Hutong Bubble 32 by MAD architects

The Beijing Hutong Bubble by MAD architects was proposed for the future of Beijing 2050, and was first revealed at its exhibition MAD IN CHINA during the 2006 Venice Architecture Biennial.
MAD architects has suggested a type of new urban lifestyle by inserting the modern architectural structure “Hutong bubble 32″ into a traditional Hutong building. “Hutong bubble 32″ includes a bathroom since residents of Hutongs usually have limited space with no indoor bathroom, and includes a staircase to the roof garden.taking the shape of a bubble, it is attached to the wooden column and brick structure of the old building.

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