Spatial landscape transformation of Beijing compounds under residents' willingness

Abstract

Compounds, the evolution of siheyuan, are residence-oriented courtyards in historic blocks, and are more often than not where the low-income people settle. Under the influence of different historical stages and major events, the continuous evolution of compound spatial landscape structures is the witness and representation of ancient time-honored Beijing culture. The authors take nine compounds in Dongsisantiao Hutong as the object of study, and divide spatial landscape transformation process into four stages after detailed surveys. Then, based on the study of Michel de Certeau on the practice of daily life and in connection with the special social structures in compounds, theauthors summarize the modalities of spontaneous spatial landscape transformation practice in compounds. The study aims to provide reference for small-scale spatial landscape transformation in residence-oriented historic blocks and to probe into the relations between man and space landscape in similar historical space.