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Shanghai-based DUTS design structures civic, commercial, and educational environments through luminous geometric volumes, balancing exposed structural trusses and micro-perforated lattice skins with expressive interior color forms visible through continuous glazing. This portfolio provides a clear reference when detailing multi-story glazed corners housing sculptural staircases, specifying micro-perforated portal enclosures, or integrating sunken subterranean courtyards into civic landscapes.

Long low horizontal waterfront building with glowing interior light and undulating rooflines by DUTS design.

10太仓海运堤FOUR-stw

上海

A waterfront architectural precedent demonstrating low-rise horizontal integration with the landscape and warm interior illumination for civic or commercial use.

What we like about this project
The roofline subtly undulates, softening the otherwise strict linearity of the extended facade.

Materials

  • glass
  • metal
  • concrete

Visual identifiers

  • horizontal-massing
  • waterfront-facade
  • undulating-roof
  • continuous-glazing

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • horizontal
  • waterfront-design

Visual tags

  • waterfront
  • horizontal
  • commercial
  • public-realm
  • twilight-lighting
Geometry
An extremely horizontal low-rise mass stretches across the waterfront, featuring subtle vertical articulation and gently undulating roof profiles.
Facade system
Continuous curtain wall glazing with slim metal mullions beneath overhanging roof edges.
Structural guess
Steel frame with suspended floor slabs and large structural spans along the water.
Spatial scale
Expansive horizontal frontage spanning multiple bays, kept to a modest two or three stories in height.
Lighting
Twilight illumination; warm internal lights wash through continuous glass facades, mirrored subtly in the calm water surface.
Atmosphere
Serene and grounded, accented by the luminous warmth reflected on the water at dusk.
Environmental context
Directly fronting a wide body of water with distant urban silhouettes visible in the hazy background.
Spatial experience
The building presents a calm, continuous presence along the water edge, with internal warm light creating an inviting public interface.
Composition rhythm
Repeating vertical window mullions locked between clean horizontal floor and roof plates.
Style reading
Contemporary waterfront civic architecture
Program
Commercial or civic waterfront complex
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
glass, metal, concrete
Visual identifiers
horizontal-massing, waterfront-facade, undulating-roof, continuous-glazing
Style tags
contemporary, horizontal, waterfront-design
Visual tags
waterfront, horizontal, commercial, public-realm, twilight-lighting
Geometry
An extremely horizontal low-rise mass stretches across the waterfront, featuring subtle vertical articulation and gently undulating roof profiles.
Facade system
Continuous curtain wall glazing with slim metal mullions beneath overhanging roof edges.
Structural guess
Steel frame with suspended floor slabs and large structural spans along the water.
Spatial scale
Expansive horizontal frontage spanning multiple bays, kept to a modest two or three stories in height.
Lighting
Twilight illumination; warm internal lights wash through continuous glass facades, mirrored subtly in the calm water surface.
Atmosphere
Serene and grounded, accented by the luminous warmth reflected on the water at dusk.
Environmental context
Directly fronting a wide body of water with distant urban silhouettes visible in the hazy background.
Spatial experience
The building presents a calm, continuous presence along the water edge, with internal warm light creating an inviting public interface.
Composition rhythm
Repeating vertical window mullions locked between clean horizontal floor and roof plates.
Style reading
Contemporary waterfront civic architecture
Program
Commercial or civic waterfront complex
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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Long low horizontal waterfront building with glowing interior light and undulating rooflines by DUTS design.

10太仓海运堤FOUR-stw

上海

A waterfront architectural precedent demonstrating low-rise horizontal integration with the landscape and warm interior illumination for civic or commercial use.

What we like about this project
The roofline subtly undulates, softening the otherwise strict linearity of the extended facade.

Materials

  • glass
  • metal
  • concrete

Visual identifiers

  • horizontal-massing
  • waterfront-facade
  • undulating-roof
  • continuous-glazing

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • horizontal
  • waterfront-design

Visual tags

  • waterfront
  • horizontal
  • commercial
  • public-realm
  • twilight-lighting
Geometry
An extremely horizontal low-rise mass stretches across the waterfront, featuring subtle vertical articulation and gently undulating roof profiles.
Facade system
Continuous curtain wall glazing with slim metal mullions beneath overhanging roof edges.
Structural guess
Steel frame with suspended floor slabs and large structural spans along the water.
Spatial scale
Expansive horizontal frontage spanning multiple bays, kept to a modest two or three stories in height.
Lighting
Twilight illumination; warm internal lights wash through continuous glass facades, mirrored subtly in the calm water surface.
Atmosphere
Serene and grounded, accented by the luminous warmth reflected on the water at dusk.
Environmental context
Directly fronting a wide body of water with distant urban silhouettes visible in the hazy background.
Spatial experience
The building presents a calm, continuous presence along the water edge, with internal warm light creating an inviting public interface.
Composition rhythm
Repeating vertical window mullions locked between clean horizontal floor and roof plates.
Style reading
Contemporary waterfront civic architecture
Program
Commercial or civic waterfront complex
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
glass, metal, concrete
Visual identifiers
horizontal-massing, waterfront-facade, undulating-roof, continuous-glazing
Style tags
contemporary, horizontal, waterfront-design
Visual tags
waterfront, horizontal, commercial, public-realm, twilight-lighting
Geometry
An extremely horizontal low-rise mass stretches across the waterfront, featuring subtle vertical articulation and gently undulating roof profiles.
Facade system
Continuous curtain wall glazing with slim metal mullions beneath overhanging roof edges.
Structural guess
Steel frame with suspended floor slabs and large structural spans along the water.
Spatial scale
Expansive horizontal frontage spanning multiple bays, kept to a modest two or three stories in height.
Lighting
Twilight illumination; warm internal lights wash through continuous glass facades, mirrored subtly in the calm water surface.
Atmosphere
Serene and grounded, accented by the luminous warmth reflected on the water at dusk.
Environmental context
Directly fronting a wide body of water with distant urban silhouettes visible in the hazy background.
Spatial experience
The building presents a calm, continuous presence along the water edge, with internal warm light creating an inviting public interface.
Composition rhythm
Repeating vertical window mullions locked between clean horizontal floor and roof plates.
Style reading
Contemporary waterfront civic architecture
Program
Commercial or civic waterfront complex
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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