mtl008 Chapter 239 Hotel
Chapter 239 Hotel
After Wen Qing arrived at the winery, she called Liu Honggang to inquire about the rental situation of her house in Phase 1 of Dongcheng Lijing, and gave him a passbook, which was a new passbook that Wen Qing used specifically to save the house rent.
Liu Honggang took the passbook, and Wen Qing said, "Honggang, from now on, all the rent of my house will be deposited in it. Every month, you will report to me the rental situation of the house, such as how much rent you have received, whether there are any problems with the house, and what requirements the tenants have."
She gave him a list of the addresses of her houses in Beijing. Liu Honggang saw that the list included: Changxia Wine Store at No. 48 Majia Lane, Changxia Wine Store at No. 3 Lianhuachi, Changxia Wine Store at No. 18 Wukesong, Changxia Granary at No. 111 Hongqi Road, Yulin Town, Changxia Grain Company at No. 48 Majia Lane, Weinan Office in Beijing at No. 19 Yulin Lake, and Schindler Bicycle Shop at No. 66 Dawangzhuang. These have all been rented out. No. 220 Wenxing Road and a building at Dongcheng Lijing Phase I have not been renovated yet. In addition, the collectively-funded houses in Xingfu Community are under construction and have not been delivered yet.
Liu Honggang was a little shocked to see so many houses, but he wisely kept his mouth shut. He only heard Wen Qing ask him again: "Honggang, how much do you know about decorating a house?"
Liu Honggang said shyly: "When our family built the house, I was still young and could not help much."
Wen Qing smiled and said, "It's okay if you don't understand. I have a yard on Wenxing Road, which is going to be renovated soon. You can learn from the renovation master. Just look around and ask more and you will understand."
I took Liu Honggang to No. 220 Wenxing Road, which is a two-courtyard house with ten rooms. The courtyard covers an area of 800 square meters. There are not many rooms, but the courtyard is very large.
There are 3 rooms in the main house, 2 rooms in the east and west wing rooms, and 3 rooms in the backyard. The three main rooms in the front yard can still be lived in, but the west wing room and the three rooms in the backyard need to be repaired before they can be lived in.
After buying this yard, Wen Qing has not managed it, so it looks even more dilapidated. The yard is overgrown with weeds, the window frames of the three main rooms are loose, and the doors are made of wood and have been wet by the rain, with moss and mushrooms growing on them. The house in the backyard has almost collapsed. The backyard is larger than the front yard and was originally a garden, but now it is overgrown with weeds and even the road cannot be seen.
Wen Qing said to Liu Honggang: "I plan to tear down this yard and rebuild it. You will be the supervisor then."
After returning home, Wen Qing began to draw. She planned to build a hotel here. The land area here is 800 square meters, and she planned to build three small buildings, two of which would have two floors and one would have four floors, with an elevator installed; the two-story building would cover an area of about 3 square meters, and the four-story building would cover an area of 2 square meters. The exterior of the house would be designed to be a small Western-style building, and an underground parking lot would be built.
Wen Qing drew a schematic diagram of the house distribution and called Master Hu. Although Master Hu had taken on the project of Xicheng Lijing, it would not be a problem for him to assign a team of people to repair the yard for Wen Qing. Master Hu agreed to let his eldest son Hu Dingze go to No. 220 Wenxing Road tomorrow morning for an on-site inspection.
Wen Qing called Director Li again. It was Director Li who sold her the yard. Wen Qing asked about the reconstruction and expansion of the house within his jurisdiction. Director Li said there were no special regulations and he would come to measure and renew the certificate after she finished the repairs.
When they met the next day, Wen Qing still brought Liu Honggang with her and introduced him to Hu Dingze as her assistant, who would be in charge of contacting for the construction of Wenxing Road in the future.
Hu Dingze greeted Liu Honggang politely and said to Wen Qing, "Sister Wen, how do you want to fix it?"
Wen Qing showed him the schematic diagram of the house distribution that she had drawn and said, "The land area here is large, and the current buildings are too small, so the land is a bit wasted. I want to build a hotel here."
Hu Dingze said: "This will no longer be a quadrangle courtyard."
Wen Qing smiled and said, "This courtyard house is not a standard courtyard house. It was built randomly during the war. It has only been built for 50 or 60 years and has no preservation value."
Wenxing Road is located in the southwest of Xicheng. It used to be a gathering place for foreign merchants. It has a very short history. Hu Dingze smiled and said, "In order to expand the internal space of the courtyard, we will build three buildings along the courtyard wall."
No. 220 Wenxing Road is surrounded by roads on both sides, one side faces the Yongding River, and the other side is close to other bungalows. Using houses as walls can maximize the use of land.
The two men agreed that the area next to the bungalow would still be separated by a courtyard wall, and the wall would be built higher to block the line of sight. The entrance of the four-story building would face the main road and serve as the reception area of the hotel. Passing through the four-story building, one can reach the other two buildings. Both buildings have one side facing the Yongding River, and the underground parking garage can be entered from the passage next to the entrance.
The 4-story building is an elevator building with an elevator built on one side of the passage. All the rooms are 20 square meters in size with a bathroom. There are 6 rooms on each floor, two facing each other. The 2-story building has 2 two-bedroom suites on each floor. Each room has a bathroom. The two rooms can be entered and exited separately and can be connected to each other. The master bedroom of each suite has a view of the Yongding River.
In addition, a functional room will be built near the bungalow to heat water for bathing, wash clothes, store cleaning supplies, etc.
Hu Dingze thought Wen Qing's idea was perfect. "Sister Wen, I will design it according to your idea when I go back. I will try to get the design draft out next week. I will call you then."
After Hu Dingze left, Wen Qing brought Liu Honggang back to the winery. Liu Honggang said, "Director Wen, this place is a little small for a hotel. There are only 32 rooms in total. It may not be enough. I think we can build a few more houses."
Wen Qing nodded in agreement with his opinion, and called Hu Dingze to ask him if he could add one floor to each floor, that is, change the three small buildings to 3 floors, 5 floors, and 3 floors respectively?
Hu Dingze said: "200 square meters of land is too narrow to build a five-story building. There may be problems with the foundation. It should be possible to add one floor to the other two buildings, but they all need to use concrete and steel structures."
Wen Qing said there was no problem, as building an underground parking garage requires pouring concrete foundation.
A week later, Wen Qing saw Hu Dingze's design drawings. The foundation was entirely made of concrete and steel bars. The three buildings were all connected underground. The four-story building was changed into a five-story building. The corridors between the buildings were also built on the foundation. The building's earthquake resistance was improved, and its waterproof and moisture-proof capabilities were also enhanced.
Although changing from brick-concrete to frame structure will increase costs, Wen Qing doesn't care because the buildings she had seen in her previous life were basically frame structures.
The exterior of the building is designed in Greek style, especially the Corinthian columns in front of the porch of the five-story building, which looks simple and elegant. The red bricks, white walls and small dome are brightly colored and very harmonious with the lush trees in the courtyard.