As an architectural style from the growth period in Shanghai, Shikumen houses will influence the city image of Shanghai for a long time. Today, a further understanding of Shikumen houses will help us comprehend local characteristics and the meaning of city culture, to uphold the image of the city, and to keep the lifestyle lively. In this case study, we paid attention to city context. By proposing a method of partial preservation and partial reconstruction of a Shikumen house, we tried to realize humanistic communion space with different layers, such as an upright lane and aerial yard.