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刘宇扬建筑事务所 Atelier Liu Yuyang Architects

Based in Shanghai and Hangzhou, Atelier Liu Yuyang Architects articulates studio workspaces and commercial office towers through exposed structural armatures, layered roofscapes, and precise material contrasts between historic forms and contemporary timber or steel insertions. The portfolio offers strong references for detailing expressed mechanical riggings, integrating timber canopy structures with metal facades, or animating podium rooflines with angled louvers and active tracks.

Night view of Atelier Liu Yuyang Architects studio storefront with glazed facade and exterior aggregate concrete steps.

01_工作室前院-Office-Courtyard

上海 / 杭州

A studio storefront facade precedent featuring full-height glazing and heavy aggregate concrete steps, useful for urban commercial and office threshold design studies.

What we like about this project
A bicycle displayed directly behind the central glass panel acts as a living interior sculpture.

Materials

  • glass
  • aggregate-concrete
  • metal
  • wood

Visual identifiers

  • storefront-glazing
  • aggregate-concrete-steps
  • pivoting-glass-door
  • illuminated-interior

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • minimalist
  • vernacular

Visual tags

  • storefront
  • night-lighting
  • architectural-office
  • threshold
  • transparent
Geometry
Low horizontal storefront composition framed by full-height glass panels in thin metal frames, set above stepped aggregate concrete risers.
Facade system
Full-height glass storefront with slim metal frames and wood-trimmed entry door.
Structural guess
Concrete slab and foundational steps with lightweight glazed infill partition.
Spatial scale
Intimate human-scaled studio entrance, approximately single-story height at the facade.
Lighting
Warm interior track lighting washing the back wall and exterior uplight casting sharp shadows on the steps.
Atmosphere
Inviting, luminous, and transparent urban edge at night.
Environmental context
Urban street frontage at night with interior workspace glowing outward.
Spatial experience
Transition from the illuminated outdoor street level up wide concrete steps into the brightly lit studio interior.
Composition rhythm
Vertical glazed bays rhythmically punctuated by dark mullions and an angled glass entry door.
Style reading
Contemporary minimalist commercial vernacular
Program
Architecture studio workspace
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
glass, aggregate-concrete, metal, wood
Visual identifiers
storefront-glazing, aggregate-concrete-steps, pivoting-glass-door, illuminated-interior
Style tags
contemporary, minimalist, vernacular
Visual tags
storefront, night-lighting, architectural-office, threshold, transparent
Geometry
Low horizontal storefront composition framed by full-height glass panels in thin metal frames, set above stepped aggregate concrete risers.
Facade system
Full-height glass storefront with slim metal frames and wood-trimmed entry door.
Structural guess
Concrete slab and foundational steps with lightweight glazed infill partition.
Spatial scale
Intimate human-scaled studio entrance, approximately single-story height at the facade.
Lighting
Warm interior track lighting washing the back wall and exterior uplight casting sharp shadows on the steps.
Atmosphere
Inviting, luminous, and transparent urban edge at night.
Environmental context
Urban street frontage at night with interior workspace glowing outward.
Spatial experience
Transition from the illuminated outdoor street level up wide concrete steps into the brightly lit studio interior.
Composition rhythm
Vertical glazed bays rhythmically punctuated by dark mullions and an angled glass entry door.
Style reading
Contemporary minimalist commercial vernacular
Program
Architecture studio workspace
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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Night view of Atelier Liu Yuyang Architects studio storefront with glazed facade and exterior aggregate concrete steps.

01_工作室前院-Office-Courtyard

上海 / 杭州

A studio storefront facade precedent featuring full-height glazing and heavy aggregate concrete steps, useful for urban commercial and office threshold design studies.

What we like about this project
A bicycle displayed directly behind the central glass panel acts as a living interior sculpture.

Materials

  • glass
  • aggregate-concrete
  • metal
  • wood

Visual identifiers

  • storefront-glazing
  • aggregate-concrete-steps
  • pivoting-glass-door
  • illuminated-interior

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • minimalist
  • vernacular

Visual tags

  • storefront
  • night-lighting
  • architectural-office
  • threshold
  • transparent
Geometry
Low horizontal storefront composition framed by full-height glass panels in thin metal frames, set above stepped aggregate concrete risers.
Facade system
Full-height glass storefront with slim metal frames and wood-trimmed entry door.
Structural guess
Concrete slab and foundational steps with lightweight glazed infill partition.
Spatial scale
Intimate human-scaled studio entrance, approximately single-story height at the facade.
Lighting
Warm interior track lighting washing the back wall and exterior uplight casting sharp shadows on the steps.
Atmosphere
Inviting, luminous, and transparent urban edge at night.
Environmental context
Urban street frontage at night with interior workspace glowing outward.
Spatial experience
Transition from the illuminated outdoor street level up wide concrete steps into the brightly lit studio interior.
Composition rhythm
Vertical glazed bays rhythmically punctuated by dark mullions and an angled glass entry door.
Style reading
Contemporary minimalist commercial vernacular
Program
Architecture studio workspace
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
glass, aggregate-concrete, metal, wood
Visual identifiers
storefront-glazing, aggregate-concrete-steps, pivoting-glass-door, illuminated-interior
Style tags
contemporary, minimalist, vernacular
Visual tags
storefront, night-lighting, architectural-office, threshold, transparent
Geometry
Low horizontal storefront composition framed by full-height glass panels in thin metal frames, set above stepped aggregate concrete risers.
Facade system
Full-height glass storefront with slim metal frames and wood-trimmed entry door.
Structural guess
Concrete slab and foundational steps with lightweight glazed infill partition.
Spatial scale
Intimate human-scaled studio entrance, approximately single-story height at the facade.
Lighting
Warm interior track lighting washing the back wall and exterior uplight casting sharp shadows on the steps.
Atmosphere
Inviting, luminous, and transparent urban edge at night.
Environmental context
Urban street frontage at night with interior workspace glowing outward.
Spatial experience
Transition from the illuminated outdoor street level up wide concrete steps into the brightly lit studio interior.
Composition rhythm
Vertical glazed bays rhythmically punctuated by dark mullions and an angled glass entry door.
Style reading
Contemporary minimalist commercial vernacular
Program
Architecture studio workspace
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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