In a homestay called "Backyard" on the outskirts of Beijing, there is a big house with French windows. The owner of the house is interior designer Zhi Ge. After designing for others for more than ten years, he renovated the "No.265438 +0 Liyuan Lane" where he lived as a child and transformed it into a country villa with modern design.
He said that he hoped the house would help urbanites say goodbye to their sense of drift. The second floor of the house is a multifunctional area, which can be used as a small tea room during the day and tatami at night. All the bedding is put in the closet against the wall, no matter how many friends come, you are not afraid.
This courtyard is close to Baihujian Natural Scenic Area in Beijing's back garden, and it can be reached by car in about an hour from downtown. Without spending too much time on the road, you can quickly escape from the noise of the city, embrace nature, bathe in the natural oxygen bar in the mountains and take a vacation for your health.
The courtyard was transformed from an old house, retaining the original architectural elements of the old house, while adding fashionable leisure space and modern experience accommodation facilities. In the 1980s, the combination of traditional folk houses and modernism realized the collision and integration of history and trends, and here, a door can also be like two worlds.
There is a hawthorn tree left by an old house on the east side of the courtyard, which is also the origin of the name of the small courtyard. There are three rooms in the courtyard, two triple rooms in the north can accommodate six people, a penthouse duplex in the south, and a guest dining area with a height of 7 meters on the first floor. It also has a semi-open kitchen with complete cooking facilities, and an oversized dining table that can accommodate 10 people, which fully meets all the needs of a family in daily life. Walking up the spiral staircase, the second floor is a warm tatami rest area, with three single tatami seats for three people, which is very suitable for families with children or relatives and friends to live together.
The biggest highlight is that every bedroom space is designed with a viewing skylight. Without the interference of urban light sources, the daily hidden starry sky can be seen at this moment. Lying here on midsummer night, looking at the stars all over the sky, it seems that I have crossed back to my carefree childhood in an instant.
In the yard, large-area French windows are used to replace some walls, and the unique lighting design makes the yard more romantic and moving at night. When planning the location of French windows, the designer calculated the sunshine angle throughout the year. In winter, the sun shines unreservedly along the glass, so he can lie on the sofa and read or take a nap at will, feeling lazy and comfortable.
Chinese and western cookers are provided free of charge in the small courtyard, and there is an air source heat pump with floor heating in winter, which has sufficient heat.
There is no need to worry about the scenery of the scenic spot. It is adjacent to Houbaihujian Scenic Area and Fenghuangling Natural Scenic Area, surrounded by Beijing Pak Lei Base and many picking gardens, fishing gardens and farmhouses. A variety of ways to play meet the needs of a family's weekend outing, and are also very suitable for a group of old friends to have barbecue parties, company group building and other multi-person activities.
There is a morning market near the yard, and there is an open kitchen, which encourages people to cook their own food. In addition, the small courtyard provides Yangfang hot pot and dry pot duck first-class backyard food reservation.
Sunday, a good time, can really treasure the tenderness and loveliness of the weekend here.