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Taiyang Farming Commune

The Taiyang Organic Commune, located in a small valley amongst mountains to the west of Hangzhou, is a natural village of 140 households.

A series of small temporary structures were required. Local and natural materials were used, along with labour from the commune village. The structures needed to be economical and sustainable, as well as quick to assemble. The architects worked with local farmers to build structures suitable for farming use. Three bamboo structures have been realised: a pigsty, a hen house and a pavilion.

Extensive consultation with farmers during the design process concerning the animals’ habits and needs has resulted in a design which facilitates greater productivity with traditional breeds.

Architects: Atelier Chen Haoru
Client: Taiyang Organic Farming Commune
Team: Chen Haoru / Xie Chenyun / Ma Chenglong / Wang Chunwei / Zhu Xiaolong / Gu Anjie
Design: 2013
Completion: 2014
Programme: pigsty / hen house / pavilion
Area: pigsty 256sqm / hen house 130sqm / pavilion 120 sum
Materials: Bamboo, thatch

Urban Prisms

Lukstudio created a playful pavilion of colour and light as a pop-up store for eye wear brand Mujosh.

Taking cues from design elements of the brand’s range of sunglasses the pavilion combined retail space with an interactive ‘experience chamber’ inviting guests to play with shifting patterns of coloured light and shadow.

The basic rectilinear structure of white scaffolding supports a flat roof sheltering the interior and is intersected by three translucent prisms. Lit from within, these glow at night drawing in passersby.

client: Mujosh
location: Jing An, Shanghai
net area: 100 sqm
scope: architecture, interior, installation
project period: June – July 2016
architect: Lukstudio
team: Christina Luk, Yiye Lin, Alba Beroiz Blazquez, Ray Ou, Leo Wang, Celia Mahon-Heap, Cai Jin Hong, Marcello Chiado Rana
lighting consultant: Studio Illumine
3D visualization: Milos Zivkovic
general contractor: Centroid Construction
video: Vision Rouge Shanghai

special thanks to Marta Calamai

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Vanke Hongmei

The Vanke Hongmei development in Shenyang occupies a series of industrial buildings formerly used for the production of MSG.

IIA‘s renovation repurposes these spaces to host a wide variety of programmes: concert venue, museum, gallery, exhibition space.

FREITAG by Harbook

Store Design: FREITAG

Project Execution: IIA Atelier (It Is Archtitecture Tokyo)

Oriental One

Architectural Design: Richard Stirk Harbour + Partners

Co-architect: Zhongfang Architectural Design CO. LTD

Structural Engineers: SBP

Landscape: Gillespies, Landau International Design

Interior Design: Neri & Hu

Anaya Pavilion

For the Anaya development in Qinhuangdao Dayun designed this pavilion encapsulating two show homes. On a platform slightly raised above the street level the pavilion joins the two show homes surrounding each with a cloistered walkway and separating the two with a gravelled courtyard and shallow pool of water. Space is divided with arches, columns and walls, varying the degree of openness to the surrounding landscaped garden, while roof apertures add an additional dimension and variety to the play of light on the structure throughout the day.