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九米设计

Based in Hangzhou, 九米设计 designs civic courtyards, corporate receptions, and high-rise towers defined by a dialogue between classical axial proportions and crisp modern materiality, combining fluted colonnades and fan-patterned arch infills with broad rooflines and textured spandrels. This portfolio serves as a strong reference when resolving plinthless column thresholds in water basins, specifying concrete feature walls for reception spaces, or detailing rhythmic spandrel bands against glass facades.

High-angle view of fluted stone columns rising through shallow water, supporting a cantilevered balcony with glass balustrades and minimalist seating by 九米设计.

9m-deisgn-2026-recruit

杭州

A refined architectural precedent showcasing fluted stone piers rising directly from reflective water to support an open-air cantilevered terrace.

What we like about this project
Massive fluted columns plunge directly into the shallow azure water without visible plinths.

Materials

  • stone
  • glass
  • upholstery
  • metal

Visual identifiers

  • fluted-columns
  • cantilevered-balcony
  • reflecting-pool
  • glass-balustrade

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • monumental
  • tropical-modern
  • minimalist

Visual tags

  • waterfront
  • luxury-resort
  • monolithic
  • daylight
  • structural-rhythm
Geometry
Rectilinear framing creates a layered vertical section view, looking down upon water pools, massive fluted piers, and an elevated bridge balcony.
Facade system
Open-air colonnade with frameless glass balustrades and inset recessed glazing channels.
Structural guess
Reinforced concrete frame with stone cladding and deep cantilevered floor slabs.
Spatial scale
Multi-story architectural scale; massive columns spanning dual levels over a shallow reflecting pool.
Lighting
Direct, bright daylight casting sharp diagonal shadows and shimmering water reflections across the stone and glass.
Atmosphere
Calm, luxurious, and bathed in bright dappled sunlight over cool water.
Environmental context
Outdoor water feature courtyard with mature tree canopy framing the foreground.
Spatial experience
A serene, resort-like transition where heavy architectural elements appear to float above reflective water surfaces.
Composition rhythm
Vertical fluted pilasters establish a strong repeating structural rhythm against horizontal balcony slabs.
Style reading
Contemporary monumental tropical resort architecture
Program
Hospitality / Resort lobby or circulation bridge
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
stone, glass, upholstery, metal
Visual identifiers
fluted-columns, cantilevered-balcony, reflecting-pool, glass-balustrade
Style tags
contemporary, monumental, tropical-modern, minimalist
Visual tags
waterfront, luxury-resort, monolithic, daylight, structural-rhythm
Geometry
Rectilinear framing creates a layered vertical section view, looking down upon water pools, massive fluted piers, and an elevated bridge balcony.
Facade system
Open-air colonnade with frameless glass balustrades and inset recessed glazing channels.
Structural guess
Reinforced concrete frame with stone cladding and deep cantilevered floor slabs.
Spatial scale
Multi-story architectural scale; massive columns spanning dual levels over a shallow reflecting pool.
Lighting
Direct, bright daylight casting sharp diagonal shadows and shimmering water reflections across the stone and glass.
Atmosphere
Calm, luxurious, and bathed in bright dappled sunlight over cool water.
Environmental context
Outdoor water feature courtyard with mature tree canopy framing the foreground.
Spatial experience
A serene, resort-like transition where heavy architectural elements appear to float above reflective water surfaces.
Composition rhythm
Vertical fluted pilasters establish a strong repeating structural rhythm against horizontal balcony slabs.
Style reading
Contemporary monumental tropical resort architecture
Program
Hospitality / Resort lobby or circulation bridge
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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High-angle view of fluted stone columns rising through shallow water, supporting a cantilevered balcony with glass balustrades and minimalist seating by 九米设计.

9m-deisgn-2026-recruit

杭州

A refined architectural precedent showcasing fluted stone piers rising directly from reflective water to support an open-air cantilevered terrace.

What we like about this project
Massive fluted columns plunge directly into the shallow azure water without visible plinths.

Materials

  • stone
  • glass
  • upholstery
  • metal

Visual identifiers

  • fluted-columns
  • cantilevered-balcony
  • reflecting-pool
  • glass-balustrade

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • monumental
  • tropical-modern
  • minimalist

Visual tags

  • waterfront
  • luxury-resort
  • monolithic
  • daylight
  • structural-rhythm
Geometry
Rectilinear framing creates a layered vertical section view, looking down upon water pools, massive fluted piers, and an elevated bridge balcony.
Facade system
Open-air colonnade with frameless glass balustrades and inset recessed glazing channels.
Structural guess
Reinforced concrete frame with stone cladding and deep cantilevered floor slabs.
Spatial scale
Multi-story architectural scale; massive columns spanning dual levels over a shallow reflecting pool.
Lighting
Direct, bright daylight casting sharp diagonal shadows and shimmering water reflections across the stone and glass.
Atmosphere
Calm, luxurious, and bathed in bright dappled sunlight over cool water.
Environmental context
Outdoor water feature courtyard with mature tree canopy framing the foreground.
Spatial experience
A serene, resort-like transition where heavy architectural elements appear to float above reflective water surfaces.
Composition rhythm
Vertical fluted pilasters establish a strong repeating structural rhythm against horizontal balcony slabs.
Style reading
Contemporary monumental tropical resort architecture
Program
Hospitality / Resort lobby or circulation bridge
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
stone, glass, upholstery, metal
Visual identifiers
fluted-columns, cantilevered-balcony, reflecting-pool, glass-balustrade
Style tags
contemporary, monumental, tropical-modern, minimalist
Visual tags
waterfront, luxury-resort, monolithic, daylight, structural-rhythm
Geometry
Rectilinear framing creates a layered vertical section view, looking down upon water pools, massive fluted piers, and an elevated bridge balcony.
Facade system
Open-air colonnade with frameless glass balustrades and inset recessed glazing channels.
Structural guess
Reinforced concrete frame with stone cladding and deep cantilevered floor slabs.
Spatial scale
Multi-story architectural scale; massive columns spanning dual levels over a shallow reflecting pool.
Lighting
Direct, bright daylight casting sharp diagonal shadows and shimmering water reflections across the stone and glass.
Atmosphere
Calm, luxurious, and bathed in bright dappled sunlight over cool water.
Environmental context
Outdoor water feature courtyard with mature tree canopy framing the foreground.
Spatial experience
A serene, resort-like transition where heavy architectural elements appear to float above reflective water surfaces.
Composition rhythm
Vertical fluted pilasters establish a strong repeating structural rhythm against horizontal balcony slabs.
Style reading
Contemporary monumental tropical resort architecture
Program
Hospitality / Resort lobby or circulation bridge
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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