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Based in Beijing, PILLS crafts art exhibition spaces and gallery pavilions characterized by boundary-dissolving reflective surfaces, suspended industrial armatures, and atmospheric, translucent layering. This body of work serves as a strong reference when designing immersive gallery enclosures that utilize mirrored planes, mist, and custom overhead rigs to blur spatial perimeters.

Split view of an exhibition venue with red steel bridges, terracotta stairs, and an outdoor sunken green courtyard by PILLS.

第九届深港城市-建筑双城双年展(深圳)-9ar

北京

An exterior architectural precedent showcasing multi-level public circulation, vibrant red steel bridges, and integrated sunken landscape zones for an urban exhibition venue.

What we like about this project
Delicate turquoise sculptural funnels rising from the planted sunken courtyard contrast with the heavy industrial bridges overhead.

Materials

  • red-steel
  • concrete
  • terracotta-brick
  • glass
  • native-planting
  • stone-aggregate

Visual identifiers

  • red-steel-bridge
  • sunken-courtyard
  • terracotta-stair
  • exhibition-signage

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • industrial-chic
  • adaptive-reuse
  • urban-intervention

Visual tags

  • public-realm
  • adaptive-reuse
  • multilevel
  • pedestrian-bridge
  • urban-exhibition
Geometry
Asymmetric multi-level composition featuring diagonal staircases, curved bridging, and nested sunken courtyard geometries.
Facade system
Open-air circulation framework combined with exhibition banner walls and structural concrete frames.
Structural guess
Exposed reinforced concrete frame with suspended steel pedestrian bridges.
Spatial scale
Pedestrian scale across multi-level public circulation pathways and courtyards.
Lighting
Bright ambient daylight with crisp highlights on metal bridge rails and deep shadows in stepped recesses.
Atmosphere
Lively, public, and kinetic, animated by contrasting colors of red metal against raw concrete and green planting.
Environmental context
Urban exhibition precinct featuring industrial-to-cultural adaptive reuse fabric and hillside planting.
Spatial experience
Circulation unfolds across multi-tiered bridges and outdoor steps that connect elevated exhibit structures with sunken landscape rooms.
Composition rhythm
Dynamic diagonal and curved lines overlaid on an orthogonal industrial structure.
Style reading
Contemporary adaptive reuse and public urban intervention
Program
Urban exhibition and public event venue
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
red-steel, concrete, terracotta-brick, glass, native-planting, stone-aggregate
Visual identifiers
red-steel-bridge, sunken-courtyard, terracotta-stair, exhibition-signage
Style tags
contemporary, industrial-chic, adaptive-reuse, urban-intervention
Visual tags
public-realm, adaptive-reuse, multilevel, pedestrian-bridge, urban-exhibition
Geometry
Asymmetric multi-level composition featuring diagonal staircases, curved bridging, and nested sunken courtyard geometries.
Facade system
Open-air circulation framework combined with exhibition banner walls and structural concrete frames.
Structural guess
Exposed reinforced concrete frame with suspended steel pedestrian bridges.
Spatial scale
Pedestrian scale across multi-level public circulation pathways and courtyards.
Lighting
Bright ambient daylight with crisp highlights on metal bridge rails and deep shadows in stepped recesses.
Atmosphere
Lively, public, and kinetic, animated by contrasting colors of red metal against raw concrete and green planting.
Environmental context
Urban exhibition precinct featuring industrial-to-cultural adaptive reuse fabric and hillside planting.
Spatial experience
Circulation unfolds across multi-tiered bridges and outdoor steps that connect elevated exhibit structures with sunken landscape rooms.
Composition rhythm
Dynamic diagonal and curved lines overlaid on an orthogonal industrial structure.
Style reading
Contemporary adaptive reuse and public urban intervention
Program
Urban exhibition and public event venue
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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Split view of an exhibition venue with red steel bridges, terracotta stairs, and an outdoor sunken green courtyard by PILLS.

第九届深港城市-建筑双城双年展(深圳)-9ar

北京

An exterior architectural precedent showcasing multi-level public circulation, vibrant red steel bridges, and integrated sunken landscape zones for an urban exhibition venue.

What we like about this project
Delicate turquoise sculptural funnels rising from the planted sunken courtyard contrast with the heavy industrial bridges overhead.

Materials

  • red-steel
  • concrete
  • terracotta-brick
  • glass
  • native-planting
  • stone-aggregate

Visual identifiers

  • red-steel-bridge
  • sunken-courtyard
  • terracotta-stair
  • exhibition-signage

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • industrial-chic
  • adaptive-reuse
  • urban-intervention

Visual tags

  • public-realm
  • adaptive-reuse
  • multilevel
  • pedestrian-bridge
  • urban-exhibition
Geometry
Asymmetric multi-level composition featuring diagonal staircases, curved bridging, and nested sunken courtyard geometries.
Facade system
Open-air circulation framework combined with exhibition banner walls and structural concrete frames.
Structural guess
Exposed reinforced concrete frame with suspended steel pedestrian bridges.
Spatial scale
Pedestrian scale across multi-level public circulation pathways and courtyards.
Lighting
Bright ambient daylight with crisp highlights on metal bridge rails and deep shadows in stepped recesses.
Atmosphere
Lively, public, and kinetic, animated by contrasting colors of red metal against raw concrete and green planting.
Environmental context
Urban exhibition precinct featuring industrial-to-cultural adaptive reuse fabric and hillside planting.
Spatial experience
Circulation unfolds across multi-tiered bridges and outdoor steps that connect elevated exhibit structures with sunken landscape rooms.
Composition rhythm
Dynamic diagonal and curved lines overlaid on an orthogonal industrial structure.
Style reading
Contemporary adaptive reuse and public urban intervention
Program
Urban exhibition and public event venue
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
red-steel, concrete, terracotta-brick, glass, native-planting, stone-aggregate
Visual identifiers
red-steel-bridge, sunken-courtyard, terracotta-stair, exhibition-signage
Style tags
contemporary, industrial-chic, adaptive-reuse, urban-intervention
Visual tags
public-realm, adaptive-reuse, multilevel, pedestrian-bridge, urban-exhibition
Geometry
Asymmetric multi-level composition featuring diagonal staircases, curved bridging, and nested sunken courtyard geometries.
Facade system
Open-air circulation framework combined with exhibition banner walls and structural concrete frames.
Structural guess
Exposed reinforced concrete frame with suspended steel pedestrian bridges.
Spatial scale
Pedestrian scale across multi-level public circulation pathways and courtyards.
Lighting
Bright ambient daylight with crisp highlights on metal bridge rails and deep shadows in stepped recesses.
Atmosphere
Lively, public, and kinetic, animated by contrasting colors of red metal against raw concrete and green planting.
Environmental context
Urban exhibition precinct featuring industrial-to-cultural adaptive reuse fabric and hillside planting.
Spatial experience
Circulation unfolds across multi-tiered bridges and outdoor steps that connect elevated exhibit structures with sunken landscape rooms.
Composition rhythm
Dynamic diagonal and curved lines overlaid on an orthogonal industrial structure.
Style reading
Contemporary adaptive reuse and public urban intervention
Program
Urban exhibition and public event venue
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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