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Nota 建筑设计工作室

Based in Shanghai, Nota 建筑设计工作室 builds expressive studio, cafe, and pavilion environments defined by vibrant chromatic contrasts, soft textile dividers, and delicate micro-architectures inserted into indoor and rooftop landscapes. This portfolio serves as a strong reference when detailing illuminated stepped rooflines, integrating floating timber domes above courtyard greenery, or designing gabled glasshouse kiosks for commercial gathering spaces.

Exterior view of resort timber cabins featuring deep purple wood cladding, pitched roofs, and large glass windows connecting to a timber deck by Nota 建筑设计工作室 in Shanghai.

2.-江山度假木屋

上海

A resort timber cabin precedent by Nota 建筑设计工作室 featuring bold purple siding, asymmetrical gables, and large-scale glazing linked by an exterior wooden deck.

What we like about this project
The unexpected contrast between the vibrant deep purple timber extension and the adjacent pale pink historic or rendered wall.

Materials

  • timber
  • glass
  • gravel
  • stucco

Visual identifiers

  • purple-timber-cladding
  • pitched-roof
  • asymmetrical-gable
  • timber-deck

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • vernacular
  • rustic-modern

Visual tags

  • resort-architecture
  • timber-structure
  • rural-retreat
  • mono-pitch
  • color-blocked
Geometry
Asymmetrical gabled and mono-pitch volumes arranged linearly alongside an existing pink rendered structure, connected by a covered outdoor terrace.
Facade system
Horizontal timber plank rainscreen cladding combined with expansive custom wood-framed curtain wall glazing.
Structural guess
Timber post-and-beam construction with wood-framed roof trusses.
Spatial scale
Two-story residential or resort scale, comfortable and human-centric.
Lighting
Soft ambient daylight under an overcast sky, casting subtle shadows beneath deep roof eaves.
Atmosphere
Serene and distinctive, balancing playful color blocking with warm natural wood tones.
Environmental context
Rural or suburban resort setting with a gravel forecourt and open sky background.
Spatial experience
The composition creates a welcoming threshold along the gravel courtyard, opening into light-filled double-height interior volumes through expansive glass walls.
Composition rhythm
Rhythmic alternation of solid purple masses and transparent glazed voids beneath dynamic roof slopes.
Style reading
Contemporary rural timber vernacular
Program
Resort timber cabins / hospitality
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
timber, glass, gravel, stucco
Visual identifiers
purple-timber-cladding, pitched-roof, asymmetrical-gable, timber-deck
Style tags
contemporary, vernacular, rustic-modern
Visual tags
resort-architecture, timber-structure, rural-retreat, mono-pitch, color-blocked
Geometry
Asymmetrical gabled and mono-pitch volumes arranged linearly alongside an existing pink rendered structure, connected by a covered outdoor terrace.
Facade system
Horizontal timber plank rainscreen cladding combined with expansive custom wood-framed curtain wall glazing.
Structural guess
Timber post-and-beam construction with wood-framed roof trusses.
Spatial scale
Two-story residential or resort scale, comfortable and human-centric.
Lighting
Soft ambient daylight under an overcast sky, casting subtle shadows beneath deep roof eaves.
Atmosphere
Serene and distinctive, balancing playful color blocking with warm natural wood tones.
Environmental context
Rural or suburban resort setting with a gravel forecourt and open sky background.
Spatial experience
The composition creates a welcoming threshold along the gravel courtyard, opening into light-filled double-height interior volumes through expansive glass walls.
Composition rhythm
Rhythmic alternation of solid purple masses and transparent glazed voids beneath dynamic roof slopes.
Style reading
Contemporary rural timber vernacular
Program
Resort timber cabins / hospitality
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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Exterior view of resort timber cabins featuring deep purple wood cladding, pitched roofs, and large glass windows connecting to a timber deck by Nota 建筑设计工作室 in Shanghai.

2.-江山度假木屋

上海

A resort timber cabin precedent by Nota 建筑设计工作室 featuring bold purple siding, asymmetrical gables, and large-scale glazing linked by an exterior wooden deck.

What we like about this project
The unexpected contrast between the vibrant deep purple timber extension and the adjacent pale pink historic or rendered wall.

Materials

  • timber
  • glass
  • gravel
  • stucco

Visual identifiers

  • purple-timber-cladding
  • pitched-roof
  • asymmetrical-gable
  • timber-deck

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • vernacular
  • rustic-modern

Visual tags

  • resort-architecture
  • timber-structure
  • rural-retreat
  • mono-pitch
  • color-blocked
Geometry
Asymmetrical gabled and mono-pitch volumes arranged linearly alongside an existing pink rendered structure, connected by a covered outdoor terrace.
Facade system
Horizontal timber plank rainscreen cladding combined with expansive custom wood-framed curtain wall glazing.
Structural guess
Timber post-and-beam construction with wood-framed roof trusses.
Spatial scale
Two-story residential or resort scale, comfortable and human-centric.
Lighting
Soft ambient daylight under an overcast sky, casting subtle shadows beneath deep roof eaves.
Atmosphere
Serene and distinctive, balancing playful color blocking with warm natural wood tones.
Environmental context
Rural or suburban resort setting with a gravel forecourt and open sky background.
Spatial experience
The composition creates a welcoming threshold along the gravel courtyard, opening into light-filled double-height interior volumes through expansive glass walls.
Composition rhythm
Rhythmic alternation of solid purple masses and transparent glazed voids beneath dynamic roof slopes.
Style reading
Contemporary rural timber vernacular
Program
Resort timber cabins / hospitality
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
timber, glass, gravel, stucco
Visual identifiers
purple-timber-cladding, pitched-roof, asymmetrical-gable, timber-deck
Style tags
contemporary, vernacular, rustic-modern
Visual tags
resort-architecture, timber-structure, rural-retreat, mono-pitch, color-blocked
Geometry
Asymmetrical gabled and mono-pitch volumes arranged linearly alongside an existing pink rendered structure, connected by a covered outdoor terrace.
Facade system
Horizontal timber plank rainscreen cladding combined with expansive custom wood-framed curtain wall glazing.
Structural guess
Timber post-and-beam construction with wood-framed roof trusses.
Spatial scale
Two-story residential or resort scale, comfortable and human-centric.
Lighting
Soft ambient daylight under an overcast sky, casting subtle shadows beneath deep roof eaves.
Atmosphere
Serene and distinctive, balancing playful color blocking with warm natural wood tones.
Environmental context
Rural or suburban resort setting with a gravel forecourt and open sky background.
Spatial experience
The composition creates a welcoming threshold along the gravel courtyard, opening into light-filled double-height interior volumes through expansive glass walls.
Composition rhythm
Rhythmic alternation of solid purple masses and transparent glazed voids beneath dynamic roof slopes.
Style reading
Contemporary rural timber vernacular
Program
Resort timber cabins / hospitality
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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