After the survey was completed, Fan Yajun invited everyone to have dinner at a state-owned hotel on Minzhu Road.

This hotel is located in Tongdeli. The two-story western-style building on the street has been transformed into a hotel. The stone pillars and stone corridors, red bricks and red tiles, the sun shines into the store through the colored glass, which has an inexplicable sense of mystery.

Although Fan Yajun is a woman, she acts very neatly. Before the meal started, she ordered the orange soda produced here and each person gave a bottle.

"There are many factories nearby. This is the orange soda produced by the Chengxin Soda Factory. It has been frozen and drinks it to relieve thirst in summer to relieve heat. It is hot, so let's not drink alcohol, drink some soda."

Fan Zhicheng took it, took a sip, his eyes drooped, and said softly: "I have been away from home for twelve years. I really miss the iced soda here. I finally got it today. Thank you Mr. Fan."

Fan Yajun raised his eyebrows and looked at Fan Zhicheng. The waves in his eyes were rippling, making people feel pity unconsciously.

Fan Zhicheng looked at Fan Yajun and explained softly: "I am an educated youth in a farm in northwestern Hubei. I have been there for twelve years. If I hadn't been admitted to graduate school, I really don't know when I would be able to come back."

Fan Yajun was a little moved and comforted: "The lost time will always be made up."

Tao Nanfeng watched coldly, and became increasingly disgusted with Fan Zhicheng. Who did he show him how he wanted to stop talking and he was always miserable?

There are many people going to the countryside to become educated youth, why is he pitiful?

Is it because he can get benefits because he sells miserable things, such as the graduate student test-free index, such as Li Shunmei's care and love... So he is already very skilled in this set of skills now?

Tao Nanfeng turned his attention to the furnishings in the store, and the more he looked at them, the more fascinated he became.

The decoration is not luxurious, but it is unique.

In terms of adjustment, gray, white and black are mostly used as the main elements, which are simple and stable. There is a row of glass display cabinets at the door, which not only blocks the sight, but also looks very beautiful, with some interesting small ornaments on it.

On both sides of the stairs are the simplest iron railings, painted with blue-gray paint. Going up the stairs, the second floor is slightly lower, and it is the hotel's staff dormitory.

The ceiling fan on the top of the head is rotating slowly and the fluorescent lights are attached to the corner of the wall. This industrial style decoration style makes people feel cool as soon as they walk in.

It was not until the meal was served that Tao Nanfeng stopped looking.

Fan Zhicheng tore off a page of sketch paper and pushed it to Tao Nanfeng: "Give it to you."

Tao Nanfeng looked down and saw that it was the interior decoration rendering of this hotel. He used the laying line to express three colors: black, white and gray. The picture was simple and beautiful, and it looked extremely comfortable.

Tao Nanfeng shook his head: "This is your work, I don't want it."

Fan Zhicheng wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Tao Shouxin: "This painting is good, let me give it to your tutor for basic information."

Fan Zhicheng had no choice but to stand up and respectfully handed the draft to Huang Jiafa: "Teacher."

Huang Jiafa has a gentle personality and smiled and joked: "Tao Nanfeng never accepts gifts from strangers. Xiao Fan, you are still not familiar with her."

Once again, Fan Zhicheng smiled awkwardly when he hit a wall here at Tao Nanfeng.

After lunch, a group of people went to the conference room of Jiangcheng Architectural Design Institute to discuss.

Jiangcheng Architectural Design Institute is not big. After entering the gate, it is surrounded by a three-story brick-concrete building. There is a cement open space in the center. There is a light blue carport along the corridor, and dozens of bicycles are parked.

The conference room is located at the east end of the first floor.

As soon as he sat down, Fan Yajun began to assign tasks.

"The infrastructure department of the towel factory has not been able to get the design task book for a long time, so... Our design institute is responsible for the preliminary survey and topographic map drawing. You can make a task book. I saw Tao Nanfeng recorded it very detailedly just now, just sort it out. I took it to Party A, ask them to sign and stamp it, and then design it according to this requirement."

Neither Huang Jiafa nor Tao Shouxin had any objections.

Fan Yajun asked Tao Nanfeng: "Do you have any questions?"

Tao Nanfeng said: "There is no problem to sort out the employees' housing opinions. But I have an idea, I don't know if you think it is appropriate."

Fan Yajun encouraged her to speak.

"Tongdeli is an old building with a century-old history. The combination of the old concession and Jiangcheng folk customs is very meaningful. Our towel factory dormitory is adjacent to Tongdeli. Can we consider the consistency with the architectural characteristics of Tongdeli in the design, so that the design has more artistic value?"

Tao Nanfeng's proposal is very bold.

Although it was proposed to emancipate the mind and seek truth from facts in the late 1970s, the aftermath of the movement was still there.

To break the four old things, what is broken are old ideas, old culture, old customs, and old habits. Therefore, when designing architectural design, what the designer thinks about how to reflect the times, strive to change customs, and how dare you mention what to keep the style consistent with the old buildings!

Fan Yajun refused to comment, but looked at Fan Zhicheng: "Xiao Fan, what do you think?"

Fan Zhicheng said: "I have lived in Tongdeli for more than ten years. I am very familiar with every tree and grass here and I have a lot of feelings. From the perspective of emotions, of course I hope to see the towel factory dormitory separated by a wall to make it like Delhi, with red brick walls, two-story small western-style buildings, stone pillars and stone doors, but is it possible? This is unrealistic!"

The engineers and the two professors smiled and started drinking tea, signaling the two students to start arguing.

"The truth is not clear. This is the design institute, and it is safe to discuss it behind closed doors. You two just talk freely."

"Yes, it is valuable to have his own ideas. It is worthy of recognition for young people to dare to break the tradition."

"Fan Zhicheng is familiar with this area, and his opinions are worth considering."

"It just so happens that we old guys are also resting and listening to your thoughts."

Since everyone lets themselves speak, Tao Nanfeng will naturally not be polite.

She stood up and looked at Fan Zhicheng opposite the conference table and said, "Why is it unrealistic? Please tell me your reasons."

Fan Zhicheng showed no mercy and directly expressed his views.

“First, the other party asked to use this land sufficiently. If it was designed according to the two-story western-style buildings in the same Delhi, it would be a waste of land;

Second, the stone pillars in Delhi are all exquisitely carved, and even the window frames are decorated with stones. How much does it cost if you do this? Don’t consider the cost issue?

Third, the foreign buildings in Delhi were originally a single-family house, but later they were converted into a dormitory of the unit and several families lived in a shared room. The kitchen and toilet were very dirty and inconvenient to use. Now who can afford a foreign building with a unique courtyard, two floors, six bedrooms and two living rooms?

So, Tao Nanfeng, I don’t agree with what you said, design a new staff dormitory according to the style of Delhi.”

After speaking in one breath, Fan Zhicheng was a little excited, his chest was undulating and his cheeks were slightly red. A big man showed a charming beauty.

He added: "If we design according to this idea, will we be scolded by the employees and will the city leaders consider it to be corrupt and degenerate in our thoughts?"

If it were the Tao Nanfeng of the past, Fan Zhicheng would probably be controlled tightly.

However, after countless trials and experiences in confronting Huang Xingwu, Luo Xuan and others, Tao Nanfeng was not panicked at all.

She straightened her back, smiled at the corner of her mouth, and looked very relaxed: "Fan Zhicheng, don't worry, you can label me as depraved thoughts. This is no longer popular now."

Fan Zhicheng opened his mouth, but closed it again. He hesitated and decided to explain: "I'm not putting a hat on it, I mean we should beware of this situation."

The explanation is to cover up, Tao Nanfeng waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, let's just talk about the matter."

Huang Jiafa approached Tao Shouxin's ear and whispered: "It's not bad, your girl has the temperament!"

Tao Shouxin did not laugh, looked at everything in front of him with a stern face, and listened carefully to the argument between the two students.

Tao Nanfeng said: "Although Tongdeli has an excellent building with a century of history, it has a long time and there will be various problems in the living process. Fan Zhicheng just said three things, and in addition to what he said, I can add two more points.

First, the enclosed layout does not fully consider the climate characteristics of Jiangcheng's cold winter and hot summer, and the internal air circulation is not smooth; some buildings face east and west and east, with poor lighting and living comfort greatly reduced.

Second, early buildings did not consider the issue of wire laying, which resulted in the wires on both sides of the tunnels being dense like vines, affecting the overall appearance.”

Fan Zhicheng heard her talk thoroughly and asked strangely: "Since you know that Tongdeli is not suitable for living, and this and that problem, why do you still propose that the new dormitory of the towel factory be designed according to Tongdeli?"

Tao Nanfeng glanced at him coldly: "Please listen to me. What I just proposed is not to copy Delhi, but to consider maintaining consistency with Delhi's architectural features in the design. Do you know what architectural features are?"

Fan Zhicheng didn't say anything, but his face turned from red to white.

Tao Nanfeng continued: "I remember Director Huang told us in class that the process of architectural design should be carried out based on the principle of combining inheritance and innovation."

Huang Jiafa nodded repeatedly: "Yes."

“Inheritance has never been copied.

Tongdeli was once prosperous and high-profile. The local chronicles record that when it was built, it attracted countless people from Jiangcheng to visit. The alleys were crowded with crowds and were very lively.

The architectural design of Tongdeh combines Western two-story townhouses with Kyoto courtyard houses. This was a very bold innovation at the time, which attracted heated discussion among peers. It was rated as: a product of the combination of Chinese and Western cultures and a perfect work of art.

But as time goes by, generation after generation of people live and transform, the problems gradually become prominent. Planning problems, orientation problems, cost problems... In the face of such problems, how can we copy them when designing them?

So I suggest that some architectural features should be retained to ensure similarity to the style of Delhi, so that it can be more visible and make people know that it is a building in Jiangbei at a glance.

However, the specific number of floors, apartment types, and floor plans must be carefully designed based on sufficient research to meet the needs of employees as much as possible, so that the built residence can be comfortable and livable.

So what I mean is to extract some architectural symbols from Delhi for inheritance, so that the building shape is more artistic and personal, but in the design of the apartment graphic, we must boldly innovate to meet the building functional requirements."

As soon as Tao Nanfeng finished speaking, Huang Jiafa's occupational disease attacked, he took the lead in praise: "Tao Nanfeng listened very seriously in class, and applied what he learned, which is not bad."

Tao Shouxin did not praise him and frowned and asked: "Extract architectural symbols, do you know what architectural symbols are? How to extract them?"

Tao Nanfeng is confident: "Building symbols refer to objects created for the purpose of using functions, such as beams, plates, columns, balcony, railings, walls, feet, steps, and awnings... I have summarized some in the early sketches, and will continue to investigate later to extract architectural symbols with historic marks."

Fan Zhicheng asked: "What about?"

Tao Nanfeng said: "For example, the hollow cement railings in the stairwell have a total of 26 foreign buildings. The cement railings in each building have different colors. Some are birds paying homage to the phoenix, some are peony and chrysanthemums, and grapes are everywhere. They are happy about their eyebrows and the moonlight in the lotus pond... It is very distinctive."

A light flashed in Fan Zhicheng's eyes, he supported his hands on the conference table, leaning forward.

"Is it the same as the cement railings on our Yangtze River Bridge? Every other section there is a carved stone carving, which is very beautiful. But do you know how expensive non-mass-production building materials are? Just this is a matter of money, so how much budget is required! For the so-called inheritance, it causes an increase in construction costs, which is a waste! So, I disagree with your point of view."

Tao Nanfeng frowned slightly, and this question was indeed unavoidable.

It’s like making a piece of clothing, simple cutting and sewing are a price, but if you want to embroider and pipe it on it, the cost will be a little higher.

The same is true for buildings. Some architectural symbols look beautiful, but it takes manpower, material resources and financial resources to make this beautiful. Whether it is worth it depends on the choice of the parties involved.

She thought for a moment and responded: "All gains come at a price. We can reduce the cost in other ways, or contact the prefabricator to control the cost."

Fan Zhicheng pressed step by step: "If you said, carved stone pillars and stone doors are also considered architectural symbols, but these all cost a lot of money, right?"

Tao Nanfeng nodded: "Yes, so we need to further refine and choose architectural symbols that save money and have the same characteristics as Delhi for inheritance."
To be continued...