Study On Loft Architecture

Early in 21th century, world is shifting from the age of industrialization to the age of information, from industrial society to post-industrial society, from urbanization city to urbanization century. The industry transformation has brought a series of social problems and produced lots of novelties. Loft architectural form is the one among them. Loft, which was born in the middle of 20th century, still keep being a fresh concept in China.Under the infection of the gradually strong public appeal of Chinese artist in recent years, this originally belongs to living of minority of crowds concept drive extensively of the dissemination open, multifarious be appeared to a book, magazine, movie and real estate to advertise up.Recent years, under the Strong public Appeal of the Chinese artists, this kind of living concept belonged to the minority has been spread extensively all over the country by the various mass media. The concept of "lofts" is constantly quoted, transformed, and even abused.This text is aimed to analyse Loft building phenomenon from the angle of architectural phenomenology in modern society by taking it as a kind of newly building form without the other of additional meaning. Through the classification and summary of the existing situation and the explore of the spiritual pursuit, it is to bring about personal views by referring to many successful and excellent cases. Using the construction phenomenological research method and studying the relationship between Loft building environment and certain life style, it will focus on the profitable expediences of studying the different forms and characteristics in environment, and then summarize the features of loft building.The author have got personal experiences on the typical model Loft community in Beijing——798 art areas. Through the observing the whole environment and the buildings, and describing the old factory area developed into a new object, we have realized it is displaying a kind of maturity and diversified magic power which we've never seen before. This reminds us of a kind of new rising Loft Architectural concept that needs more theories support.