色的低反射玻璃與細的青銅色金屬框,因此在一片赭黃之中呈現一塊安靜的深色。新舊之間留出 1.5 公尺的縫隙,不直接貼合。巷道的鋪面是新的淺色石材,與舊的泥土地有明確界線。避免:新建量體使用仿泥牆的材料、比例與周邊不一致、新舊直接貼合、舊建築修復得過於嶄新。