During the Cultural Revolution the building became property of the Chinese army and it was converted into a military regiment called “8th battalion of nanjing road”: the building become a place for Chinese military to discuss strategies and host important meeting, but the beauty of the interior felled into a decadence atmosphere.
在中国文化大革命时期, 洛克菲勒别墅成为了中国人民解放军的财产并且将其转化成了一个营级部队的办公地点:南京路好八连。至此,美轮美奂的别墅内饰渐渐被时光与人为的滥用,而日渐凋零。
In 2010 a private investor decided to rent it and converted into an exclusive dining place to match the sophisticated and luxurious life of nowadays Shanghai.
在2010年,一个自由投资人决定出资,租下这栋别墅并将其改建成为一个私密的高端会所与餐馆来迎合今时今日上海精致奢华的城市生活风格。
At my first site inspection I noticed that the building had several structural problems, water infiltration in the walls, wooden structure of the roof and floor in several areas were heavily damaged.
在我第一次对现场进行勘察时,注意到建筑有多处结构上的问题,墙壁的渗水问题以及数个区域的实木结构的天花板与地面都有严重损坏的现象。
Beside that, after a research in the shanghai archive I noticed that the windows of the main elevations looked different in size and shape compared to the ones originally builtin 1913.
除此之外,在经过一系列在上海档案馆的系统研究和案例调查后,我也留意到主外立面的窗户已经在外观和尺寸上与1913年时大相径庭。