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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.

An industrial transfer station conversion by Atelier Liu Yuyang Architects featuring weathered steel stairs and concrete walls.

06_杭州大运河北段转运站改造_建成

上海 / 杭州

A striking adaptive reuse precedent demonstrating how weathered steel and raw concrete can transform an industrial transfer station into a monumental public circulation space.

What we like about this project
Slender steel tension cables run horizontally across the top of the open truss roof, contrasting with the massive concrete and steel elements below.

Materials

  • weathered-steel
  • concrete
  • steel-cable

Visual identifiers

  • weathered-steel-stairs
  • punched-concrete-walls
  • open-steel-roof-truss
  • industrial-corridor

Style tags

  • brutalist
  • industrial
  • contemporary-adaptive-reuse

Visual tags

  • industrial-conversion
  • adaptive-reuse
  • weathered-steel
  • brutalist
  • public-circulation
Geometry
Symmetrical linear composition featuring a central monumental stair flanked by heavy walls with punched rectangular openings and an open steel-truss roof structure.
Facade system
Heavy cast concrete walls with punched window openings and integrated parapet ledges.
Structural guess
Heavy concrete bearing walls supporting exposed structural steel roof trusses and weathering steel stair framing.
Spatial scale
Monumental scale; double-height or triple-height industrial corridor designed for public circulation or large-scale transfer.
Lighting
Diffused overcast daylight entering from the open roof trellis, casting soft shadows across the vertical concrete and weathering steel surfaces.
Atmosphere
Rugged, industrial, and solemn, defined by the raw textures of concrete and patinated steel under overhead daylight.
Environmental context
Industrial or post-industrial precinct, evident from the scale of the structure and distant industrial silhouettes.
Spatial experience
The viewer moves through a long industrial corridor defined by heavy masonry and rust-patinated steel, with strong perspective lines drawing the eye toward the center.
Composition rhythm
Strict symmetrical rhythm established by repeating punched openings in the side walls and sequential overhead steel beams.
Style reading
Industrial brutalism with contemporary adaptive-reuse interventions
Program
Industrial heritage conversion or public transfer station
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
architecture
Materials
weathered-steel, concrete, steel-cable
Visual identifiers
weathered-steel-stairs, punched-concrete-walls, open-steel-roof-truss, industrial-corridor
Style tags
brutalist, industrial, contemporary-adaptive-reuse
Visual tags
industrial-conversion, adaptive-reuse, weathered-steel, brutalist, public-circulation
Geometry
Symmetrical linear composition featuring a central monumental stair flanked by heavy walls with punched rectangular openings and an open steel-truss roof structure.
Facade system
Heavy cast concrete walls with punched window openings and integrated parapet ledges.
Structural guess
Heavy concrete bearing walls supporting exposed structural steel roof trusses and weathering steel stair framing.
Spatial scale
Monumental scale; double-height or triple-height industrial corridor designed for public circulation or large-scale transfer.
Lighting
Diffused overcast daylight entering from the open roof trellis, casting soft shadows across the vertical concrete and weathering steel surfaces.
Atmosphere
Rugged, industrial, and solemn, defined by the raw textures of concrete and patinated steel under overhead daylight.
Environmental context
Industrial or post-industrial precinct, evident from the scale of the structure and distant industrial silhouettes.
Spatial experience
The viewer moves through a long industrial corridor defined by heavy masonry and rust-patinated steel, with strong perspective lines drawing the eye toward the center.
Composition rhythm
Strict symmetrical rhythm established by repeating punched openings in the side walls and sequential overhead steel beams.
Style reading
Industrial brutalism with contemporary adaptive-reuse interventions
Program
Industrial heritage conversion or public transfer station
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
architecture

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An industrial transfer station conversion by Atelier Liu Yuyang Architects featuring weathered steel stairs and concrete walls.

06_杭州大运河北段转运站改造_建成

上海 / 杭州

A striking adaptive reuse precedent demonstrating how weathered steel and raw concrete can transform an industrial transfer station into a monumental public circulation space.

What we like about this project
Slender steel tension cables run horizontally across the top of the open truss roof, contrasting with the massive concrete and steel elements below.

Materials

  • weathered-steel
  • concrete
  • steel-cable

Visual identifiers

  • weathered-steel-stairs
  • punched-concrete-walls
  • open-steel-roof-truss
  • industrial-corridor

Style tags

  • brutalist
  • industrial
  • contemporary-adaptive-reuse

Visual tags

  • industrial-conversion
  • adaptive-reuse
  • weathered-steel
  • brutalist
  • public-circulation
Geometry
Symmetrical linear composition featuring a central monumental stair flanked by heavy walls with punched rectangular openings and an open steel-truss roof structure.
Facade system
Heavy cast concrete walls with punched window openings and integrated parapet ledges.
Structural guess
Heavy concrete bearing walls supporting exposed structural steel roof trusses and weathering steel stair framing.
Spatial scale
Monumental scale; double-height or triple-height industrial corridor designed for public circulation or large-scale transfer.
Lighting
Diffused overcast daylight entering from the open roof trellis, casting soft shadows across the vertical concrete and weathering steel surfaces.
Atmosphere
Rugged, industrial, and solemn, defined by the raw textures of concrete and patinated steel under overhead daylight.
Environmental context
Industrial or post-industrial precinct, evident from the scale of the structure and distant industrial silhouettes.
Spatial experience
The viewer moves through a long industrial corridor defined by heavy masonry and rust-patinated steel, with strong perspective lines drawing the eye toward the center.
Composition rhythm
Strict symmetrical rhythm established by repeating punched openings in the side walls and sequential overhead steel beams.
Style reading
Industrial brutalism with contemporary adaptive-reuse interventions
Program
Industrial heritage conversion or public transfer station
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
architecture
Materials
weathered-steel, concrete, steel-cable
Visual identifiers
weathered-steel-stairs, punched-concrete-walls, open-steel-roof-truss, industrial-corridor
Style tags
brutalist, industrial, contemporary-adaptive-reuse
Visual tags
industrial-conversion, adaptive-reuse, weathered-steel, brutalist, public-circulation
Geometry
Symmetrical linear composition featuring a central monumental stair flanked by heavy walls with punched rectangular openings and an open steel-truss roof structure.
Facade system
Heavy cast concrete walls with punched window openings and integrated parapet ledges.
Structural guess
Heavy concrete bearing walls supporting exposed structural steel roof trusses and weathering steel stair framing.
Spatial scale
Monumental scale; double-height or triple-height industrial corridor designed for public circulation or large-scale transfer.
Lighting
Diffused overcast daylight entering from the open roof trellis, casting soft shadows across the vertical concrete and weathering steel surfaces.
Atmosphere
Rugged, industrial, and solemn, defined by the raw textures of concrete and patinated steel under overhead daylight.
Environmental context
Industrial or post-industrial precinct, evident from the scale of the structure and distant industrial silhouettes.
Spatial experience
The viewer moves through a long industrial corridor defined by heavy masonry and rust-patinated steel, with strong perspective lines drawing the eye toward the center.
Composition rhythm
Strict symmetrical rhythm established by repeating punched openings in the side walls and sequential overhead steel beams.
Style reading
Industrial brutalism with contemporary adaptive-reuse interventions
Program
Industrial heritage conversion or public transfer station
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
architecture

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