The project sites at the corner of Donghua alley in the northern of Pingjiang Road, Suzhou’s most famous historical district. The east side facing the cannel of the main road with a good view of the cityscape, the other sides are surrounded by old residential buildings, facing walls and windows of neighborhoods. The owners proposed a micro-hotel with 10 rooms with functions like shared tea house or café by utilizing the structure of the existing building.

The idea of “micro garden, neo fashion” is adopted in this renovated old house. The presents of micro gardens (front yard, water courtyard, atrium, side backyard, terrace courtyard) allow the flowing of the space. Every room of the hotel has at least two different views of landscape. Here, weather and seasons could be experienced vividly, through the scenes setting in the gardens.