架构师提供的文本描述。住宅L是一座已经废弃了十多年的办公楼的翻新工程。从那时起，原来的建筑就一直没有完工。这种不良资产位于莱阳四线城市，是中国高速城市化进程中不可预测的结果。最近，随着一系列新的房地产开发项目的出现，这座建筑因其位置和公众的期望而再次被召回。城市的快速发展带来了日益增长的住房需求。开发商希望将这一房产转让为住房。这项策略为将来的市区重建和改造提供了另一种可能性。

Text description provided by the architects. Housing L is a renovation project of an office building that has been abandoned for more than ten years. The construction of the original building was never been finished since then. Located in a 4th tier city Laiyang, this kind of non-performing assets is an unpredictable result from the high-speed urbanization in China. Recently, as a series of new real estate development emerged, this building was recalled again because of its location and the expectation from the public. The rapid urban development has brought increasing housing demands. The developer expected to transfer this property into a housing. This strategy provides another possibility for urban renewal and transformation in the future.

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沿着主街，广场层的前两层维护和翻新了商业空间，水墙和景观在街道和新的双高大厅之间形成了一个缓冲地带，除了增加电梯和公共流通空间以满足出入口和效率的需要外，住宅楼层的折角空间被打开，变成了公共露台。直接面对道路的T-交界处，这些区域在中国通常被认为是不好的风水，而且由于平面上的几何形状，它们不适合居住单元。这些公共露台位于住宅楼层，类似于农村传统的广场，为租户提供邻里活动的场所。

Along the main street, the commercial spaces are maintained and renovated at the first two floors on the plaza level.  The water wall and the landscape create a buffer zone between the street and the new double height lobby.  Besides adding more elevators and public circulation spaces to satisfy egress and efficiency needs, the folding corner spaces on residential floors were opened up and transformed into public terraces.  Directly facing the t-junction of roads, these areas were usually considered bad Fengshui in China and also because of the geometry in plans, they were not suitable for residential units.  These public terraces on residential floors, similar to the traditional squares in the rural villages, serve the tenants with places for neighborhood activities.

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这座10层楼高的建筑位于这座小城市的中心地带，它被认为对周围环境来说太大了。为了满足遮阳和室外居住空间的需要，南面和东南面都增加了私人阳台，就像一层面纱遮住了大楼，在中间形成了一层新的户外起居室。它还软化了后面的实心墙。每层楼都有公共露台，这些1.6米深的钢阳台将这座带有陈词滥调的建筑改造成了一个城市生活场所。在较低的三层住宅楼层的阳台外面增加了穿孔的金属板，以减少街道交通的直接影响。这个波纹表面还为日光下的正面带来了色彩变化的韵律。阳台立面创造了一种新的色彩。建筑和城市之间的新对话。在不修改现有混凝土结构的情况下，三种类型的244个住宅单位(22至38平方米)放置在八层楼。住宅单元的紧凑布局通过对居住空间、卫生区域和存储空间的有效分区，使现代城市生活空间更加灵活，所有功能都得到了明确的界定，但这些空间仍保留着连续性和凝聚力的感觉。

Located at the central area of this small city, this ten-story building is considered too massive for its surroundings.  To satisfy the need for shading as well as outdoor spaces for living, private balconies are added onto the south and southeast facades.  It is like a veil covering the building and creating a new layer of outdoor living zone in between.  It also softens the solid wall behind.  Along with the public terraces on each floor, these 1.6 meter deep steel balconies transform this building with cliché decor into an urban living place.  Perforated metal plates are added to the outside of the balconies at the lower three residential floors to reduce the direct impact from the street traffic.  This corrugated surface also brings rhythms of colors variations to the facades under daylight.  The balcony façade creates a new dialogue between the building and the city.  Without modifying existing concrete structure, three types of 244 residential units (from 22 to 38 square meters) are placed on eight floors. Through the efficient zoning of living, sanitation area and the storage spaces, the compact layout of the dwelling unit makes the living space more flexible for modern urban living.  All functions are clearly defined, and yet the spaces retain a sense of continuity and cohesiveness.

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