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Based in Beijing, SHUYAN design conceives cultural exhibition spaces, bookstores, and commercial atriums through a distinct juxtaposition of precise timber ceiling grids, uninterrupted vertical screens, and lightweight circulation elements set within massive structural frames. The portfolio serves as a strong reference when detailing multi-floor wood screening systems, balancing raw organic columns beneath rigid tectonic ceilings, or layering translucent materials to modulate depth across large interior volumes.

Exterior perspective of a mixed-use residential, commercial, and hotel complex with curved concrete grid facades in Hainan by SHUYAN design.

海南住宅、商业、酒店综合体Residential-Commercial-Hotel-Complex-in-Hainan

北京

An exterior precedent for a tropical mixed-use complex featuring a rhythmic grid facade with curved corner balconies and active retail podiums.

What we like about this project
The deep reveals of the concrete grid effectively act as integrated sunshades for the floor-to-ceiling glass.

Materials

  • concrete
  • glass
  • metal
  • stone

Visual identifiers

  • curved-corner-towers
  • grid-facade
  • retail-podium
  • tropical-context

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • tropical
  • rationalist

Visual tags

  • mixed-use
  • residential-complex
  • hotel
  • grid
  • tropical-architecture
  • curved-balconies
Geometry
Symmetrical twin tower volumes framing a low-rise connector, featuring rounded corners and a deeply recessed orthogonal structural grid.
Facade system
Precast or cast-in-place concrete waffle/grid structural facade with floor-to-ceiling glazing and recessed balconies.
Structural guess
Concrete frame structure with exterior load-bearing or sunscreen grid elements.
Spatial scale
Large multi-story mixed-use towers with double-height retail podiums addressing a pedestrian plaza.
Lighting
Warm golden hour sunlight filtering through palm trees, casting long shadows and glowing softly through interior curtains.
Atmosphere
Warm, inviting evening glow emphasizing tropical leisure combined with clean architectural geometry.
Environmental context
Tropical urban setting with palm trees framing the foreground and surrounding mid-rise urban fabric.
Spatial experience
Grounded by open retail frontages at the base, the towers draw the eye upward along continuous vertical fin elements toward curved corner balconies.
Composition rhythm
Vertical structural fins spaced evenly across the facades, interrupted by horizontal floor slabs and curved corner sweeps.
Style reading
Contemporary tropical rationalism
Program
Residential, commercial retail, and hotel complex
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
concrete, glass, metal, stone
Visual identifiers
curved-corner-towers, grid-facade, retail-podium, tropical-context
Style tags
contemporary, tropical, rationalist
Visual tags
mixed-use, residential-complex, hotel, grid, tropical-architecture, curved-balconies
Geometry
Symmetrical twin tower volumes framing a low-rise connector, featuring rounded corners and a deeply recessed orthogonal structural grid.
Facade system
Precast or cast-in-place concrete waffle/grid structural facade with floor-to-ceiling glazing and recessed balconies.
Structural guess
Concrete frame structure with exterior load-bearing or sunscreen grid elements.
Spatial scale
Large multi-story mixed-use towers with double-height retail podiums addressing a pedestrian plaza.
Lighting
Warm golden hour sunlight filtering through palm trees, casting long shadows and glowing softly through interior curtains.
Atmosphere
Warm, inviting evening glow emphasizing tropical leisure combined with clean architectural geometry.
Environmental context
Tropical urban setting with palm trees framing the foreground and surrounding mid-rise urban fabric.
Spatial experience
Grounded by open retail frontages at the base, the towers draw the eye upward along continuous vertical fin elements toward curved corner balconies.
Composition rhythm
Vertical structural fins spaced evenly across the facades, interrupted by horizontal floor slabs and curved corner sweeps.
Style reading
Contemporary tropical rationalism
Program
Residential, commercial retail, and hotel complex
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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Exterior perspective of a mixed-use residential, commercial, and hotel complex with curved concrete grid facades in Hainan by SHUYAN design.

海南住宅、商业、酒店综合体Residential-Commercial-Hotel-Complex-in-Hainan

北京

An exterior precedent for a tropical mixed-use complex featuring a rhythmic grid facade with curved corner balconies and active retail podiums.

What we like about this project
The deep reveals of the concrete grid effectively act as integrated sunshades for the floor-to-ceiling glass.

Materials

  • concrete
  • glass
  • metal
  • stone

Visual identifiers

  • curved-corner-towers
  • grid-facade
  • retail-podium
  • tropical-context

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • tropical
  • rationalist

Visual tags

  • mixed-use
  • residential-complex
  • hotel
  • grid
  • tropical-architecture
  • curved-balconies
Geometry
Symmetrical twin tower volumes framing a low-rise connector, featuring rounded corners and a deeply recessed orthogonal structural grid.
Facade system
Precast or cast-in-place concrete waffle/grid structural facade with floor-to-ceiling glazing and recessed balconies.
Structural guess
Concrete frame structure with exterior load-bearing or sunscreen grid elements.
Spatial scale
Large multi-story mixed-use towers with double-height retail podiums addressing a pedestrian plaza.
Lighting
Warm golden hour sunlight filtering through palm trees, casting long shadows and glowing softly through interior curtains.
Atmosphere
Warm, inviting evening glow emphasizing tropical leisure combined with clean architectural geometry.
Environmental context
Tropical urban setting with palm trees framing the foreground and surrounding mid-rise urban fabric.
Spatial experience
Grounded by open retail frontages at the base, the towers draw the eye upward along continuous vertical fin elements toward curved corner balconies.
Composition rhythm
Vertical structural fins spaced evenly across the facades, interrupted by horizontal floor slabs and curved corner sweeps.
Style reading
Contemporary tropical rationalism
Program
Residential, commercial retail, and hotel complex
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
concrete, glass, metal, stone
Visual identifiers
curved-corner-towers, grid-facade, retail-podium, tropical-context
Style tags
contemporary, tropical, rationalist
Visual tags
mixed-use, residential-complex, hotel, grid, tropical-architecture, curved-balconies
Geometry
Symmetrical twin tower volumes framing a low-rise connector, featuring rounded corners and a deeply recessed orthogonal structural grid.
Facade system
Precast or cast-in-place concrete waffle/grid structural facade with floor-to-ceiling glazing and recessed balconies.
Structural guess
Concrete frame structure with exterior load-bearing or sunscreen grid elements.
Spatial scale
Large multi-story mixed-use towers with double-height retail podiums addressing a pedestrian plaza.
Lighting
Warm golden hour sunlight filtering through palm trees, casting long shadows and glowing softly through interior curtains.
Atmosphere
Warm, inviting evening glow emphasizing tropical leisure combined with clean architectural geometry.
Environmental context
Tropical urban setting with palm trees framing the foreground and surrounding mid-rise urban fabric.
Spatial experience
Grounded by open retail frontages at the base, the towers draw the eye upward along continuous vertical fin elements toward curved corner balconies.
Composition rhythm
Vertical structural fins spaced evenly across the facades, interrupted by horizontal floor slabs and curved corner sweeps.
Style reading
Contemporary tropical rationalism
Program
Residential, commercial retail, and hotel complex
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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