As architects, we hope to engage architecture from a different per­spective, to document, to describe and to understand the spaces where people live, in a more humane way, with emotions. We also want more people, even children, to know about architecture. We were inspired by Drawing Architecture Studio’s A Little Bit of Bei­jing as well as Chris Ware’s Building Story. While HUTONG

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Juxtaposition is by no means an original method, we’ve learned a lot about the representation of space through storytelling and co­lour. And even more about the activities and time in space.

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HUTONG Juxtaposition is set to describe something rather simple but also mind-blowingly complex, the relationship of people, space and time. People are not mere objects, their memories, emotions and lives are inseparable from cities, buildings and design. A valu­able lesson to all of us.