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Shanghai-based TheY architects crafts cultural pavilions, civic arts spaces, and hospitality interiors defined by weightless geometric volumes, perforated roof shells, and expressive structural struts set above transparent lower levels. This portfolio serves as a direct visual precedent when detailing cantilevered observation canopies, flush-framed openings, and dynamic media surfaces for coastal cafes and public cultural venues.

Exterior view of an open courtyard with synthetic turf, metal planters, and a glazed office building facade by TheY architects in Shanghai.

之外建筑办公环境-gpj

上海

A landscaped office courtyard precedent featuring a wide synthetic turf lawn, raised metal planters, and a reflective glass facade.

What we like about this project
The large reflective glass facade mirrors the surrounding context, creating a layered visual depth across the courtyard.

Materials

  • synthetic-turf
  • metal
  • glass
  • concrete
  • planting

Visual identifiers

  • synthetic-turf
  • metal-planters
  • glass-facade
  • courtyard

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • commercial
  • landscape-led

Visual tags

  • urban-courtyard
  • public-realm
  • office-campus
  • landscape-architecture
Geometry
A wide rectangular central lawn bounded by linear metal planters and mature trees, terminating at a multi-story glazed office building facade.
Facade system
Curtain wall glazing with integrated horizontal spandrel bands and metal louvers.
Structural guess
Steel and concrete frame structure for the surrounding office building.
Spatial scale
Pedestrian scale open plaza with people and children playing on the central lawn.
Lighting
Bright direct midday sunlight casting short shadows and creating strong reflections on the glass facade.
Atmosphere
Bright, active, and open public gathering space.
Environmental context
Urban office campus courtyard surrounded by mid-rise commercial buildings and mature deciduous trees.
Spatial experience
A sunny, open civic plaza provides an expansive green foreground that transitions into a defined urban courtyard.
Composition rhythm
Repeating rectilinear planters create a steady edge rhythm framing the central lawn.
Style reading
Contemporary urban commercial landscape
Program
Office park courtyard and public amenity space
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
landscape
Materials
synthetic-turf, metal, glass, concrete, planting
Visual identifiers
synthetic-turf, metal-planters, glass-facade, courtyard
Style tags
contemporary, commercial, landscape-led
Visual tags
urban-courtyard, public-realm, office-campus, landscape-architecture
Geometry
A wide rectangular central lawn bounded by linear metal planters and mature trees, terminating at a multi-story glazed office building facade.
Facade system
Curtain wall glazing with integrated horizontal spandrel bands and metal louvers.
Structural guess
Steel and concrete frame structure for the surrounding office building.
Spatial scale
Pedestrian scale open plaza with people and children playing on the central lawn.
Lighting
Bright direct midday sunlight casting short shadows and creating strong reflections on the glass facade.
Atmosphere
Bright, active, and open public gathering space.
Environmental context
Urban office campus courtyard surrounded by mid-rise commercial buildings and mature deciduous trees.
Spatial experience
A sunny, open civic plaza provides an expansive green foreground that transitions into a defined urban courtyard.
Composition rhythm
Repeating rectilinear planters create a steady edge rhythm framing the central lawn.
Style reading
Contemporary urban commercial landscape
Program
Office park courtyard and public amenity space
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
landscape

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Exterior view of an open courtyard with synthetic turf, metal planters, and a glazed office building facade by TheY architects in Shanghai.

之外建筑办公环境-gpj

上海

A landscaped office courtyard precedent featuring a wide synthetic turf lawn, raised metal planters, and a reflective glass facade.

What we like about this project
The large reflective glass facade mirrors the surrounding context, creating a layered visual depth across the courtyard.

Materials

  • synthetic-turf
  • metal
  • glass
  • concrete
  • planting

Visual identifiers

  • synthetic-turf
  • metal-planters
  • glass-facade
  • courtyard

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • commercial
  • landscape-led

Visual tags

  • urban-courtyard
  • public-realm
  • office-campus
  • landscape-architecture
Geometry
A wide rectangular central lawn bounded by linear metal planters and mature trees, terminating at a multi-story glazed office building facade.
Facade system
Curtain wall glazing with integrated horizontal spandrel bands and metal louvers.
Structural guess
Steel and concrete frame structure for the surrounding office building.
Spatial scale
Pedestrian scale open plaza with people and children playing on the central lawn.
Lighting
Bright direct midday sunlight casting short shadows and creating strong reflections on the glass facade.
Atmosphere
Bright, active, and open public gathering space.
Environmental context
Urban office campus courtyard surrounded by mid-rise commercial buildings and mature deciduous trees.
Spatial experience
A sunny, open civic plaza provides an expansive green foreground that transitions into a defined urban courtyard.
Composition rhythm
Repeating rectilinear planters create a steady edge rhythm framing the central lawn.
Style reading
Contemporary urban commercial landscape
Program
Office park courtyard and public amenity space
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
landscape
Materials
synthetic-turf, metal, glass, concrete, planting
Visual identifiers
synthetic-turf, metal-planters, glass-facade, courtyard
Style tags
contemporary, commercial, landscape-led
Visual tags
urban-courtyard, public-realm, office-campus, landscape-architecture
Geometry
A wide rectangular central lawn bounded by linear metal planters and mature trees, terminating at a multi-story glazed office building facade.
Facade system
Curtain wall glazing with integrated horizontal spandrel bands and metal louvers.
Structural guess
Steel and concrete frame structure for the surrounding office building.
Spatial scale
Pedestrian scale open plaza with people and children playing on the central lawn.
Lighting
Bright direct midday sunlight casting short shadows and creating strong reflections on the glass facade.
Atmosphere
Bright, active, and open public gathering space.
Environmental context
Urban office campus courtyard surrounded by mid-rise commercial buildings and mature deciduous trees.
Spatial experience
A sunny, open civic plaza provides an expansive green foreground that transitions into a defined urban courtyard.
Composition rhythm
Repeating rectilinear planters create a steady edge rhythm framing the central lawn.
Style reading
Contemporary urban commercial landscape
Program
Office park courtyard and public amenity space
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
landscape

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