Project Size: 2,077 square feet (including yard and terrace)

Program: When commissioned to convert a ramshackle lane house in Shanghai into a three-unit apartment building, local firm Neri&Hu Design and Research Office tried to maintain the traditional character of the 1930s-era building, while giving it a contemporary edge. The house sits in the Tianzifang neighborhood, which still has the city’s old web of narrow streets and alleys.