"shikumen" style architecture: traditional (ca. 19th century) residences with courtyards, once common in Shanghai

一种旧式住宅建筑。正面为两扇黑漆大门，门框、门槛用粗石条做成。进门有一天井，两侧为厢房，正面为客堂。多为楼房，亦有平房。因大门式样类似旧时库房，故名。