Ironstone, in Beigou village near Beijing, consists of several farmhouses and a new wing linked by an underground gallery. The 800 square metre interior features a large stone-and-granite fireplace and makes liberal use of wood to give the space visual warmth. Ironstone, in Beigou village near Beijing, consists of several farmhouses and a new wing linked by an underground gallery. The 800 square metre interior features a large stone-and-granite fireplace and makes liberal use of wood to give the space visual warmth.
Ironstone, in Beigou village near Beijing, consists of several farmhouses and a new wing linked by an underground gallery. The 800 square metre interior features a large stone-and-granite fireplace and makes liberal use of wood to give the space visual warmth.
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Old farmhouses reborn in shadow of Great Wall

Home dubbed Ironstone breaks tradition with north-facing windows but respects vernacular Chinese design and structure's rustic past

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Lisa Gay

Updated: 5:04am, 14 May, 2014

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Ironstone, in Beigou village near Beijing, consists of several farmhouses and a new wing linked by an underground gallery. The 800 square metre interior features a large stone-and-granite fireplace and makes liberal use of wood to give the space visual warmth. Ironstone, in Beigou village near Beijing, consists of several farmhouses and a new wing linked by an underground gallery. The 800 square metre interior features a large stone-and-granite fireplace and makes liberal use of wood to give the space visual warmth.
Ironstone, in Beigou village near Beijing, consists of several farmhouses and a new wing linked by an underground gallery. The 800 square metre interior features a large stone-and-granite fireplace and makes liberal use of wood to give the space visual warmth.
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