信步辑，闲庭信步看世界。

Ramble is album with several sub albums. Here is one: Office in Hutong.

Beijing, as the capital of China, has a long history, and currently is going through fast economical development.

Hutong, as the traditional urban typology of Beijing city, is slowly disappearing.

We try to find the offices in those Hutong, discover their ideas and life.

今次的目的地是北京市东城区黑芝麻胡同十三号的IFP工作室。IFP

–No. 13, Black Sesame Hutong, Dongcheng district, Beijing.

黑芝麻胡同呈东西走向，东起南锣鼓巷，西止南下洼子胡同，南邻沙井胡同，北靠着前鼓楼苑胡同，全长265米，宽5米，明朝时称为何纸马胡同，清朝属镶黄旗，宣统时称黑芝麻胡同。

Black Sesame Hutong is an east-west lane, stretching from Nanluoguxiang at the east to Nanxiawazi Hutong at the west, Shajing Hutong at the south to Qiangulouyuan Hutong at the north, 265m in length and 5m in width. It was named Hezhima Hutong in Ming Dynasty and renamed as Black Sesame Hutong in Qing Dynasty.

因为相邻“胡同一条街”的旅游胜地南锣鼓巷，黑芝麻胡同与南锣鼓巷交界处可真是热闹，到了周天全是人。IFP工作室所在的13号院，已经避开了胡同口的喧嚣，算得上是一块闹中取静的好地儿。同时，这13号院也是一座颇有故事的带花园的四合院。该宅最早的主人是京城四大财主之一、荣禄的叔父刑部尚书、四川总督奎俊。民国时期，外交总长顾孟余曾在此居住。在经历时代变迁后，其五进院落的格局仍能让人遥想历史的辉煌。

Being next to “Nanluoguxiang”, a traditional Hutong extremely popular among tourists, Black Sesame Hutong is bustling and noisy at the border with the renowned tourist Hutong when the weekend comes. However, No. 13 where IFP is located is far from the noisy access, and becomes an oasis of serenity amid chaos. It is a classical quadrangle dwelling with a garden, as well as a long history. The original owner “Jun Kui” (Qing Dynasty) is one of the four rich men in the capital, and also the Minister of Royal Household Bureau. Mengyu Gu, the Foreign Minister of the Republic of China once lived here. Though changed through the time, the courtyard still reminds us of its glorious history.

▼黑芝麻糊同 Black Sesame Hutong