"After thinking about it, I'm not in a hurry. I think all buildings are pretty much the same. If you want them to be beautiful, start with the exterior. But since they are for people to live in, convenience is also essential."

Lin Wei had many ideas, but everything still depended on the actual situation.

While shopping malls, large supermarkets, and hotels can add underground parking, it will be more than ten years before most families actually own cars.

However, the buildings constructed more than a decade later no longer conformed to the environmental planning of that time.

Therefore, they faced demolition once again.

Wang Ying said, "I thought you would suggest that these houses should also have underground parking."

"No need, but people who can afford this type of house must have certain conditions. We can build parking lots around the community, as well as green spaces and children's playgrounds. But these can be added to our actual building plans. Just give us the basic design."

Shen Jize said, "That's what I meant too, but I'm more familiar with the apartment layouts in Hong Kong. Land there is extremely valuable, and each apartment is very small."

“But the storage in the port city is very good, right? Otherwise, how could a small room accommodate a large family? We can combine them to make it both practical and beautiful.”

The five of them didn't rush to come up with a design; instead, they gathered in the studio to discuss it together.

First of all, the area they drew up was not large, but it was not small either. Lin Wei said, "This area is enough to build a small three-bedroom apartment and a small two-bedroom apartment."

Zhang Yanyan asked in confusion, "What is a small three-bedroom apartment, and what is a small two-bedroom apartment?"

"A small three-bedroom apartment has three rooms: a master bedroom, a secondary bedroom, and a study. The study is big enough to temporarily set up a bed for guests. Generally, the master bedroom in a small three-bedroom apartment is larger and may even have its own bathroom."

"A small two-bedroom apartment is a type with two bedrooms, one living room, one bathroom, and one kitchen. A small three-bedroom apartment is generally around 80-110 square meters. A small two-bedroom apartment is generally around 40-60 or 70 square meters. It depends on the building area, so it's hard to say for sure in the actual situation."

Lin Wei had never worked in the real estate industry in her previous life, but houses were so common in this life that everyone knew what they needed to know, regardless of whether they owned one or not.

Moreover, there are quite a few commercial housing units available nowadays, and anyone who has visited a property development knows what they need to know.

"How about this, let's arrange to go and see the houses together? Let's see how the actual buildings are designed," Anjing suggested.

"Why go through all that trouble? I bought two apartments across from the school, didn't I? If you want to see them, just go over there. They're all pretty much the same."

Everyone suddenly realized, "Oh yeah, how could we forget that? Besides, the studio was converted from a building, so we've always had a model."

After school, the group went for a walk around the neighborhood, looking at things one by one and carefully studying them. The next day, they began to draw the initial design.

However, each of them had their own ideas, and disagreements arose even before the initial concept was developed.

“I feel this design is unreasonable. Look, this house has too many sharp edges after it was built. I feel something is wrong with it.”

Zhang Yanyan looked at the quiet design and offered her suggestions.

Lin Wei also commented, "Is the balcony included in the area? Your balcony is way too big and too much."

Where are they plentiful?

There is one secondary bedroom and one master bedroom. They can be connected together or used separately, depending on the buyer's preference.

Next up is the living room. It's normal for the living room to have a balcony, right? What's the problem?

Zhang Yanyan couldn't explain it either. "There's no problem, but is this balcony included in the total area? It exceeds the limit, right? And why are the balconies of the secondary bedroom and the master bedroom combined? If they are combined, they can even take up the area of ​​a whole room, so the area of ​​this apartment exceeds the limit."

Wang Ying said, "But the developer does offer free space. Although I've never bought a house before, didn't we hear about it when we were shopping? The salesperson mentioned that the developer would give away extra space."

"Giveaway area? Such a large area? Weiwei, did you get free extra space when you bought that apartment?"

"Yes, it was a gift." Lin Wei answered honestly. "There's a balcony behind my bathroom, but it was too small, so I turned it into a storage room. The balcony in my room was also a freebie from the developer."

In those days, it seemed quite normal to give away extra space in order to sell a property. Moreover, the houses built in those days were very practical, without those fancy corners that took up usable space.

The group disagreed and couldn't come to a conclusion.

Shen Jize suggested, "How about this, we each draw our own, and pick the best one."

“But this is a waste of time. We should discuss it some more,” Anjing suggested.

But—

Are you sure you can come up with a solution through discussion?

To avoid doing unnecessary work, we discussed it for another week before finally coming up with a floor plan.

Shen Jize followed them, saying he was exhausted, "I definitely won't be in your group for the next assignment."

Having spent a lot of time with him, Wang Ying was able to crack some jokes with him, saying, "It's your own fault for wanting to stick close to Weiwei."

Once the floor plan was decided, it was time to start drawing.

Even with some experience, when it comes to actually writing, they're not much better than those with no experience.

Finally, the end of the semester arrived, and as I handed in my assignment, the news of the storefront demolition was officially announced.

On the very day Shen Jize drove Lin Wei home, Zhang Min excitedly followed her into the house as soon as she saw her.

"Weiwei, Weiwei, you know now, right? Demolition, those storefronts are going to be demolished." Zhang Min said in a low voice, "And the compensation for the demolition won't be low."

"It will definitely rise a bit, but how much will it rise?"

Lin Wei was mentally prepared, but she was still shocked by Zhang Min's words.

"I don't know what's going on lately, but housing prices have been rising continuously. The price of a storefront that was originally purchased is now about double the price of the redevelopment after demolition."

In other words, Lin Wei's 150,000 yuan storefront can be sold for 300,000 yuan!

"Oh, oh, the price has gone up so much! Is it a cash payment or a mortgage?"

“You can choose either, as long as the people are willing. Weiwei, I just want to ask you, do you want a house or money? I want to work with you.” Seeing that Lin Wei was still carrying her luggage, Zhang Min quickly said, “Look at me, you just got back. You should unpack first. Are you free tomorrow? We can talk again. Anyway, the news I heard is that the money for the first batch of people who signed the demolition agreement was transferred before the new year.”

"Let me think about it. Let's talk about this tomorrow."

Shen Jize had already mentioned the decision to demolish the house to her, and she was mentally prepared for it.

But at this price point—

"You didn't do anything wrong, did you?"