Elevator Addition: Externally Attached to the Rear or Side

An elevator externally attached to an old apartment building. It is a slender volume, affixed to the rear or gable wall of the building, with an exterior of metal grilles or partial glass, extending to the top floor. It connects to the original stairwell via a short platform, so stops are often at mid-levels. The base occupies a small portion of the original fire lane or backyard. The seam between old and new is clearly visible, with no attempt at blending. Avoid: hiding the elevator inside the building, making the elevator's exterior mimic the original building, omitting the connecting platform to the stairwell, and ignoring the ground space it occupies.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一座外掛在舊公寓上的電梯。它是一個細長的量體,貼在建築的後側或山牆面,外觀是金屬格柵或局部玻璃,高度到頂樓;它與原本的樓梯間以短的平台銜接,因此停靠的位置常在半層之間。基座佔用了原本的防火巷或後院的一小塊。新舊之間的接縫清楚可見,沒有試圖融合。避免:把電梯藏在建築內部、讓電梯的外觀模仿原建築、省略與樓梯間的銜接平台、忽略它佔用的地面空間。