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PILLS

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.

Exterior facade of the PILLS studio in Beijing featuring weathering concrete panels, exposed brickwork, and rooftop signage.

工作室外景

北京

An exterior facade study of the PILLS studio in Beijing, showcasing the juxtaposition of weathered concrete panels and red brickwork.

What we like about this project
Signage reading 'PILLS' mounted directly below the roofline alongside a sculptural figure on the parapet.

Materials

  • concrete
  • brick
  • steel

Visual identifiers

  • weathered-concrete
  • exposed-brick
  • parapet-signage
  • punched-windows

Style tags

  • industrial
  • adaptive-reuse
  • vernacular

Visual tags

  • industrial-vernacular
  • facade
  • urban-studio
  • weathered-materials
Geometry
Linear horizontal facade layout with regular vertical window bays, surmounted by a parapet and signage.
Facade system
Precast concrete panels over exposed red brick masonry backup.
Structural guess
Masonry load-bearing walls with concrete lintels and parapet cap.
Spatial scale
Human scale exterior; window openings and roofline reflect a multi-story urban building.
Lighting
Soft, overcast daylight illuminating the textured facade evenly with minimal shadow casting.
Atmosphere
Gritty, grounded, and industrial with a raw material palette.
Environmental context
Urban studio setting in Beijing showing aged industrial vernacular.
Spatial experience
The industrial street frontage presents a solid, weathered face with deep reveals framing the fenestration.
Composition rhythm
Repeating vertical window reveals create a steady rhythm offset by asymmetrical rooftop signage.
Style reading
Industrial vernacular adaptive reuse
Program
Design studio
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
concrete, brick, steel
Visual identifiers
weathered-concrete, exposed-brick, parapet-signage, punched-windows
Style tags
industrial, adaptive-reuse, vernacular
Visual tags
industrial-vernacular, facade, urban-studio, weathered-materials
Geometry
Linear horizontal facade layout with regular vertical window bays, surmounted by a parapet and signage.
Facade system
Precast concrete panels over exposed red brick masonry backup.
Structural guess
Masonry load-bearing walls with concrete lintels and parapet cap.
Spatial scale
Human scale exterior; window openings and roofline reflect a multi-story urban building.
Lighting
Soft, overcast daylight illuminating the textured facade evenly with minimal shadow casting.
Atmosphere
Gritty, grounded, and industrial with a raw material palette.
Environmental context
Urban studio setting in Beijing showing aged industrial vernacular.
Spatial experience
The industrial street frontage presents a solid, weathered face with deep reveals framing the fenestration.
Composition rhythm
Repeating vertical window reveals create a steady rhythm offset by asymmetrical rooftop signage.
Style reading
Industrial vernacular adaptive reuse
Program
Design studio
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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Exterior facade of the PILLS studio in Beijing featuring weathering concrete panels, exposed brickwork, and rooftop signage.

工作室外景

北京

An exterior facade study of the PILLS studio in Beijing, showcasing the juxtaposition of weathered concrete panels and red brickwork.

What we like about this project
Signage reading 'PILLS' mounted directly below the roofline alongside a sculptural figure on the parapet.

Materials

  • concrete
  • brick
  • steel

Visual identifiers

  • weathered-concrete
  • exposed-brick
  • parapet-signage
  • punched-windows

Style tags

  • industrial
  • adaptive-reuse
  • vernacular

Visual tags

  • industrial-vernacular
  • facade
  • urban-studio
  • weathered-materials
Geometry
Linear horizontal facade layout with regular vertical window bays, surmounted by a parapet and signage.
Facade system
Precast concrete panels over exposed red brick masonry backup.
Structural guess
Masonry load-bearing walls with concrete lintels and parapet cap.
Spatial scale
Human scale exterior; window openings and roofline reflect a multi-story urban building.
Lighting
Soft, overcast daylight illuminating the textured facade evenly with minimal shadow casting.
Atmosphere
Gritty, grounded, and industrial with a raw material palette.
Environmental context
Urban studio setting in Beijing showing aged industrial vernacular.
Spatial experience
The industrial street frontage presents a solid, weathered face with deep reveals framing the fenestration.
Composition rhythm
Repeating vertical window reveals create a steady rhythm offset by asymmetrical rooftop signage.
Style reading
Industrial vernacular adaptive reuse
Program
Design studio
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
concrete, brick, steel
Visual identifiers
weathered-concrete, exposed-brick, parapet-signage, punched-windows
Style tags
industrial, adaptive-reuse, vernacular
Visual tags
industrial-vernacular, facade, urban-studio, weathered-materials
Geometry
Linear horizontal facade layout with regular vertical window bays, surmounted by a parapet and signage.
Facade system
Precast concrete panels over exposed red brick masonry backup.
Structural guess
Masonry load-bearing walls with concrete lintels and parapet cap.
Spatial scale
Human scale exterior; window openings and roofline reflect a multi-story urban building.
Lighting
Soft, overcast daylight illuminating the textured facade evenly with minimal shadow casting.
Atmosphere
Gritty, grounded, and industrial with a raw material palette.
Environmental context
Urban studio setting in Beijing showing aged industrial vernacular.
Spatial experience
The industrial street frontage presents a solid, weathered face with deep reveals framing the fenestration.
Composition rhythm
Repeating vertical window reveals create a steady rhythm offset by asymmetrical rooftop signage.
Style reading
Industrial vernacular adaptive reuse
Program
Design studio
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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