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合尘建筑 HCCH STUDIO

Based in Shanghai, HCCH STUDIO establishes a distinct tectonic language marked by expressive geometric openings and layered material shifts, inserting transparent gables, fluted concrete columns, and sweeping roof cutouts within heavy masonry and industrial shells. The portfolio serves as a clear visual reference when detailing adaptive insertions that nest modern glazed volumes into historic brickwork, or when integrating custom shading louvers, built-in timber joinery, and fluid balcony profiles across coastal towers and research facilities.

Exterior view of a multi-story retail building with perforated metal arcades and digital screen by HCCH Studio in Shanghai.

上海西岸梦中心1栋3栋改造-2

上海

An urban commercial podium renovation featuring a rhythmic perforated facade screen, elevated walkways, and integrated public realm plazas.

What we like about this project
A prominent digital advertising billboard seamlessly integrated directly into the rhythm of the upper arcade screen.

Materials

  • perforated-metal
  • glass
  • concrete
  • stone-paving

Visual identifiers

  • perforated-metal-arcade
  • elevated-walkway
  • corner-digital-screen
  • retail-podium

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • commercial
  • urban-infill

Visual tags

  • commercial
  • urban-renewal
  • public-plaza
  • colonnade
  • retail
Geometry
Low-rise orthogonal podium with elevated pedestrian walkways, colonnaded upper tiers, and a large corner digital screen.
Facade system
Perforated metal screen over punched glazing with structural colonnade framework.
Structural guess
Steel frame with concrete floor slabs and pilotis at ground level.
Spatial scale
Pedestrian scale at the ground level transitioning to a large commercial podium scale above.
Lighting
Twilight sky with warm interior illumination glowing through storefront glazing and backlit arcade screens.
Atmosphere
Vibrant and welcoming evening glow connecting public space with retail activity.
Environmental context
Urban public square with paved pedestrian paving and surrounding high-rise towers.
Spatial experience
Open public plaza flows under elevated walkways toward retail store fronts integrated into the base.
Composition rhythm
Vertical arched colonnade rhythm wrapping the upper facade levels.
Style reading
Contemporary commercial vernacular with kinetic media integration
Program
Commercial retail and public plaza
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
perforated-metal, glass, concrete, stone-paving
Visual identifiers
perforated-metal-arcade, elevated-walkway, corner-digital-screen, retail-podium
Style tags
contemporary, commercial, urban-infill
Visual tags
commercial, urban-renewal, public-plaza, colonnade, retail
Geometry
Low-rise orthogonal podium with elevated pedestrian walkways, colonnaded upper tiers, and a large corner digital screen.
Facade system
Perforated metal screen over punched glazing with structural colonnade framework.
Structural guess
Steel frame with concrete floor slabs and pilotis at ground level.
Spatial scale
Pedestrian scale at the ground level transitioning to a large commercial podium scale above.
Lighting
Twilight sky with warm interior illumination glowing through storefront glazing and backlit arcade screens.
Atmosphere
Vibrant and welcoming evening glow connecting public space with retail activity.
Environmental context
Urban public square with paved pedestrian paving and surrounding high-rise towers.
Spatial experience
Open public plaza flows under elevated walkways toward retail store fronts integrated into the base.
Composition rhythm
Vertical arched colonnade rhythm wrapping the upper facade levels.
Style reading
Contemporary commercial vernacular with kinetic media integration
Program
Commercial retail and public plaza
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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Exterior view of a multi-story retail building with perforated metal arcades and digital screen by HCCH Studio in Shanghai.

上海西岸梦中心1栋3栋改造-2

上海

An urban commercial podium renovation featuring a rhythmic perforated facade screen, elevated walkways, and integrated public realm plazas.

What we like about this project
A prominent digital advertising billboard seamlessly integrated directly into the rhythm of the upper arcade screen.

Materials

  • perforated-metal
  • glass
  • concrete
  • stone-paving

Visual identifiers

  • perforated-metal-arcade
  • elevated-walkway
  • corner-digital-screen
  • retail-podium

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • commercial
  • urban-infill

Visual tags

  • commercial
  • urban-renewal
  • public-plaza
  • colonnade
  • retail
Geometry
Low-rise orthogonal podium with elevated pedestrian walkways, colonnaded upper tiers, and a large corner digital screen.
Facade system
Perforated metal screen over punched glazing with structural colonnade framework.
Structural guess
Steel frame with concrete floor slabs and pilotis at ground level.
Spatial scale
Pedestrian scale at the ground level transitioning to a large commercial podium scale above.
Lighting
Twilight sky with warm interior illumination glowing through storefront glazing and backlit arcade screens.
Atmosphere
Vibrant and welcoming evening glow connecting public space with retail activity.
Environmental context
Urban public square with paved pedestrian paving and surrounding high-rise towers.
Spatial experience
Open public plaza flows under elevated walkways toward retail store fronts integrated into the base.
Composition rhythm
Vertical arched colonnade rhythm wrapping the upper facade levels.
Style reading
Contemporary commercial vernacular with kinetic media integration
Program
Commercial retail and public plaza
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
perforated-metal, glass, concrete, stone-paving
Visual identifiers
perforated-metal-arcade, elevated-walkway, corner-digital-screen, retail-podium
Style tags
contemporary, commercial, urban-infill
Visual tags
commercial, urban-renewal, public-plaza, colonnade, retail
Geometry
Low-rise orthogonal podium with elevated pedestrian walkways, colonnaded upper tiers, and a large corner digital screen.
Facade system
Perforated metal screen over punched glazing with structural colonnade framework.
Structural guess
Steel frame with concrete floor slabs and pilotis at ground level.
Spatial scale
Pedestrian scale at the ground level transitioning to a large commercial podium scale above.
Lighting
Twilight sky with warm interior illumination glowing through storefront glazing and backlit arcade screens.
Atmosphere
Vibrant and welcoming evening glow connecting public space with retail activity.
Environmental context
Urban public square with paved pedestrian paving and surrounding high-rise towers.
Spatial experience
Open public plaza flows under elevated walkways toward retail store fronts integrated into the base.
Composition rhythm
Vertical arched colonnade rhythm wrapping the upper facade levels.
Style reading
Contemporary commercial vernacular with kinetic media integration
Program
Commercial retail and public plaza
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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