Articles by Xiaohang Hou

This 500sqm store is divided into “island” and “bark house” installations, each covering an area of dozens of square meters. The 1-2 sqm island shelves and hangers could also be the display window of an independent designer. Connected together, they form the whole picture of the store. The space installations are built into the forms of grass, trees, islands, mountains, and stones with varying distances between each other. The moving lines flow across the space like streams. The visitors feel like they are in the nature of mountains, forests, and valleys.

The National Ski Jumping Center “Xue Ruyi, as a landmark mountain venue in Zhangjiakou Village of Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, covers an area of approximately 62hm² and is located in the northwest corner of Guyangshu Cluster in Zhangjiakou, with a linear distance of 600m from the north side of the primary entrance square of Guyangshu. Its venues match well with traditional Chinese decorations “Ruyi”, including Dingfeng Club on the mountain, the bleacher area under the mountain, the racing area, and the multi-purpose area.

JUWU—also means “party” in Cantonese, owned by a post-90 freelancer who is always open-minded and warm-hearted. The proprietor wants this place to be a free, open, and sharing space for friends to get together and enjoy themselves.

2020 and 2021 have proven to be seminal years for CLOU: One year after launching the Shanghai branch near the Bund, CLOU’s Beijing office has now expanded into sparkling new premises. Within the familiar surroundings of Sanlitun SOHO, the space has doubled in size to take up half a tower floorplate on the 17th floor, with a fully glazed facade offering sweeping views across Sanlitun and into the mountains of North Eastern Beijing.

The Ji Gu Cang Public Health Service Facility of Jia Ding District is a newly completed small house by Mur Mur Lab. The building is close to Lian Qi River of Jia Ding, which has been abandoned for a long time and was originally used as a water pump room. The finished building reintroduces the city’s public activities into the waterfront space and makes it a new center for local community activities.

The Ji Gu Cang Public Health Service Facility of Jia Ding District is a newly completed small house by Mur Mur Lab. The building is close to Lian Qi River of Jia Ding, which has been abandoned for a long time and was originally used as a water pump room. The finished building reintroduces the city’s public activities into the waterfront space and makes it a new center for local community activities.

There is a group of young Chinese architects that define themselves in their own unique way and inform the public about the “new generation” of architects. They do not adhere to the definition and break the regulations. They think what they think and do in accordance with their beliefs. Besides from just being architects, they are also artists, painters, sculptors, and researchers. Identity is no longer unique among the new generation; the way they work is determined by what they pursue; and remaining on the route they choose will lead them to a new direction and a new life.

Qionglai is part of Chengdu City, one of the four ancient cities of Bashu. In the development of more than 2,300 years, the city site has not changed, the culture has been passed down, and it is endless. In recent years, Qionglai City has adopted a district development model, taking the Wenmai Lane revival project as a demonstration, and vigorously implementing the urban renewal project. The higher pursuit of art. We are fortunate to build Qionglai’s first art museum, Qionglai Art Museum in the city. Because of the unique roof shape, “Chongluan Courtyard” has become the “nickname” we gave to Qionglai Art Museum. The building can be “seen” through the heavy mountain range, and when approaching the building, one can feel the long history when visitors approach the building. After entering the space, people could feel leisure, in addition, to strengthening the feeling of the context of culture.