Located in the historic Baiwanzhuang neighbourhood in Beijing, China, this project transforms an underused site into a dynamic cross-generational community.

The design strategy fosters symbiotic relationships with urban nature. Key features such as a bio-sensitive secondary façade system, bird tower, shared balconies, and open winter gardens are integrated. These elements support a stepping-stone network for birds, linking green pockets across the city and enabling interspecies movement within the dense urban fabric, while simultaneously enhancing thermal comfort and psychological well-being for residents.

The project embraces a sensitive approach to retrofitting, using biodiversity gain principles to enhance existing brick-masonry buildings, while introducing lightweight, demountable structures that minimise environmental impact. Internally, spatial flexibility is prioritised by reducing partition walls and incorporating modular, movable furniture systems, allowing residents of different ages and lifestyles to shape their own living environments.

This project proposes a new model for socially resilient and environmentally responsive urban regeneration in Beijing and beyond.