Introduction of Guangzhou arcade with Gothic architectural style as the main style

Guangzhou has such a unique architectural style-arcade. They are famous for imitating western styles, including imitating Gothic style, Nanyang style, ancient Roman coupon gallery style and so on. They have become one of the diversified elements of Guangzhou arcade architecture with their unique architectural style.

Guangzhou arcade is the representative of Guangzhou arcade, which has various forms and is well preserved.

Imitation gothic style

Aiqun Building and Beijing Road Xinhua Bookstore are imitation Gothic arcades, which are relatively rare.

Beijing Road Xinhua Bookstore embodies Gothic decorative style, strong vertical lines and arched windows. The facade of Aiqun Building is mainly composed of vertical composition. Gothic windows and arcades on the ground floor are also treated as imitation Gothic windows, which makes people feel a strong Gothic style.

Nanyang style

Wen Ming Road 186.

This kind of arcade has a unique and creative form in Nanyang-opening one or more circular or other holes in the daughter's wall, which is an architectural wisdom to prevent typhoon attacks and reduce the wind load on buildings, but it has formed a unique architectural art form.

Ancient Roman coupon gallery style

Xinhua hotel

This arcade has a stamp column on the ground floor, and the center of the stamp is decorated with a whirlpool, which is magnificent in style, and simplified Roman columns are used in some places.

Imitate baroque style

Wanfu Road 1 14

This kind of arcade is decorated in baroque style, except Wanfu Road, Xiajiu Road and Jinlong West Road, which are mostly used for mountain flower decoration and parapet curve.

Modern style

This kind of arcade was built after 1980s, and it is obviously different from the traditional arcade in terms of scale, structure, material and modeling style. Generally speaking, the complex decoration is abandoned in the facade treatment, and a simple, lively and practical functionalism treatment method is adopted.

China traditional style

Dezheng South Road 139 is the representative. This kind of arcade embodies the characteristics of traditional houses in the south. The ground floor is picked out along the street, the corridor crosses the sidewalk, and two or three windows are arranged on the front wall of the floor, and the facade is basically unadorned. This kind of arcade is only kept sporadically in Nanhua Road, Tongfu Road, Wanfu Road, Dezheng Road and Uprising Road.

Arcade is a typical modern commercial building. It is an architectural form that evolved from the combination of western ancient architecture and traditional culture in southern China. It not only adapts to the subtropical climate in Lingnan, but also has more prominent commercial practicability.

Usually, shops are built downstairs and people live upstairs. There are many such buildings in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and Hainan. For example, Shangxiajiu in Guangzhou, Zhongshan Road in Xiamen, Zhuhai Street in Beihai and Jinling Road in Shanghai (an early Cantonese community).

Its arcade across the street not only expands the living area, but also provides rain and sun protection, which is convenient for customers to choose and buy goods freely. It is one of the most distinctive buildings in southeast coastal towns.