Summary
In a recent case in shenzhenAir conditionersThey are close to each other's balcony and bedroom windows and eventually have to move. Behind the case is not only the issue of neighbourhood coordination, but also the space conflict that arises when old homes do not reserve modern equipment interfaces。
Upstairs and downstairs, they all think they're right: why does an air conditioner become a system problem in an old house
Downstairs were equipped with an air conditioner, located below the balcony, less than 1 metre。
There is also an outside machine in the upstairs household。
Above the bedroom window downstairs, less than 0. 5 metres。
As a result, both families felt affected by noise, wind or use, and the consultations were inconclusive。
Case map of space conflicts
In recent days, both air conditioners were eventually required to move to a secure and reasonable location that did not affect each other in an open and adjacent dispute at the shenzhen lung district court. The court investigation also found that this was an earlier building and that it did not itself have a dedicated air conditioner space。
Seeing here, it is easy to conclude that the two neighbours did not agree。
But another oneEngineering managementThe perspective reveals a deeper problem: when the house was built, no interface was left for the equipment that was subsequently available。
The most troublesome part of the old house is that life goes up and buildings don't go up
Many dwellings built in the last century were not designed at all in terms of the amount of equipment available today, with fewer air conditioners, fewer chargers, fewer power lines, and even different power of household appliances. The standard of living of the population has since improved, and a family has begun to own two or three air conditioners or more, and equipment must be placed in places。
The question arises as to whether the wall is the original wall, whether the window is the original window, whether the distance between the balcony is not increased, and every new equipment is to be located from the original space。
So there was no contradictory construction boundaries, and it began to take on new functions。
Why not "just outside my walls"
Because the out-of-air conditioning is not static. It excreted, generated noise, required heat dispersion space and required overhaul。
If the position is too close to the window or balcony of the neighbouring household, one household completes the installation of its own equipment but may transfer some of its usage costs to another。
Old architecture is the same type of problem
This is the “external effects” that are common in engineering. For example, in a restaurant, the smoking system was poorly designed and the kitchen function was resolved, while the upstairs household began to smell the smoke. A merchant shop places the equipment in the aisle, where the space is saved and public spaces are occupied。
So a lot of things can't just read, "my equipment can't go away."
And one more question: “where does the impact fall when the equipment works?”
Why is the new residence increasingly placing emphasis on “retention”
Because the reservation is essentially an early resolution of future conflicts at the construction stage。
A reasonable level of air conditioners would need to be considered in conjunction with the size of the equipment, heat dispersion, drainage, overhaul and relationship to the windows。
The construction design phase addresses these issues at relatively low cost。
The cost of coordination would be much higher if dozens of families could find their own places after the house had been delivered for more than a decade。
This is also a frequent pattern in old building modifications: when an interface was not made, it might require dozens of coordinations。
The electric vehicle is so charged, so is the express space, so is the gas, network, air conditioning。
Why is it possible to be reasonable upstairs and downstairs at the same time
It is typical in this case that the dispute is not a simple one that is correct or totally wrong. The equipment on both sides was too close to each other's living space. So everyone sees the real impact from their own perspective. This is the hardest place for such neighbourhood problems. It is often difficult to resolve the question of who is more selfish when judged morally only。
What really needs to be answered is the space question: are there any alternative placements? How do we get the equipment back to home? How can the need for noise, ventilation and maintenance be avoided
Normative harmonization of standards
On this occasion, the court found that there was a realistic alternative location for both parties before the final outcome。
An air conditioner. Reminds us of what will happen to the stockhouse
Today is air conditioning, the future may be charging stakes, smart equipment, new energy facilities, barrier-free equipment。
Old dwellings do not automatically acquire new spaces as cities enter a new phase. It means the futureUrban renewalThe walls and roads cannot be repaired alone。
There is also a need for continuous “interfaces” for new lifestyles。
For the general population, the ideal situation is certainly not to go upstairs and renegotiate with each new installation。
Instead, buildings and communities provide an early answer that everyone knows where to put it。
This is the most interesting thing behind an out-of-air-conditioning machine: many neighbourhood conflicts, surfaced between people, may have started 10 years ago when buildings did not leave enough space for today's life。
# air-conditioned exterior # old house # living in the neighborhood # urban renewal # engineering # housing design # life watch # shenzhen
