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零壹城市建筑事务所/LYCS Architecture

Based in Hangzhou, LYCS Architecture crafts commercial headquarters and boutique hospitality environments characterized by fluid tectonic transitions, where undulating rooflines, mullion-free curved glazing, and elevated volumes on angled supports break conventional structural grids. This portfolio serves as a strong reference when detailing continuous envelope-to-vault transitions, specifying jointless glass corners, or balancing crisp metallic elements against historic timber and stone frameworks.

Exterior courtyard and hotel facade with metallic corrugated panels, dark slate cladding, and a mature tree by LYCS Architecture.

8_“墨香印迹”府城印精品酒店

杭州

A boutique hotel exterior precedent that balances modern metallic corrugated facade elements and large glass expanses with historic contextual materials and preserved mature landscape features.

What we like about this project
The dramatic scale disparity between the delicate metallic corrugation and the massive trunk of the preserved century-old tree.

Materials

  • bronze-metal-panels
  • glass
  • slate
  • water
  • concrete

Visual identifiers

  • corrugated-metal-facade
  • mature-tree
  • reflecting-pool
  • slate-cladding
  • courtyard-elevation

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • contextual
  • hospitality
  • textured

Visual tags

  • hospitality
  • courtyard
  • contextual-architecture
  • water-feature
  • material-contrast
  • historic-integration
Geometry
An asymmetrical composition featuring a multi-story courtyard elevation with protruding metallic bays, juxtaposed against a dark slate-clad wall on the left and a reflective pool at the base.
Facade system
Curtain wall glazing combined with corrugated bronze-toned metal panel cladding and solid volumetric reveals.
Structural guess
Steel and concrete composite frame with non-loadbearing exterior metal cladding systems.
Spatial scale
Human-scaled entry courtyard framing a three-story hotel elevation dominated by a towering mature tree.
Lighting
Late afternoon sun casting warm directional light across the metallic facade elements and deep shadows beneath the mature tree canopy.
Atmosphere
Serene and grounded, blending historic tree canopy presence with precise contemporary metallic tectonic detailing.
Environmental context
Urban boutique hotel courtyard integrating historic preservation context with large preserved mature trees and water feature.
Spatial experience
Approaching across the courtyard, the massive canopy of an ancient tree frames the architectural volumes while the reflective water pool grounds the open-air entry sequence.
Composition rhythm
Vertical rhythm established by protruding metallic bays countering the horizontal continuity of ribbon glazing and the organic form of the large tree.
Style reading
Contemporary contextual hospitality architecture
Program
Boutique hotel / hospitality
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
bronze-metal-panels, glass, slate, water, concrete
Visual identifiers
corrugated-metal-facade, mature-tree, reflecting-pool, slate-cladding, courtyard-elevation
Style tags
contemporary, contextual, hospitality, textured
Visual tags
hospitality, courtyard, contextual-architecture, water-feature, material-contrast, historic-integration
Geometry
An asymmetrical composition featuring a multi-story courtyard elevation with protruding metallic bays, juxtaposed against a dark slate-clad wall on the left and a reflective pool at the base.
Facade system
Curtain wall glazing combined with corrugated bronze-toned metal panel cladding and solid volumetric reveals.
Structural guess
Steel and concrete composite frame with non-loadbearing exterior metal cladding systems.
Spatial scale
Human-scaled entry courtyard framing a three-story hotel elevation dominated by a towering mature tree.
Lighting
Late afternoon sun casting warm directional light across the metallic facade elements and deep shadows beneath the mature tree canopy.
Atmosphere
Serene and grounded, blending historic tree canopy presence with precise contemporary metallic tectonic detailing.
Environmental context
Urban boutique hotel courtyard integrating historic preservation context with large preserved mature trees and water feature.
Spatial experience
Approaching across the courtyard, the massive canopy of an ancient tree frames the architectural volumes while the reflective water pool grounds the open-air entry sequence.
Composition rhythm
Vertical rhythm established by protruding metallic bays countering the horizontal continuity of ribbon glazing and the organic form of the large tree.
Style reading
Contemporary contextual hospitality architecture
Program
Boutique hotel / hospitality
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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Exterior courtyard and hotel facade with metallic corrugated panels, dark slate cladding, and a mature tree by LYCS Architecture.

8_“墨香印迹”府城印精品酒店

杭州

A boutique hotel exterior precedent that balances modern metallic corrugated facade elements and large glass expanses with historic contextual materials and preserved mature landscape features.

What we like about this project
The dramatic scale disparity between the delicate metallic corrugation and the massive trunk of the preserved century-old tree.

Materials

  • bronze-metal-panels
  • glass
  • slate
  • water
  • concrete

Visual identifiers

  • corrugated-metal-facade
  • mature-tree
  • reflecting-pool
  • slate-cladding
  • courtyard-elevation

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • contextual
  • hospitality
  • textured

Visual tags

  • hospitality
  • courtyard
  • contextual-architecture
  • water-feature
  • material-contrast
  • historic-integration
Geometry
An asymmetrical composition featuring a multi-story courtyard elevation with protruding metallic bays, juxtaposed against a dark slate-clad wall on the left and a reflective pool at the base.
Facade system
Curtain wall glazing combined with corrugated bronze-toned metal panel cladding and solid volumetric reveals.
Structural guess
Steel and concrete composite frame with non-loadbearing exterior metal cladding systems.
Spatial scale
Human-scaled entry courtyard framing a three-story hotel elevation dominated by a towering mature tree.
Lighting
Late afternoon sun casting warm directional light across the metallic facade elements and deep shadows beneath the mature tree canopy.
Atmosphere
Serene and grounded, blending historic tree canopy presence with precise contemporary metallic tectonic detailing.
Environmental context
Urban boutique hotel courtyard integrating historic preservation context with large preserved mature trees and water feature.
Spatial experience
Approaching across the courtyard, the massive canopy of an ancient tree frames the architectural volumes while the reflective water pool grounds the open-air entry sequence.
Composition rhythm
Vertical rhythm established by protruding metallic bays countering the horizontal continuity of ribbon glazing and the organic form of the large tree.
Style reading
Contemporary contextual hospitality architecture
Program
Boutique hotel / hospitality
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
bronze-metal-panels, glass, slate, water, concrete
Visual identifiers
corrugated-metal-facade, mature-tree, reflecting-pool, slate-cladding, courtyard-elevation
Style tags
contemporary, contextual, hospitality, textured
Visual tags
hospitality, courtyard, contextual-architecture, water-feature, material-contrast, historic-integration
Geometry
An asymmetrical composition featuring a multi-story courtyard elevation with protruding metallic bays, juxtaposed against a dark slate-clad wall on the left and a reflective pool at the base.
Facade system
Curtain wall glazing combined with corrugated bronze-toned metal panel cladding and solid volumetric reveals.
Structural guess
Steel and concrete composite frame with non-loadbearing exterior metal cladding systems.
Spatial scale
Human-scaled entry courtyard framing a three-story hotel elevation dominated by a towering mature tree.
Lighting
Late afternoon sun casting warm directional light across the metallic facade elements and deep shadows beneath the mature tree canopy.
Atmosphere
Serene and grounded, blending historic tree canopy presence with precise contemporary metallic tectonic detailing.
Environmental context
Urban boutique hotel courtyard integrating historic preservation context with large preserved mature trees and water feature.
Spatial experience
Approaching across the courtyard, the massive canopy of an ancient tree frames the architectural volumes while the reflective water pool grounds the open-air entry sequence.
Composition rhythm
Vertical rhythm established by protruding metallic bays countering the horizontal continuity of ribbon glazing and the organic form of the large tree.
Style reading
Contemporary contextual hospitality architecture
Program
Boutique hotel / hospitality
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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