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Based in Chengdu, Epiphany Architects designs public pavilions, exhibition venues, and cafes characterized by sweeping roofscapes that fold down to grade level, paper-thin roof edges, and slatted apertures that manipulate dynamic overhead light. This portfolio serves as a precise reference when detailing continuous faceted wraps, integrating low-profile perimeter millwork, or studying how fluid structural forms extend public circulation across complex urban sites.

Rendering of Chengdu Luhu Yacht Center by Epiphany Architects featuring a green-roofed undulating wave form over a waterfront basin.

成都麓湖游艇中心(建设中)

成都

A waterfront public architecture precedent integrating an undulating green roof shell with an open glazed pavilion, useful for studies in landscape-roof continuity and waterfront urban design.

What we like about this project
Motorboats dock directly underneath the inhabited green roof overhang, turning the building underside into a covered wet slip.

Materials

  • concrete
  • glass
  • turf
  • steel

Visual identifiers

  • green-roof
  • undulating-shell
  • waterfront-canopy
  • slender-columns

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • biophilic
  • organic

Visual tags

  • landscape-integration
  • waterfront
  • green-roof
  • curved-geometry
  • civic
Geometry
An undulating, continuous folded-shell roof covered in green lawn swoops down to meet the water's edge, supported underneath by slender structural columns and a glazed perimeter.
Facade system
Full-height frameless glass curtain wall beneath a sweeping concrete or composite structural shell.
Structural guess
Long-span folded plate or thin-shell concrete canopy supported by slender steel or concrete pilotis.
Spatial scale
Large-scale public waterfront facility, with boats moored underneath the expansive canopy relative to human scale figures on the green roof.
Lighting
Bright, even daylight casting soft reflections on the calm water surface and deep shadow beneath the sweeping canopy overhang.
Atmosphere
Serene and integrated, bridging natural green forms with modern urban density across the water.
Environmental context
Urban waterfront setting with a calm water basin in the foreground and tall residential tower blocks in the background.
Spatial experience
The building merges landscape and architecture, offering a cavernous shaded portico opening directly onto the water beneath a rolling green roof.
Composition rhythm
Horizontal stratification of water, glazed pavilion base, and rolling green roof crests against vertical background towers.
Style reading
Contemporary organic biophilic architecture
Program
Yacht club and waterfront community center
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
concrete, glass, turf, steel
Visual identifiers
green-roof, undulating-shell, waterfront-canopy, slender-columns
Style tags
contemporary, biophilic, organic
Visual tags
landscape-integration, waterfront, green-roof, curved-geometry, civic
Geometry
An undulating, continuous folded-shell roof covered in green lawn swoops down to meet the water's edge, supported underneath by slender structural columns and a glazed perimeter.
Facade system
Full-height frameless glass curtain wall beneath a sweeping concrete or composite structural shell.
Structural guess
Long-span folded plate or thin-shell concrete canopy supported by slender steel or concrete pilotis.
Spatial scale
Large-scale public waterfront facility, with boats moored underneath the expansive canopy relative to human scale figures on the green roof.
Lighting
Bright, even daylight casting soft reflections on the calm water surface and deep shadow beneath the sweeping canopy overhang.
Atmosphere
Serene and integrated, bridging natural green forms with modern urban density across the water.
Environmental context
Urban waterfront setting with a calm water basin in the foreground and tall residential tower blocks in the background.
Spatial experience
The building merges landscape and architecture, offering a cavernous shaded portico opening directly onto the water beneath a rolling green roof.
Composition rhythm
Horizontal stratification of water, glazed pavilion base, and rolling green roof crests against vertical background towers.
Style reading
Contemporary organic biophilic architecture
Program
Yacht club and waterfront community center
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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Rendering of Chengdu Luhu Yacht Center by Epiphany Architects featuring a green-roofed undulating wave form over a waterfront basin.

成都麓湖游艇中心(建设中)

成都

A waterfront public architecture precedent integrating an undulating green roof shell with an open glazed pavilion, useful for studies in landscape-roof continuity and waterfront urban design.

What we like about this project
Motorboats dock directly underneath the inhabited green roof overhang, turning the building underside into a covered wet slip.

Materials

  • concrete
  • glass
  • turf
  • steel

Visual identifiers

  • green-roof
  • undulating-shell
  • waterfront-canopy
  • slender-columns

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • biophilic
  • organic

Visual tags

  • landscape-integration
  • waterfront
  • green-roof
  • curved-geometry
  • civic
Geometry
An undulating, continuous folded-shell roof covered in green lawn swoops down to meet the water's edge, supported underneath by slender structural columns and a glazed perimeter.
Facade system
Full-height frameless glass curtain wall beneath a sweeping concrete or composite structural shell.
Structural guess
Long-span folded plate or thin-shell concrete canopy supported by slender steel or concrete pilotis.
Spatial scale
Large-scale public waterfront facility, with boats moored underneath the expansive canopy relative to human scale figures on the green roof.
Lighting
Bright, even daylight casting soft reflections on the calm water surface and deep shadow beneath the sweeping canopy overhang.
Atmosphere
Serene and integrated, bridging natural green forms with modern urban density across the water.
Environmental context
Urban waterfront setting with a calm water basin in the foreground and tall residential tower blocks in the background.
Spatial experience
The building merges landscape and architecture, offering a cavernous shaded portico opening directly onto the water beneath a rolling green roof.
Composition rhythm
Horizontal stratification of water, glazed pavilion base, and rolling green roof crests against vertical background towers.
Style reading
Contemporary organic biophilic architecture
Program
Yacht club and waterfront community center
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
concrete, glass, turf, steel
Visual identifiers
green-roof, undulating-shell, waterfront-canopy, slender-columns
Style tags
contemporary, biophilic, organic
Visual tags
landscape-integration, waterfront, green-roof, curved-geometry, civic
Geometry
An undulating, continuous folded-shell roof covered in green lawn swoops down to meet the water's edge, supported underneath by slender structural columns and a glazed perimeter.
Facade system
Full-height frameless glass curtain wall beneath a sweeping concrete or composite structural shell.
Structural guess
Long-span folded plate or thin-shell concrete canopy supported by slender steel or concrete pilotis.
Spatial scale
Large-scale public waterfront facility, with boats moored underneath the expansive canopy relative to human scale figures on the green roof.
Lighting
Bright, even daylight casting soft reflections on the calm water surface and deep shadow beneath the sweeping canopy overhang.
Atmosphere
Serene and integrated, bridging natural green forms with modern urban density across the water.
Environmental context
Urban waterfront setting with a calm water basin in the foreground and tall residential tower blocks in the background.
Spatial experience
The building merges landscape and architecture, offering a cavernous shaded portico opening directly onto the water beneath a rolling green roof.
Composition rhythm
Horizontal stratification of water, glazed pavilion base, and rolling green roof crests against vertical background towers.
Style reading
Contemporary organic biophilic architecture
Program
Yacht club and waterfront community center
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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