This elegant French-style building is located in downtown Shanghai and was once the former residence of the famous children's literature writer Chen Bochui. Aunt Sun's family bought the second floor of it, and the four people lived happily. But with the passage of time, this old bungalow that carries history and culture has exposed many problems.
At 21:15 on Wednesday, October 6, the eighth season of Oriental Satellite TV's "Dream Transformation Home", which was exclusively titled by Nippon, will broadcast "Half a Life Longing Home". Designer Wang Pingzhong has dedicated many heart-warming transformations in previous seasons of the show, and is affectionately known as "Little Angel" by the audience. This time, he returned in surprise and broke the dilemma of the old bungalow structure.
Under the premise of respecting the old building, the interior space was renovated
The whole family has five doors, all facing the public corridor where outsiders can enter and exit at will, and Grandma is insecure at home during the day; entering the only public shower room in the family needs to pass through the daughter's bedroom, privacy is a problem; the little grandson has grown into a big and small gang, the small attic originally assigned to him is not enough to live, and the family can't even accommodate his desk...
Designer Wang Pingzhong sought a difficult balance in respecting the original style of the old bungalow and the improvement of structural functions, and redesigned the spatial layout after countless modifications and adjustments.
After the internal space explosion, the privacy of each family member's residence has been greatly increased: the original cloakroom has become the bedroom of the little grandson, and the little grandson finally has a separate desk; the original guest dining room plus the kitchen, merged into the daughter's bedroom plus the bathroom used independently, forming a complete suite, becoming the daughter's warm and independent private space, so that she can fully enjoy the pleasant time when she is alone; the bathroom that the family uses together is divided into three parts: the toilet room, the shower room, and the grandson's toilet room, and the functional division is clear The attic is turned into a storage room shared by the whole family.
The decoration cleverly incorporates musical instruments to awaken the vitality of the old bungalow
In addition to renovating the space, designers pay more attention to integrating people's hobbies and emotions with the house, so that the family's emotions and lifestyles are well reflected. Through design, let the old bungalow "talk", truly become an elegant residence carrying culture and memory.
Aunt Sun's family loves music, so Wang Pingzhong incorporated the decoration of musical instruments into the design. The bedroom, which was originally used independently by my grandparents, was changed into a living room and dining room for the whole family, and the erhu hung on the wall next to the sofa, adding a sense of art and historical heaviness; the piano was embedded in the sideboard with books, elegant and atmospheric; the guzheng was stored under the sofa seat, which could be taken out at any time when needed and placed on a customized long coffee table.
In order to fully understand the client's preferences, designer Wang Pingzhong also went to aunt Sun and his wife's hometown in the countryside of Nantong to experience life. Knowing that the old couple likes to grow vegetables and raise flowers, and attaches great importance to the freshness of ingredients, Wang Pingzhong skillfully integrates ingredient elements such as Ganoderma lucidum into decoration in the transformation of the old bungalow, increasing the fireworks and pastoral taste of the world.
Home is like a puzzle, and the emotions of each family member are built into a home that half a life yearns for. At 21:15 on Wednesday, October 6, pay attention to the second episode of the eighth season of Oriental Satellite TV's "Dream Renovation Home" broadcast exclusively by Nippon, and see how Wang Pingzhong blew up the old bungalow.