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Based in Chengdu, a9a architects combines heavy structural massing with soft, light-emitting interior elements across office, lounge, and cafe projects, characteristically employing deep floating roof overhangs, expressive angled struts, and glowing fabric canopies to modulate spatial scale. This portfolio serves as a strong reference when detailing uncolumned cantilevers over public foyers or specifying oversized illuminated textiles and monolithic concrete circulation elements within multi-height commercial interiors.

Exterior courtyard with exposed timber coffered overhangs and glazed pavilion facades by a9a architects.

集市2

成都

A public-realm architectural precedent by a9a architects showcasing mass timber construction, coffered overhangs, and integrated courtyard spaces.

What we like about this project
The deep roof overhang extends uncolumned over an open balcony edge, floating above the courtyard.

Materials

  • timber
  • glass
  • steel
  • gravel
  • concrete

Visual identifiers

  • coffered-timber-ceiling
  • glazed-curtain-wall
  • outdoor-courtyard
  • timber-overhang

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • mass-timber
  • regionalist
  • warm

Visual tags

  • mass-timber
  • public-realm
  • courtyard
  • coffered-ceiling
  • commercial
Geometry
Multi-level timber structure featuring deep coffered overhangs, an open-air central courtyard, and continuous glazed curtain walls.
Facade system
Full-height glazed curtain wall paired with horizontal timber cladding and louvers.
Structural guess
Glue-laminated timber post-and-beam framing with exposed coffered roof slabs.
Spatial scale
Two-story massing with human-scaled café seating and wide sheltering overhangs.
Lighting
Bright direct daylight casting crisp shadows beneath deep wooden eaves.
Atmosphere
Warm, welcoming, and sheltered under intricate wooden grids.
Environmental context
Low-rise timber-framed complex integrated with planters and gravel plaza paving.
Spatial experience
The transition from under-canopy shading to open courtyard creates an inviting, public-scale outdoor gathering realm.
Composition rhythm
Repeating coffer grids on the ceiling line up with slender vertical posts supporting the deep canopy.
Style reading
Contemporary mass-timber regionalism
Program
Commercial market or civic community center
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
timber, glass, steel, gravel, concrete
Visual identifiers
coffered-timber-ceiling, glazed-curtain-wall, outdoor-courtyard, timber-overhang
Style tags
contemporary, mass-timber, regionalist, warm
Visual tags
mass-timber, public-realm, courtyard, coffered-ceiling, commercial
Geometry
Multi-level timber structure featuring deep coffered overhangs, an open-air central courtyard, and continuous glazed curtain walls.
Facade system
Full-height glazed curtain wall paired with horizontal timber cladding and louvers.
Structural guess
Glue-laminated timber post-and-beam framing with exposed coffered roof slabs.
Spatial scale
Two-story massing with human-scaled café seating and wide sheltering overhangs.
Lighting
Bright direct daylight casting crisp shadows beneath deep wooden eaves.
Atmosphere
Warm, welcoming, and sheltered under intricate wooden grids.
Environmental context
Low-rise timber-framed complex integrated with planters and gravel plaza paving.
Spatial experience
The transition from under-canopy shading to open courtyard creates an inviting, public-scale outdoor gathering realm.
Composition rhythm
Repeating coffer grids on the ceiling line up with slender vertical posts supporting the deep canopy.
Style reading
Contemporary mass-timber regionalism
Program
Commercial market or civic community center
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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Exterior courtyard with exposed timber coffered overhangs and glazed pavilion facades by a9a architects.

集市2

成都

A public-realm architectural precedent by a9a architects showcasing mass timber construction, coffered overhangs, and integrated courtyard spaces.

What we like about this project
The deep roof overhang extends uncolumned over an open balcony edge, floating above the courtyard.

Materials

  • timber
  • glass
  • steel
  • gravel
  • concrete

Visual identifiers

  • coffered-timber-ceiling
  • glazed-curtain-wall
  • outdoor-courtyard
  • timber-overhang

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • mass-timber
  • regionalist
  • warm

Visual tags

  • mass-timber
  • public-realm
  • courtyard
  • coffered-ceiling
  • commercial
Geometry
Multi-level timber structure featuring deep coffered overhangs, an open-air central courtyard, and continuous glazed curtain walls.
Facade system
Full-height glazed curtain wall paired with horizontal timber cladding and louvers.
Structural guess
Glue-laminated timber post-and-beam framing with exposed coffered roof slabs.
Spatial scale
Two-story massing with human-scaled café seating and wide sheltering overhangs.
Lighting
Bright direct daylight casting crisp shadows beneath deep wooden eaves.
Atmosphere
Warm, welcoming, and sheltered under intricate wooden grids.
Environmental context
Low-rise timber-framed complex integrated with planters and gravel plaza paving.
Spatial experience
The transition from under-canopy shading to open courtyard creates an inviting, public-scale outdoor gathering realm.
Composition rhythm
Repeating coffer grids on the ceiling line up with slender vertical posts supporting the deep canopy.
Style reading
Contemporary mass-timber regionalism
Program
Commercial market or civic community center
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
timber, glass, steel, gravel, concrete
Visual identifiers
coffered-timber-ceiling, glazed-curtain-wall, outdoor-courtyard, timber-overhang
Style tags
contemporary, mass-timber, regionalist, warm
Visual tags
mass-timber, public-realm, courtyard, coffered-ceiling, commercial
Geometry
Multi-level timber structure featuring deep coffered overhangs, an open-air central courtyard, and continuous glazed curtain walls.
Facade system
Full-height glazed curtain wall paired with horizontal timber cladding and louvers.
Structural guess
Glue-laminated timber post-and-beam framing with exposed coffered roof slabs.
Spatial scale
Two-story massing with human-scaled café seating and wide sheltering overhangs.
Lighting
Bright direct daylight casting crisp shadows beneath deep wooden eaves.
Atmosphere
Warm, welcoming, and sheltered under intricate wooden grids.
Environmental context
Low-rise timber-framed complex integrated with planters and gravel plaza paving.
Spatial experience
The transition from under-canopy shading to open courtyard creates an inviting, public-scale outdoor gathering realm.
Composition rhythm
Repeating coffer grids on the ceiling line up with slender vertical posts supporting the deep canopy.
Style reading
Contemporary mass-timber regionalism
Program
Commercial market or civic community center
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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