The Current State of Old Neighborhoods: Age Written on the Facade

A row of old apartments, forty to fifty years old. Four to five stories high, no elevator. The exterior walls, made of two-tone tiles or washed aggregate, are stained and blackened, with long streaks of rain marks dragging down from the windowsills. Each unit's balcony has different styles of iron grilles and awnings installed. Air conditioner outdoor units are mounted all over the exterior walls, and drainage pipes run down the walls. There are tin-roofed additions on the top floor. The ground floor consists of various storefronts with different signs. Avoid: drawing the facade neatly and cleanly, unifying the styles of iron grilles and air conditioners, omitting the top-floor additions, removing the signs.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一排四五十年的舊公寓。四到五層、沒有電梯、二丁掛或洗石子的外牆已經污損發黑,雨痕從窗台往下拖出長條;每一戶的陽台都加裝了不同款式的鐵窗與遮雨棚,冷氣主機掛在外牆各處,排水管沿牆而下。頂樓有加蓋的鐵皮屋。一樓是各式招牌的店面。避免:把立面畫得整齊乾淨、讓鐵窗與冷氣的款式統一、省略頂樓加蓋、把招牌拿掉。