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Based in Shenzhen, ATELIER XI shapes community park pavilions and cultural follies through sculptural monolithic transitions, dramatic cantilevered profiles, and luminous geometric cutouts that soften indoor-outdoor thresholds. The portfolio serves as a strong reference when detailing continuous perimeter light strips beneath hovering volumes, framing mirrored circular voids over water basins, or contrasting refined exhibition enclosures against raw landscape conditions.

Exterior facade of a pavilion with large arched cutouts set over a reflecting pool by ATELIER XI.

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深圳

A pavilion precedent featuring monumental arched cutouts in stone cladding over a reflecting pool, useful for studies in threshold design and curved transparency.

What we like about this project
The large arched cutouts create an optical illusion of a giant circular void when mirrored in the water basin.

Materials

  • stone-cladding
  • glass
  • metal
  • water

Visual identifiers

  • arched-cutouts
  • stone-cladding
  • reflecting-pool
  • curved-glass-facade

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • monumental
  • sculptural

Visual tags

  • pavilion
  • water-feature
  • monumental-geometry
  • urban-park
  • contemporary
Geometry
A symmetrical rectangular pavilion features a large intersecting arched opening carved through the front stone mass, revealing an interior curved glass and metal structure set above a still reflecting pool.
Facade system
Stone tile rainscreen on the outer box with a curved structural glass curtain wall behind the arches.
Structural guess
Steel frame with stone rainscreen cladding and a glazed central enclosure.
Spatial scale
Single-story pavilion volume with monumental arches, sitting directly at the edge of a large reflecting pool.
Lighting
Diffused overcast daylight illuminates the stone facade while warm amber interior lighting glows from within, creating strong reflections in the water below.
Atmosphere
Serene and reflective, blending heavy stone mass with warm, inviting internal illumination.
Environmental context
Urban park setting surrounded by a reflecting water basin and a dense backdrop of high-rise residential towers.
Spatial experience
The approach across water leads through a monumental archway into a warmly lit, cave-like curved interior space that contrasts with the heavy exterior stone block.
Composition rhythm
Bilateral symmetry dominated by a sweeping central arch echoed by its reflection in the water.
Style reading
Contemporary monumental pavilion architecture
Program
Cultural or civic park pavilion
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
stone-cladding, glass, metal, water
Visual identifiers
arched-cutouts, stone-cladding, reflecting-pool, curved-glass-facade
Style tags
contemporary, monumental, sculptural
Visual tags
pavilion, water-feature, monumental-geometry, urban-park, contemporary
Geometry
A symmetrical rectangular pavilion features a large intersecting arched opening carved through the front stone mass, revealing an interior curved glass and metal structure set above a still reflecting pool.
Facade system
Stone tile rainscreen on the outer box with a curved structural glass curtain wall behind the arches.
Structural guess
Steel frame with stone rainscreen cladding and a glazed central enclosure.
Spatial scale
Single-story pavilion volume with monumental arches, sitting directly at the edge of a large reflecting pool.
Lighting
Diffused overcast daylight illuminates the stone facade while warm amber interior lighting glows from within, creating strong reflections in the water below.
Atmosphere
Serene and reflective, blending heavy stone mass with warm, inviting internal illumination.
Environmental context
Urban park setting surrounded by a reflecting water basin and a dense backdrop of high-rise residential towers.
Spatial experience
The approach across water leads through a monumental archway into a warmly lit, cave-like curved interior space that contrasts with the heavy exterior stone block.
Composition rhythm
Bilateral symmetry dominated by a sweeping central arch echoed by its reflection in the water.
Style reading
Contemporary monumental pavilion architecture
Program
Cultural or civic park pavilion
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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Exterior facade of a pavilion with large arched cutouts set over a reflecting pool by ATELIER XI.

job-atelier-xi

深圳

A pavilion precedent featuring monumental arched cutouts in stone cladding over a reflecting pool, useful for studies in threshold design and curved transparency.

What we like about this project
The large arched cutouts create an optical illusion of a giant circular void when mirrored in the water basin.

Materials

  • stone-cladding
  • glass
  • metal
  • water

Visual identifiers

  • arched-cutouts
  • stone-cladding
  • reflecting-pool
  • curved-glass-facade

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • monumental
  • sculptural

Visual tags

  • pavilion
  • water-feature
  • monumental-geometry
  • urban-park
  • contemporary
Geometry
A symmetrical rectangular pavilion features a large intersecting arched opening carved through the front stone mass, revealing an interior curved glass and metal structure set above a still reflecting pool.
Facade system
Stone tile rainscreen on the outer box with a curved structural glass curtain wall behind the arches.
Structural guess
Steel frame with stone rainscreen cladding and a glazed central enclosure.
Spatial scale
Single-story pavilion volume with monumental arches, sitting directly at the edge of a large reflecting pool.
Lighting
Diffused overcast daylight illuminates the stone facade while warm amber interior lighting glows from within, creating strong reflections in the water below.
Atmosphere
Serene and reflective, blending heavy stone mass with warm, inviting internal illumination.
Environmental context
Urban park setting surrounded by a reflecting water basin and a dense backdrop of high-rise residential towers.
Spatial experience
The approach across water leads through a monumental archway into a warmly lit, cave-like curved interior space that contrasts with the heavy exterior stone block.
Composition rhythm
Bilateral symmetry dominated by a sweeping central arch echoed by its reflection in the water.
Style reading
Contemporary monumental pavilion architecture
Program
Cultural or civic park pavilion
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
stone-cladding, glass, metal, water
Visual identifiers
arched-cutouts, stone-cladding, reflecting-pool, curved-glass-facade
Style tags
contemporary, monumental, sculptural
Visual tags
pavilion, water-feature, monumental-geometry, urban-park, contemporary
Geometry
A symmetrical rectangular pavilion features a large intersecting arched opening carved through the front stone mass, revealing an interior curved glass and metal structure set above a still reflecting pool.
Facade system
Stone tile rainscreen on the outer box with a curved structural glass curtain wall behind the arches.
Structural guess
Steel frame with stone rainscreen cladding and a glazed central enclosure.
Spatial scale
Single-story pavilion volume with monumental arches, sitting directly at the edge of a large reflecting pool.
Lighting
Diffused overcast daylight illuminates the stone facade while warm amber interior lighting glows from within, creating strong reflections in the water below.
Atmosphere
Serene and reflective, blending heavy stone mass with warm, inviting internal illumination.
Environmental context
Urban park setting surrounded by a reflecting water basin and a dense backdrop of high-rise residential towers.
Spatial experience
The approach across water leads through a monumental archway into a warmly lit, cave-like curved interior space that contrasts with the heavy exterior stone block.
Composition rhythm
Bilateral symmetry dominated by a sweeping central arch echoed by its reflection in the water.
Style reading
Contemporary monumental pavilion architecture
Program
Cultural or civic park pavilion
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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