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Hot pot under the stairs-design of ordinary people

In June, when chairs were hot and cicadas were thundering, Changsha ’s Golden Apple Market was particularly lively. This is a gathering place for migrants and old residents in Changsha. The small corner seemed out of place with this restlessness. The five Chinese characters of "Yiyang MalaTang (Hot pot)" were pulled up with banners, which started their new life in Changsha. The couple Qin belonged to the early immigrant in Changsha and rented a house to make a living. But this is the off-season, they silently crouched in the stairwell, watching the ebb and flow of the population. Red hot spicy bottom, occasionally bubbling, occasionally tumbling, occasionally bland ... What attracted our attention most was the ingenious use of the small space under the stairs. Every day, they had to work hard to move from home. The second floor on the corner is their home. The home is crowded with items related to hot pot. There are piles of tools and matericals everywhere. There is no restaurant, no extra bedroom, and there is a small toilet. A room of only 50 square meters is busy preparing all the hot pot. But in this way, the same spicy daily life can also sparkle. Therefore my task is re-design couple Qin's home and make small people like Qin family happiness.



Couple Qin's one day


This is the home before the redesign, full of tools, crowded and messy

This is the effect picture after transformation


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