Mix-use: Merging the Old and New
A small ode to my love of travel and old historic buildings...
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| Old Fort Hotel: Restaurant and shop space on the bottom floor with professional office space on the top. |
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| Historic warehouses on 104th street converted into businesses at ground level and residential above |
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| Old Hanoi, Vietnam: Love the contrast in this photo between the new and the old. |
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| Old Hanoi, Vietnam: Residential above and retail on the bottom of this historic building |
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| Luang Prabang, Laos PDR: Old French colonial building converted into a restaurant |
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| Luang Prabang, Laos PDR: One of many preserved French colonial buildings in this UNESCO World Heritage Site towns. Restaurant on the bottom with hotel space on top. |
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| Beijing, China: Old building with what looked like abandoned residential on top and retail on the bottom. |
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| Little India district, Singapore: Love the preservation of the colonial buildings. |
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| Singapore: This is Singapore's Police headquarters. Beautiful use of this old colonial building. |
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| Little India, Singapore: Retail and restaurants on the bottom floor and residential and small businesses on top throughout this entire district |
*All these photographs are my own.
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