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Daipu Architects 戴璞建筑

Based in Beijing, Daipu Architects structures art galleries, exhibition spaces, and pavilion installations through multi-tiered circular voids, luminous curved partitions, and living trees integrated directly into structural entry tubes. The work serves as a detailed reference when bringing natural light into subterranean exhibition plans, merging timber millwork seamlessly with perimeter glazing, or detailing flexible membrane enclosures around structural framing.

Courtyard installation with a circular metal portal and radiating fins integrating drainage by Daipu Architects.

10_The-integration-of-the-installation-with-the-courtyards-drainage_装置与院内的排水组织-

北京

A sculptural courtyard intervention featuring radiating perforated metal fins and a tubular entry portal that doubles as a drainage system.

What we like about this project
A living tree trunk pierces directly through the base of the circular entry tube.

Materials

  • perforated-metal
  • brick
  • stone
  • concrete

Visual identifiers

  • circular-portal
  • radiating-fins
  • perforated-metal
  • courtyard-installation

Style tags

  • experimental
  • sculptural
  • contemporary

Visual tags

  • pavilion
  • sculptural-facade
  • courtyard
  • metallic
  • site-responsive
Geometry
A circular tubular entry cuts through a wall with radiating, fan-like perforated metal fins that expand upward.
Facade system
Perforated metal screen with folded radial louvers and corrugated profiles.
Structural guess
Lightweight steel armature supporting folded metal cladding panels.
Spatial scale
Human-scale courtyard installation; the circular opening is roughly doorway-height.
Lighting
Direct sunlight casts sharp shadows across the paved courtyard and highlights the faceted texture of the metal screen.
Atmosphere
Dynamic and textural, blending industrial metal work with organic foliage and old brickwork.
Environmental context
Enclosed traditional courtyard space framed by brick walls, mature trees, and adjacent buildings.
Spatial experience
The courtyard narrows toward the sculptural metallic facade, drawing the eye through the circular portal into a shaded recess.
Composition rhythm
Radiating folded fins create a sunburst geometric rhythm above the circular threshold.
Style reading
Experimental architectural installation
Program
Courtyard pavilion or art installation
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
perforated-metal, brick, stone, concrete
Visual identifiers
circular-portal, radiating-fins, perforated-metal, courtyard-installation
Style tags
experimental, sculptural, contemporary
Visual tags
pavilion, sculptural-facade, courtyard, metallic, site-responsive
Geometry
A circular tubular entry cuts through a wall with radiating, fan-like perforated metal fins that expand upward.
Facade system
Perforated metal screen with folded radial louvers and corrugated profiles.
Structural guess
Lightweight steel armature supporting folded metal cladding panels.
Spatial scale
Human-scale courtyard installation; the circular opening is roughly doorway-height.
Lighting
Direct sunlight casts sharp shadows across the paved courtyard and highlights the faceted texture of the metal screen.
Atmosphere
Dynamic and textural, blending industrial metal work with organic foliage and old brickwork.
Environmental context
Enclosed traditional courtyard space framed by brick walls, mature trees, and adjacent buildings.
Spatial experience
The courtyard narrows toward the sculptural metallic facade, drawing the eye through the circular portal into a shaded recess.
Composition rhythm
Radiating folded fins create a sunburst geometric rhythm above the circular threshold.
Style reading
Experimental architectural installation
Program
Courtyard pavilion or art installation
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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Courtyard installation with a circular metal portal and radiating fins integrating drainage by Daipu Architects.

10_The-integration-of-the-installation-with-the-courtyards-drainage_装置与院内的排水组织-

北京

A sculptural courtyard intervention featuring radiating perforated metal fins and a tubular entry portal that doubles as a drainage system.

What we like about this project
A living tree trunk pierces directly through the base of the circular entry tube.

Materials

  • perforated-metal
  • brick
  • stone
  • concrete

Visual identifiers

  • circular-portal
  • radiating-fins
  • perforated-metal
  • courtyard-installation

Style tags

  • experimental
  • sculptural
  • contemporary

Visual tags

  • pavilion
  • sculptural-facade
  • courtyard
  • metallic
  • site-responsive
Geometry
A circular tubular entry cuts through a wall with radiating, fan-like perforated metal fins that expand upward.
Facade system
Perforated metal screen with folded radial louvers and corrugated profiles.
Structural guess
Lightweight steel armature supporting folded metal cladding panels.
Spatial scale
Human-scale courtyard installation; the circular opening is roughly doorway-height.
Lighting
Direct sunlight casts sharp shadows across the paved courtyard and highlights the faceted texture of the metal screen.
Atmosphere
Dynamic and textural, blending industrial metal work with organic foliage and old brickwork.
Environmental context
Enclosed traditional courtyard space framed by brick walls, mature trees, and adjacent buildings.
Spatial experience
The courtyard narrows toward the sculptural metallic facade, drawing the eye through the circular portal into a shaded recess.
Composition rhythm
Radiating folded fins create a sunburst geometric rhythm above the circular threshold.
Style reading
Experimental architectural installation
Program
Courtyard pavilion or art installation
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
perforated-metal, brick, stone, concrete
Visual identifiers
circular-portal, radiating-fins, perforated-metal, courtyard-installation
Style tags
experimental, sculptural, contemporary
Visual tags
pavilion, sculptural-facade, courtyard, metallic, site-responsive
Geometry
A circular tubular entry cuts through a wall with radiating, fan-like perforated metal fins that expand upward.
Facade system
Perforated metal screen with folded radial louvers and corrugated profiles.
Structural guess
Lightweight steel armature supporting folded metal cladding panels.
Spatial scale
Human-scale courtyard installation; the circular opening is roughly doorway-height.
Lighting
Direct sunlight casts sharp shadows across the paved courtyard and highlights the faceted texture of the metal screen.
Atmosphere
Dynamic and textural, blending industrial metal work with organic foliage and old brickwork.
Environmental context
Enclosed traditional courtyard space framed by brick walls, mature trees, and adjacent buildings.
Spatial experience
The courtyard narrows toward the sculptural metallic facade, drawing the eye through the circular portal into a shaded recess.
Composition rhythm
Radiating folded fins create a sunburst geometric rhythm above the circular threshold.
Style reading
Experimental architectural installation
Program
Courtyard pavilion or art installation
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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