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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.

Aerial view of a landscaped commercial rooftop featuring a domed timber grid shell pavilion and red brick podium by Nota Architecture Studio.

1.-PAC-户外商业街区场所营造

上海

An exterior rooftop precedent integrating a timber gridshell dome pavilion onto a textured red-brick commercial podium in an urban context.

What we like about this project
The timber dome floats directly above a densely planted interior green roof courtyard.

Materials

  • timber
  • brick
  • glass
  • steel
  • planting

Visual identifiers

  • timber-gridshell-dome
  • red-brick-podium
  • rooftop-landscape
  • terrace-stair

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • crafted
  • biophilic
  • urban-infill

Visual tags

  • urban-rooftop
  • pavilion
  • timber-structure
  • public-realm
  • mixed-use
Geometry
Multi-tiered podium with a terracotta brick base supporting an upper landscaped terrace crowned by a reciprocal timber gridshell dome.
Facade system
Textured terracotta brick cladding with glazed balustrades at the terrace edge.
Structural guess
Timber gridshell vault resting on a reinforced concrete podium structure.
Spatial scale
Medium-scale urban commercial rooftop; timber dome spans approximately two stories across.
Lighting
Soft overcast daylight with warm internal lighting glowing from beneath the timber dome.
Atmosphere
Warm and inviting contrast between the heavy red brick base and the light, glowing timber lattice.
Environmental context
Urban podium rooftop surrounded by high-rise residential towers and mature trees.
Spatial experience
The eye moves from the ground-level paved courtyard up via terraced stairs to the landscaped rooftop shelter.
Composition rhythm
Layered horizontal brick bands contrasted against the organic radial curves of the timber dome.
Style reading
Contemporary urban placemaking with crafted natural materials
Program
Commercial rooftop public pavilion and terrace
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
architecture
Materials
timber, brick, glass, steel, planting
Visual identifiers
timber-gridshell-dome, red-brick-podium, rooftop-landscape, terrace-stair
Style tags
contemporary, crafted, biophilic, urban-infill
Visual tags
urban-rooftop, pavilion, timber-structure, public-realm, mixed-use
Geometry
Multi-tiered podium with a terracotta brick base supporting an upper landscaped terrace crowned by a reciprocal timber gridshell dome.
Facade system
Textured terracotta brick cladding with glazed balustrades at the terrace edge.
Structural guess
Timber gridshell vault resting on a reinforced concrete podium structure.
Spatial scale
Medium-scale urban commercial rooftop; timber dome spans approximately two stories across.
Lighting
Soft overcast daylight with warm internal lighting glowing from beneath the timber dome.
Atmosphere
Warm and inviting contrast between the heavy red brick base and the light, glowing timber lattice.
Environmental context
Urban podium rooftop surrounded by high-rise residential towers and mature trees.
Spatial experience
The eye moves from the ground-level paved courtyard up via terraced stairs to the landscaped rooftop shelter.
Composition rhythm
Layered horizontal brick bands contrasted against the organic radial curves of the timber dome.
Style reading
Contemporary urban placemaking with crafted natural materials
Program
Commercial rooftop public pavilion and terrace
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
architecture

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Aerial view of a landscaped commercial rooftop featuring a domed timber grid shell pavilion and red brick podium by Nota Architecture Studio.

1.-PAC-户外商业街区场所营造

上海

An exterior rooftop precedent integrating a timber gridshell dome pavilion onto a textured red-brick commercial podium in an urban context.

What we like about this project
The timber dome floats directly above a densely planted interior green roof courtyard.

Materials

  • timber
  • brick
  • glass
  • steel
  • planting

Visual identifiers

  • timber-gridshell-dome
  • red-brick-podium
  • rooftop-landscape
  • terrace-stair

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • crafted
  • biophilic
  • urban-infill

Visual tags

  • urban-rooftop
  • pavilion
  • timber-structure
  • public-realm
  • mixed-use
Geometry
Multi-tiered podium with a terracotta brick base supporting an upper landscaped terrace crowned by a reciprocal timber gridshell dome.
Facade system
Textured terracotta brick cladding with glazed balustrades at the terrace edge.
Structural guess
Timber gridshell vault resting on a reinforced concrete podium structure.
Spatial scale
Medium-scale urban commercial rooftop; timber dome spans approximately two stories across.
Lighting
Soft overcast daylight with warm internal lighting glowing from beneath the timber dome.
Atmosphere
Warm and inviting contrast between the heavy red brick base and the light, glowing timber lattice.
Environmental context
Urban podium rooftop surrounded by high-rise residential towers and mature trees.
Spatial experience
The eye moves from the ground-level paved courtyard up via terraced stairs to the landscaped rooftop shelter.
Composition rhythm
Layered horizontal brick bands contrasted against the organic radial curves of the timber dome.
Style reading
Contemporary urban placemaking with crafted natural materials
Program
Commercial rooftop public pavilion and terrace
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
architecture
Materials
timber, brick, glass, steel, planting
Visual identifiers
timber-gridshell-dome, red-brick-podium, rooftop-landscape, terrace-stair
Style tags
contemporary, crafted, biophilic, urban-infill
Visual tags
urban-rooftop, pavilion, timber-structure, public-realm, mixed-use
Geometry
Multi-tiered podium with a terracotta brick base supporting an upper landscaped terrace crowned by a reciprocal timber gridshell dome.
Facade system
Textured terracotta brick cladding with glazed balustrades at the terrace edge.
Structural guess
Timber gridshell vault resting on a reinforced concrete podium structure.
Spatial scale
Medium-scale urban commercial rooftop; timber dome spans approximately two stories across.
Lighting
Soft overcast daylight with warm internal lighting glowing from beneath the timber dome.
Atmosphere
Warm and inviting contrast between the heavy red brick base and the light, glowing timber lattice.
Environmental context
Urban podium rooftop surrounded by high-rise residential towers and mature trees.
Spatial experience
The eye moves from the ground-level paved courtyard up via terraced stairs to the landscaped rooftop shelter.
Composition rhythm
Layered horizontal brick bands contrasted against the organic radial curves of the timber dome.
Style reading
Contemporary urban placemaking with crafted natural materials
Program
Commercial rooftop public pavilion and terrace
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
architecture

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