“七重花园”是一个位于佛山的改造项目。原建筑是一座改革开放初期落成的宾馆，坐落在佛山高明区（原高明市）主干道。原建筑楼高7层，白色瓷砖，黄色琉璃瓦，顶层点缀了一个中式八角亭。在城市当时尚属平坦的天际线中，无疑是最受瞩目的建筑之一。后来，这座宾馆被改造为一间夜总会，客房变成了卡拉OK和洗浴包间。为了增加营业面积，在建筑西侧增加了一排房间，交通从外廊转变成了内廊式。开敞阳台也被封闭，更换了当时比较流行的镀膜玻璃。在经历了一段时间的繁荣之后，好景不长，夜总会的生意最终也没落下来。

Layered Garden is an office renovation project in Foshan city. The original structure was a hotel constructed in the early 80’s. The building has 7 floors, covered with glazed tiles, and decorated with a Chinese kiosk on the roof. Soon afterwards its construction, the hotel was transformed into a Night club (bath center). The building volume was expanded eastwards to increase more room units, turning the outdoor corridor into a closed one. The balconies were also shut down by glazed glass curtains.

▼项目鸟瞰，aerial view of the project © 黄东华

▼项目外观，external view of the project © 黄东华

▼近景，closer view © 黄东华

第一次参观场地时，建筑已经被废弃多年了。立面的出挑阳台给我们留下了很深印象，这是一种八十年代建筑立面常见的处理方式。但如今阳台已经被镀膜玻璃所覆盖，难以辨识出最初的形态。在拆除镀膜玻璃后，我们惊喜地发现挑板全部保存完好，而且悬挑做的非常轻薄。

When we visited the site, the building had already been abandoned for years. The only few things that impressed us were the toothed-shape balconies on the façade. They were no longer visible because of the cover of glazed glass curtains.

▼改造前，photos before renovation © 黄东华