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EDGE 一界设计

Based in Chongqing, EDGE 一界设计 develops civic cultural centers and alpine resort master plans characterized by dramatic tectonic contrasts, juxtaposing raw historic artifacts and heavy timber frameworks with fluid, lake-edge contours and precise linear illumination. This portfolio provides a strong reference when integrating massive industrial relics within modern public halls, or when detailing undulating vaulted structures that seamlessly connect resort interiors to surrounding topographies.

Composite view of a traditional courtyard architecture renovation featuring timber framing, gray brick walls, and landscaped pathways by EDGE 一界设计.

一界设计_10

重庆

A comprehensive photographic composition illustrating the restoration and spatial programming of a traditional vernacular courtyard complex by EDGE 一界设计, valuable for heritage hospitality and historic adaptive reuse studies.

What we like about this project
Contemporary circular minimalist pendant lights contrast sharply inside the heavy ancient timber entry thresholds.

Materials

  • timber
  • gray-brick
  • stone
  • tile
  • glass

Visual identifiers

  • traditional-courtyard
  • gray-brick-walls
  • timber-framing
  • paved-walkway
  • landscape-lighting

Style tags

  • vernacular
  • traditional
  • adaptive-reuse
  • asian-contemporary

Visual tags

  • heritage-renovation
  • courtyard
  • vernacular
  • hospitality
  • public-realm
Geometry
Multi-paneled composition showing an aerial master plan of low-rise courtyard buildings, open-air courtyards, narrow stone-paved walkways, and interior thresholds.
Facade system
Exposed timber post-and-beam frames with gray brick infill and operable timber screens.
Structural guess
Traditional timber framing with masonry load-bearing perimeter and courtyard walls.
Spatial scale
Human-scale pedestrian courtyards and pathways within low-rise single-to-two-story traditional structures.
Lighting
A mix of soft twilight illumination from integrated landscape bollards and warm interior pendants against overcast daylight.
Atmosphere
Serene, luminous, and culturally grounded, balancing historic materiality with refined contemporary comfort.
Environmental context
Dense urban or suburban heritage compound surrounded by mid-rise developments, integrated with mature trees and traditional courtyards.
Spatial experience
The complex offers a sequential journey from open elevated village vistas through intimate walled courtyards and lit pathways into protected interior reception rooms.
Composition rhythm
Rhythmic sequence of gateway thresholds, repeated roof gables, and orderly vertical landscape light bollards along stone paths.
Style reading
Vernacular historic renovation with contemporary hospitality refinement
Program
Cultural hospitality or boutique hotel compound
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
architecture
Materials
timber, gray-brick, stone, tile, glass
Visual identifiers
traditional-courtyard, gray-brick-walls, timber-framing, paved-walkway, landscape-lighting
Style tags
vernacular, traditional, adaptive-reuse, asian-contemporary
Visual tags
heritage-renovation, courtyard, vernacular, hospitality, public-realm
Geometry
Multi-paneled composition showing an aerial master plan of low-rise courtyard buildings, open-air courtyards, narrow stone-paved walkways, and interior thresholds.
Facade system
Exposed timber post-and-beam frames with gray brick infill and operable timber screens.
Structural guess
Traditional timber framing with masonry load-bearing perimeter and courtyard walls.
Spatial scale
Human-scale pedestrian courtyards and pathways within low-rise single-to-two-story traditional structures.
Lighting
A mix of soft twilight illumination from integrated landscape bollards and warm interior pendants against overcast daylight.
Atmosphere
Serene, luminous, and culturally grounded, balancing historic materiality with refined contemporary comfort.
Environmental context
Dense urban or suburban heritage compound surrounded by mid-rise developments, integrated with mature trees and traditional courtyards.
Spatial experience
The complex offers a sequential journey from open elevated village vistas through intimate walled courtyards and lit pathways into protected interior reception rooms.
Composition rhythm
Rhythmic sequence of gateway thresholds, repeated roof gables, and orderly vertical landscape light bollards along stone paths.
Style reading
Vernacular historic renovation with contemporary hospitality refinement
Program
Cultural hospitality or boutique hotel compound
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
architecture

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Composite view of a traditional courtyard architecture renovation featuring timber framing, gray brick walls, and landscaped pathways by EDGE 一界设计.

一界设计_10

重庆

A comprehensive photographic composition illustrating the restoration and spatial programming of a traditional vernacular courtyard complex by EDGE 一界设计, valuable for heritage hospitality and historic adaptive reuse studies.

What we like about this project
Contemporary circular minimalist pendant lights contrast sharply inside the heavy ancient timber entry thresholds.

Materials

  • timber
  • gray-brick
  • stone
  • tile
  • glass

Visual identifiers

  • traditional-courtyard
  • gray-brick-walls
  • timber-framing
  • paved-walkway
  • landscape-lighting

Style tags

  • vernacular
  • traditional
  • adaptive-reuse
  • asian-contemporary

Visual tags

  • heritage-renovation
  • courtyard
  • vernacular
  • hospitality
  • public-realm
Geometry
Multi-paneled composition showing an aerial master plan of low-rise courtyard buildings, open-air courtyards, narrow stone-paved walkways, and interior thresholds.
Facade system
Exposed timber post-and-beam frames with gray brick infill and operable timber screens.
Structural guess
Traditional timber framing with masonry load-bearing perimeter and courtyard walls.
Spatial scale
Human-scale pedestrian courtyards and pathways within low-rise single-to-two-story traditional structures.
Lighting
A mix of soft twilight illumination from integrated landscape bollards and warm interior pendants against overcast daylight.
Atmosphere
Serene, luminous, and culturally grounded, balancing historic materiality with refined contemporary comfort.
Environmental context
Dense urban or suburban heritage compound surrounded by mid-rise developments, integrated with mature trees and traditional courtyards.
Spatial experience
The complex offers a sequential journey from open elevated village vistas through intimate walled courtyards and lit pathways into protected interior reception rooms.
Composition rhythm
Rhythmic sequence of gateway thresholds, repeated roof gables, and orderly vertical landscape light bollards along stone paths.
Style reading
Vernacular historic renovation with contemporary hospitality refinement
Program
Cultural hospitality or boutique hotel compound
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
architecture
Materials
timber, gray-brick, stone, tile, glass
Visual identifiers
traditional-courtyard, gray-brick-walls, timber-framing, paved-walkway, landscape-lighting
Style tags
vernacular, traditional, adaptive-reuse, asian-contemporary
Visual tags
heritage-renovation, courtyard, vernacular, hospitality, public-realm
Geometry
Multi-paneled composition showing an aerial master plan of low-rise courtyard buildings, open-air courtyards, narrow stone-paved walkways, and interior thresholds.
Facade system
Exposed timber post-and-beam frames with gray brick infill and operable timber screens.
Structural guess
Traditional timber framing with masonry load-bearing perimeter and courtyard walls.
Spatial scale
Human-scale pedestrian courtyards and pathways within low-rise single-to-two-story traditional structures.
Lighting
A mix of soft twilight illumination from integrated landscape bollards and warm interior pendants against overcast daylight.
Atmosphere
Serene, luminous, and culturally grounded, balancing historic materiality with refined contemporary comfort.
Environmental context
Dense urban or suburban heritage compound surrounded by mid-rise developments, integrated with mature trees and traditional courtyards.
Spatial experience
The complex offers a sequential journey from open elevated village vistas through intimate walled courtyards and lit pathways into protected interior reception rooms.
Composition rhythm
Rhythmic sequence of gateway thresholds, repeated roof gables, and orderly vertical landscape light bollards along stone paths.
Style reading
Vernacular historic renovation with contemporary hospitality refinement
Program
Cultural hospitality or boutique hotel compound
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
architecture

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