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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.

Aerial rendering and eye-level ground view of a mixed urban precinct with historic brick volumes, new glazed gables, and a central landscaped courtyard by HCCH Studio.

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上海

An urban design precedent showcasing adaptive reuse where historic brick structures are juxtaposed with transparent glazed gables surrounding a public courtyard.

What we like about this project
A modern transparent gable structure sits directly atop and nested within older industrial brick facades.

Materials

  • brick
  • glass
  • steel
  • concrete
  • timber

Visual identifiers

  • historic-brick
  • glazed-gable
  • urban-courtyard
  • adaptive-reuse

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • adaptive-reuse
  • contextual

Visual tags

  • urban-infill
  • adaptive-reuse
  • mixed-use
  • public-realm
  • rendering
Geometry
An urban campus layout weaving existing pitched-roof industrial brick structures with new contemporary glazed gable volumes and linear landscape courtyards.
Facade system
Combination of exposed historic brickwork and modern structural glass curtain walls with gabled profiles.
Structural guess
Load-bearing historic masonry combined with steel frames for new glazed extensions.
Spatial scale
Large-scale urban intervention featuring multi-story precinct blocks and a central pedestrian yard.
Lighting
Soft overcast daylight with glowing interior illumination emanating from glazed architectural volumes.
Atmosphere
Inviting and dynamic evening-transition atmosphere blending heritage textures with modern transparency.
Environmental context
Dense urban neighborhood context surrounded by mid-rise residential and commercial towers.
Spatial experience
The composition guides the eye from dense surrounding urban fabric into an open public lawn framed by contrasting old masonry and transparent new pavilions.
Composition rhythm
Juxtaposition of solid masonry walls with rhythmic floor-to-ceiling glass inserts.
Style reading
Contemporary adaptive reuse and urban integration
Program
Cultural and mixed-use urban precinct
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
architecture
Materials
brick, glass, steel, concrete, timber
Visual identifiers
historic-brick, glazed-gable, urban-courtyard, adaptive-reuse
Style tags
contemporary, adaptive-reuse, contextual
Visual tags
urban-infill, adaptive-reuse, mixed-use, public-realm, rendering
Geometry
An urban campus layout weaving existing pitched-roof industrial brick structures with new contemporary glazed gable volumes and linear landscape courtyards.
Facade system
Combination of exposed historic brickwork and modern structural glass curtain walls with gabled profiles.
Structural guess
Load-bearing historic masonry combined with steel frames for new glazed extensions.
Spatial scale
Large-scale urban intervention featuring multi-story precinct blocks and a central pedestrian yard.
Lighting
Soft overcast daylight with glowing interior illumination emanating from glazed architectural volumes.
Atmosphere
Inviting and dynamic evening-transition atmosphere blending heritage textures with modern transparency.
Environmental context
Dense urban neighborhood context surrounded by mid-rise residential and commercial towers.
Spatial experience
The composition guides the eye from dense surrounding urban fabric into an open public lawn framed by contrasting old masonry and transparent new pavilions.
Composition rhythm
Juxtaposition of solid masonry walls with rhythmic floor-to-ceiling glass inserts.
Style reading
Contemporary adaptive reuse and urban integration
Program
Cultural and mixed-use urban precinct
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
architecture

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Aerial rendering and eye-level ground view of a mixed urban precinct with historic brick volumes, new glazed gables, and a central landscaped courtyard by HCCH Studio.

yard-view-拷贝

上海

An urban design precedent showcasing adaptive reuse where historic brick structures are juxtaposed with transparent glazed gables surrounding a public courtyard.

What we like about this project
A modern transparent gable structure sits directly atop and nested within older industrial brick facades.

Materials

  • brick
  • glass
  • steel
  • concrete
  • timber

Visual identifiers

  • historic-brick
  • glazed-gable
  • urban-courtyard
  • adaptive-reuse

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • adaptive-reuse
  • contextual

Visual tags

  • urban-infill
  • adaptive-reuse
  • mixed-use
  • public-realm
  • rendering
Geometry
An urban campus layout weaving existing pitched-roof industrial brick structures with new contemporary glazed gable volumes and linear landscape courtyards.
Facade system
Combination of exposed historic brickwork and modern structural glass curtain walls with gabled profiles.
Structural guess
Load-bearing historic masonry combined with steel frames for new glazed extensions.
Spatial scale
Large-scale urban intervention featuring multi-story precinct blocks and a central pedestrian yard.
Lighting
Soft overcast daylight with glowing interior illumination emanating from glazed architectural volumes.
Atmosphere
Inviting and dynamic evening-transition atmosphere blending heritage textures with modern transparency.
Environmental context
Dense urban neighborhood context surrounded by mid-rise residential and commercial towers.
Spatial experience
The composition guides the eye from dense surrounding urban fabric into an open public lawn framed by contrasting old masonry and transparent new pavilions.
Composition rhythm
Juxtaposition of solid masonry walls with rhythmic floor-to-ceiling glass inserts.
Style reading
Contemporary adaptive reuse and urban integration
Program
Cultural and mixed-use urban precinct
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
architecture
Materials
brick, glass, steel, concrete, timber
Visual identifiers
historic-brick, glazed-gable, urban-courtyard, adaptive-reuse
Style tags
contemporary, adaptive-reuse, contextual
Visual tags
urban-infill, adaptive-reuse, mixed-use, public-realm, rendering
Geometry
An urban campus layout weaving existing pitched-roof industrial brick structures with new contemporary glazed gable volumes and linear landscape courtyards.
Facade system
Combination of exposed historic brickwork and modern structural glass curtain walls with gabled profiles.
Structural guess
Load-bearing historic masonry combined with steel frames for new glazed extensions.
Spatial scale
Large-scale urban intervention featuring multi-story precinct blocks and a central pedestrian yard.
Lighting
Soft overcast daylight with glowing interior illumination emanating from glazed architectural volumes.
Atmosphere
Inviting and dynamic evening-transition atmosphere blending heritage textures with modern transparency.
Environmental context
Dense urban neighborhood context surrounded by mid-rise residential and commercial towers.
Spatial experience
The composition guides the eye from dense surrounding urban fabric into an open public lawn framed by contrasting old masonry and transparent new pavilions.
Composition rhythm
Juxtaposition of solid masonry walls with rhythmic floor-to-ceiling glass inserts.
Style reading
Contemporary adaptive reuse and urban integration
Program
Cultural and mixed-use urban precinct
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
architecture

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