Neri & Hu Design | Design Republic: Black Iron and Glass Box in an Old Building

Inside a well-preserved old brick building, insert an independent box structure made of black steel and glass: the new structure does not touch the original walls and beams, but rests on its own footings on the ground, like a piece of furniture placed inside. The old brick walls, arches, wooden floors, and mottled paint are completely preserved, while the new parts consist of precise, slender, industrial-looking black frames and clear glass. Displayed objects are placed within the new box, and the old space becomes the background and framed view. Lighting is mostly lateral natural light, with old materials in shadow and new frames in light. Wide-angle interior shot, clearly showing the independent relationship between the old and new structures. Avoid: new structure touching or attached to old structure, old walls renovated, new and old materials similar, uniform lighting without layers.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

在一棟保留完整的老磚造建築內部,插入一組獨立的黑鐵與玻璃構成的盒體:新的結構不碰觸原有的牆與樑,以自己的柱腳落在地上,像一件被放進去的家具。舊的磚牆、拱、木樓板與斑駁的塗料完全保留,新的部分則是精確、纖細、工業感的黑色框架與清玻璃。展示的物件放在新盒之內,舊的空間則成為背景與框景。光線多為側向的自然光,舊材質在暗處,新框架在光中。室內廣角拍攝,新舊兩套結構的獨立關係清楚。避免:新結構貼牆或依附舊結構、舊牆修整翻新、新舊材質相近、照明均勻無層次。