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Link-Arc建筑事务所

Shanghai-based Link-Arc建筑事务所 designs cultural institutions and exhibition pavilions defined by fragmenting, scale-like roof canopies and floating cantilevered masses that dissolve traditional structural boundaries. The portfolio offers a focused reference when detailing complex roof-to-ceiling transitions, studying porous masonry screens, or integrating vibrant athletic pathways across terraced outdoor landscapes.

Aerial view of a terraced school building with green roofs and a running track by Link-Arc.

3翠竹外国语学校鸟瞰-

上海

An aerial precedent for high-density urban schools featuring stepped green roofs and integrated outdoor sports infrastructure.

What we like about this project
Bright orange continuous running surfaces loop across upper outdoor play decks.

Materials

  • concrete
  • metal
  • glass
  • artificial-turf
  • planting

Visual identifiers

  • terraced-roofs
  • green-roof
  • running-track
  • curved-floor-plates
  • urban-school

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • organic
  • educational-architecture

Visual tags

  • institutional
  • educational
  • green-roof
  • urban-campus
  • terraced
  • contextual
Geometry
Multi-tiered irregular massing with curving horizontal floor plates that step down toward an athletic field.
Facade system
Precast or metal vertical fin louvers paired with curtain wall glazing.
Structural guess
Concrete frame with long-span slabs supporting landscaped roof terraces.
Spatial scale
Large institutional campus scale contrasting with adjacent mid-rise urban housing.
Lighting
Soft overcast daylight casting gentle diffuse shadows across the complex multi-level roofs.
Atmosphere
Vibrant and integrated, balancing dense urban context with accessible green terraces.
Environmental context
Dense urban fabric backdrop with high-rise residential and commercial towers surrounding the site.
Spatial experience
The layered roofs cascade downward, creating continuous exterior landscape paths directly connected to learning spaces.
Composition rhythm
Horizontal corrugated louvers stacked rhythmically against undulating green and orange terrace slabs.
Style reading
Contemporary institutional organicism
Program
School campus with sports facilities
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
architecture
Materials
concrete, metal, glass, artificial-turf, planting
Visual identifiers
terraced-roofs, green-roof, running-track, curved-floor-plates, urban-school
Style tags
contemporary, organic, educational-architecture
Visual tags
institutional, educational, green-roof, urban-campus, terraced, contextual
Geometry
Multi-tiered irregular massing with curving horizontal floor plates that step down toward an athletic field.
Facade system
Precast or metal vertical fin louvers paired with curtain wall glazing.
Structural guess
Concrete frame with long-span slabs supporting landscaped roof terraces.
Spatial scale
Large institutional campus scale contrasting with adjacent mid-rise urban housing.
Lighting
Soft overcast daylight casting gentle diffuse shadows across the complex multi-level roofs.
Atmosphere
Vibrant and integrated, balancing dense urban context with accessible green terraces.
Environmental context
Dense urban fabric backdrop with high-rise residential and commercial towers surrounding the site.
Spatial experience
The layered roofs cascade downward, creating continuous exterior landscape paths directly connected to learning spaces.
Composition rhythm
Horizontal corrugated louvers stacked rhythmically against undulating green and orange terrace slabs.
Style reading
Contemporary institutional organicism
Program
School campus with sports facilities
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
architecture

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Aerial view of a terraced school building with green roofs and a running track by Link-Arc.

3翠竹外国语学校鸟瞰-

上海

An aerial precedent for high-density urban schools featuring stepped green roofs and integrated outdoor sports infrastructure.

What we like about this project
Bright orange continuous running surfaces loop across upper outdoor play decks.

Materials

  • concrete
  • metal
  • glass
  • artificial-turf
  • planting

Visual identifiers

  • terraced-roofs
  • green-roof
  • running-track
  • curved-floor-plates
  • urban-school

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • organic
  • educational-architecture

Visual tags

  • institutional
  • educational
  • green-roof
  • urban-campus
  • terraced
  • contextual
Geometry
Multi-tiered irregular massing with curving horizontal floor plates that step down toward an athletic field.
Facade system
Precast or metal vertical fin louvers paired with curtain wall glazing.
Structural guess
Concrete frame with long-span slabs supporting landscaped roof terraces.
Spatial scale
Large institutional campus scale contrasting with adjacent mid-rise urban housing.
Lighting
Soft overcast daylight casting gentle diffuse shadows across the complex multi-level roofs.
Atmosphere
Vibrant and integrated, balancing dense urban context with accessible green terraces.
Environmental context
Dense urban fabric backdrop with high-rise residential and commercial towers surrounding the site.
Spatial experience
The layered roofs cascade downward, creating continuous exterior landscape paths directly connected to learning spaces.
Composition rhythm
Horizontal corrugated louvers stacked rhythmically against undulating green and orange terrace slabs.
Style reading
Contemporary institutional organicism
Program
School campus with sports facilities
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
architecture
Materials
concrete, metal, glass, artificial-turf, planting
Visual identifiers
terraced-roofs, green-roof, running-track, curved-floor-plates, urban-school
Style tags
contemporary, organic, educational-architecture
Visual tags
institutional, educational, green-roof, urban-campus, terraced, contextual
Geometry
Multi-tiered irregular massing with curving horizontal floor plates that step down toward an athletic field.
Facade system
Precast or metal vertical fin louvers paired with curtain wall glazing.
Structural guess
Concrete frame with long-span slabs supporting landscaped roof terraces.
Spatial scale
Large institutional campus scale contrasting with adjacent mid-rise urban housing.
Lighting
Soft overcast daylight casting gentle diffuse shadows across the complex multi-level roofs.
Atmosphere
Vibrant and integrated, balancing dense urban context with accessible green terraces.
Environmental context
Dense urban fabric backdrop with high-rise residential and commercial towers surrounding the site.
Spatial experience
The layered roofs cascade downward, creating continuous exterior landscape paths directly connected to learning spaces.
Composition rhythm
Horizontal corrugated louvers stacked rhythmically against undulating green and orange terrace slabs.
Style reading
Contemporary institutional organicism
Program
School campus with sports facilities
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
architecture

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