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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.

Interior of a vaulted brick pavilion with curved masonry arches and a concentric brick floor pattern by HCCH Studio.

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A project photo of an experimental brick vault pavilion by HCCH Studio, showcasing advanced masonry geometry, radial floor patterning, and porous rural engagement.

What we like about this project
Circular glass or acrylic portholes punch through the lower masonry base curve, framing miniature landscape vistas.

Materials

  • red-brick
  • mortar
  • concrete

Visual identifiers

  • brick-vault
  • masonry-arch
  • concentric-floor
  • curved-wall
  • exposed-brick

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • vernacular
  • monolithic
  • craft-intensive

Visual tags

  • vaulted
  • masonry
  • vernacular-contemporary
  • pavilion
  • textured-surface
  • daylit
Geometry
Complex vaulted and domed masonry structure featuring sweeping brick arches and concentric floor patterns framing open rural views.
Facade system
Porous brick masonry with low open-air viewing slits and projecting circular clerestory portholes.
Structural guess
Unreinforced or reinforced brick masonry catenary vaults and structural arches working in compression.
Spatial scale
Generous double-height vaulted interior scaled for public assembly or pavilion exploration, with a single figure providing human scale.
Lighting
Direct, low-angle daylight streams through arched openings, casting sharp shadows and highlighting the texture of curved brick courses.
Atmosphere
Earthy, resonant, and calm under the heavy warmth of exposed red brick and sweeping light.
Environmental context
Rural or open agricultural landscape visible beyond the low perimeter walls under a clear sky.
Spatial experience
Grounded under a soaring masonry canopy, the space opens outward through low protective brick walls while maintaining an inward-focused monumental scale.
Composition rhythm
Layered arched openings create a strong foreground-to-background depth sequence.
Style reading
Contemporary vernacular masonry architecture
Program
Concept bookstore / rural pavilion
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
architecture
Materials
red-brick, mortar, concrete
Visual identifiers
brick-vault, masonry-arch, concentric-floor, curved-wall, exposed-brick
Style tags
contemporary, vernacular, monolithic, craft-intensive
Visual tags
vaulted, masonry, vernacular-contemporary, pavilion, textured-surface, daylit
Geometry
Complex vaulted and domed masonry structure featuring sweeping brick arches and concentric floor patterns framing open rural views.
Facade system
Porous brick masonry with low open-air viewing slits and projecting circular clerestory portholes.
Structural guess
Unreinforced or reinforced brick masonry catenary vaults and structural arches working in compression.
Spatial scale
Generous double-height vaulted interior scaled for public assembly or pavilion exploration, with a single figure providing human scale.
Lighting
Direct, low-angle daylight streams through arched openings, casting sharp shadows and highlighting the texture of curved brick courses.
Atmosphere
Earthy, resonant, and calm under the heavy warmth of exposed red brick and sweeping light.
Environmental context
Rural or open agricultural landscape visible beyond the low perimeter walls under a clear sky.
Spatial experience
Grounded under a soaring masonry canopy, the space opens outward through low protective brick walls while maintaining an inward-focused monumental scale.
Composition rhythm
Layered arched openings create a strong foreground-to-background depth sequence.
Style reading
Contemporary vernacular masonry architecture
Program
Concept bookstore / rural pavilion
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
architecture

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Interior of a vaulted brick pavilion with curved masonry arches and a concentric brick floor pattern by HCCH Studio.

龙游回旋砖壳概念书店-2

上海

A project photo of an experimental brick vault pavilion by HCCH Studio, showcasing advanced masonry geometry, radial floor patterning, and porous rural engagement.

What we like about this project
Circular glass or acrylic portholes punch through the lower masonry base curve, framing miniature landscape vistas.

Materials

  • red-brick
  • mortar
  • concrete

Visual identifiers

  • brick-vault
  • masonry-arch
  • concentric-floor
  • curved-wall
  • exposed-brick

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • vernacular
  • monolithic
  • craft-intensive

Visual tags

  • vaulted
  • masonry
  • vernacular-contemporary
  • pavilion
  • textured-surface
  • daylit
Geometry
Complex vaulted and domed masonry structure featuring sweeping brick arches and concentric floor patterns framing open rural views.
Facade system
Porous brick masonry with low open-air viewing slits and projecting circular clerestory portholes.
Structural guess
Unreinforced or reinforced brick masonry catenary vaults and structural arches working in compression.
Spatial scale
Generous double-height vaulted interior scaled for public assembly or pavilion exploration, with a single figure providing human scale.
Lighting
Direct, low-angle daylight streams through arched openings, casting sharp shadows and highlighting the texture of curved brick courses.
Atmosphere
Earthy, resonant, and calm under the heavy warmth of exposed red brick and sweeping light.
Environmental context
Rural or open agricultural landscape visible beyond the low perimeter walls under a clear sky.
Spatial experience
Grounded under a soaring masonry canopy, the space opens outward through low protective brick walls while maintaining an inward-focused monumental scale.
Composition rhythm
Layered arched openings create a strong foreground-to-background depth sequence.
Style reading
Contemporary vernacular masonry architecture
Program
Concept bookstore / rural pavilion
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
architecture
Materials
red-brick, mortar, concrete
Visual identifiers
brick-vault, masonry-arch, concentric-floor, curved-wall, exposed-brick
Style tags
contemporary, vernacular, monolithic, craft-intensive
Visual tags
vaulted, masonry, vernacular-contemporary, pavilion, textured-surface, daylit
Geometry
Complex vaulted and domed masonry structure featuring sweeping brick arches and concentric floor patterns framing open rural views.
Facade system
Porous brick masonry with low open-air viewing slits and projecting circular clerestory portholes.
Structural guess
Unreinforced or reinforced brick masonry catenary vaults and structural arches working in compression.
Spatial scale
Generous double-height vaulted interior scaled for public assembly or pavilion exploration, with a single figure providing human scale.
Lighting
Direct, low-angle daylight streams through arched openings, casting sharp shadows and highlighting the texture of curved brick courses.
Atmosphere
Earthy, resonant, and calm under the heavy warmth of exposed red brick and sweeping light.
Environmental context
Rural or open agricultural landscape visible beyond the low perimeter walls under a clear sky.
Spatial experience
Grounded under a soaring masonry canopy, the space opens outward through low protective brick walls while maintaining an inward-focused monumental scale.
Composition rhythm
Layered arched openings create a strong foreground-to-background depth sequence.
Style reading
Contemporary vernacular masonry architecture
Program
Concept bookstore / rural pavilion
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
architecture

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