The project is located at the southern of the old city of Lhasa, on the northern bank of Lhasa River, in an old residentiel area of Xianzu Island.The house is in the first row facing the the Lhasa River and the Aquarius Hill in front. The house is a courtyard surrounded by two rows of buildings at the front and back: the front row has only one story, containing the kitchen and dining room, and the back row has two stories, containing the living room and bedrooms. The original is a hybrid style with European and Tibetan elements.

▼民宿面向拉萨河，the house faces the Lhasa River © 存在建筑

The owner wants to turn the yard into a b&B. But the present house has many inadequacies in the function. For example, because the front kitchen is facing the road inside the community, there is no window so, resulting in dim and ventilated poor; The front roof can enjoy the river view, but at present,to climbing the roof we using a simple small steel ladder; in the second floor of the bedroom back row , two bathrooms should be added etc…. Therefore, in terms of the design strategy, while retaining the original architectural pattern, we used small operations and added some small geometry: microgeometry, to complement the absence of the original function, while stimulating the quality of the space. Added daylighting high window in kitchen space for instance, make the kitchen becomes bright and comfortable, at the same time skylight serves as the safety guardrils of terrace above kitchen again. There is also the location of the original storage mezzanine on the second floor, where we break through the roof and add a bathroom to bathe in the skylight, while the skylight brightens the originally dark stairwell. The same built-in geometry includes the steps to the terrace; the bridge connecting the two rows of houses; the entrance gate; and the addition of a floating staff toilet etc.