1/6 Site beside the Forbidden City
2/6 New courtyards surrounding the traditional house
3/6 Axonometric
4/6 Sunken courtyards
5/6 Oval hall
David Kohn Architects
Linton House
39–51 Highgate Road
London NW5 1RT
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Proposal for the remodelling of a traditional courtyard house by the east entrance of the Forbidden City in Beijing. We explored the potential of introducing light into the existing basement and in so doing creating seven courtyards. A processional route from the car park in the lower basement to the central courtyard was created that passes through a series of halls of differing geometries.
