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城理设计 Urban Fabric

Based in Hangzhou, 城理设计 Urban Fabric creates cultural exhibition centers and historic renewal precincts defined by sharp geometric forms, reflective water features, and delicate timber-and-glass interventions inserted against traditional masonry and dark wood facades. The portfolio offers a clear precedent when detailing deep eave overhangs with carved timber screens, bridging historic building volumes with lightweight modern structures, or negotiating tight, irregular site boundaries through angular planning.

Exterior view showing multi-material facade with vertical timber cladding over a granite stone wall and glazed corner by Urban Fabric.

02.台州鉴洋湖小筑

杭州

A waterfront exterior precedent demonstrating the material juxtaposition of vertical timber siding, linear granite masonry, and full-height corner glazing.

What we like about this project
The seamless transition between the opaque stone wall and the fully glazed corner behind the deep roof overhang.

Materials

  • timber
  • granite
  • glass
  • steel

Visual identifiers

  • vertical-timber-cladding
  • granite-stone-wall
  • glazed-corner
  • cantilevered-overhang
  • timber-deck

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • vernacular
  • material-rich
  • regional

Visual tags

  • material-contrast
  • contemporary-vernacular
  • waterfront
  • indoor-outdoor-connection
  • layered-facade
Geometry
Asymmetrical composition featuring a heavy upper volume clad in vertical timber boards cantilevered over a flush multi-toned granite stone wall and a glazed corner opening to a timber deck.
Facade system
Rain-screen cladding system with vertical wood boards above and thin-course granite masonry below.
Structural guess
Steel or concrete frame with cantilevered upper floor plate.
Spatial scale
Human-scale exterior threshold; single-story height to the overhang with a walking figure providing scale.
Lighting
Direct low-angle sunlight casting horizontal shadows across the textured stone wall and sharp reflections on the corner glass.
Atmosphere
Calm, tactile waterfront atmosphere accented by warm wood tones and crisp shadows.
Environmental context
Outdoor deck adjacent to a body of water with distant hills under clear daylight.
Spatial experience
Transition from an opaque masonry mass to an expansive glazed corner framing the exterior deck and landscape beyond.
Composition rhythm
Horizontal stratification created by the deck boards, stone courses, black shadow gap, and vertical timber siding above.
Style reading
Contemporary regional vernacular architecture
Program
Hospitality or residential lakeside clubhouse
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
timber, granite, glass, steel
Visual identifiers
vertical-timber-cladding, granite-stone-wall, glazed-corner, cantilevered-overhang, timber-deck
Style tags
contemporary, vernacular, material-rich, regional
Visual tags
material-contrast, contemporary-vernacular, waterfront, indoor-outdoor-connection, layered-facade
Geometry
Asymmetrical composition featuring a heavy upper volume clad in vertical timber boards cantilevered over a flush multi-toned granite stone wall and a glazed corner opening to a timber deck.
Facade system
Rain-screen cladding system with vertical wood boards above and thin-course granite masonry below.
Structural guess
Steel or concrete frame with cantilevered upper floor plate.
Spatial scale
Human-scale exterior threshold; single-story height to the overhang with a walking figure providing scale.
Lighting
Direct low-angle sunlight casting horizontal shadows across the textured stone wall and sharp reflections on the corner glass.
Atmosphere
Calm, tactile waterfront atmosphere accented by warm wood tones and crisp shadows.
Environmental context
Outdoor deck adjacent to a body of water with distant hills under clear daylight.
Spatial experience
Transition from an opaque masonry mass to an expansive glazed corner framing the exterior deck and landscape beyond.
Composition rhythm
Horizontal stratification created by the deck boards, stone courses, black shadow gap, and vertical timber siding above.
Style reading
Contemporary regional vernacular architecture
Program
Hospitality or residential lakeside clubhouse
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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Exterior view showing multi-material facade with vertical timber cladding over a granite stone wall and glazed corner by Urban Fabric.

02.台州鉴洋湖小筑

杭州

A waterfront exterior precedent demonstrating the material juxtaposition of vertical timber siding, linear granite masonry, and full-height corner glazing.

What we like about this project
The seamless transition between the opaque stone wall and the fully glazed corner behind the deep roof overhang.

Materials

  • timber
  • granite
  • glass
  • steel

Visual identifiers

  • vertical-timber-cladding
  • granite-stone-wall
  • glazed-corner
  • cantilevered-overhang
  • timber-deck

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • vernacular
  • material-rich
  • regional

Visual tags

  • material-contrast
  • contemporary-vernacular
  • waterfront
  • indoor-outdoor-connection
  • layered-facade
Geometry
Asymmetrical composition featuring a heavy upper volume clad in vertical timber boards cantilevered over a flush multi-toned granite stone wall and a glazed corner opening to a timber deck.
Facade system
Rain-screen cladding system with vertical wood boards above and thin-course granite masonry below.
Structural guess
Steel or concrete frame with cantilevered upper floor plate.
Spatial scale
Human-scale exterior threshold; single-story height to the overhang with a walking figure providing scale.
Lighting
Direct low-angle sunlight casting horizontal shadows across the textured stone wall and sharp reflections on the corner glass.
Atmosphere
Calm, tactile waterfront atmosphere accented by warm wood tones and crisp shadows.
Environmental context
Outdoor deck adjacent to a body of water with distant hills under clear daylight.
Spatial experience
Transition from an opaque masonry mass to an expansive glazed corner framing the exterior deck and landscape beyond.
Composition rhythm
Horizontal stratification created by the deck boards, stone courses, black shadow gap, and vertical timber siding above.
Style reading
Contemporary regional vernacular architecture
Program
Hospitality or residential lakeside clubhouse
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
timber, granite, glass, steel
Visual identifiers
vertical-timber-cladding, granite-stone-wall, glazed-corner, cantilevered-overhang, timber-deck
Style tags
contemporary, vernacular, material-rich, regional
Visual tags
material-contrast, contemporary-vernacular, waterfront, indoor-outdoor-connection, layered-facade
Geometry
Asymmetrical composition featuring a heavy upper volume clad in vertical timber boards cantilevered over a flush multi-toned granite stone wall and a glazed corner opening to a timber deck.
Facade system
Rain-screen cladding system with vertical wood boards above and thin-course granite masonry below.
Structural guess
Steel or concrete frame with cantilevered upper floor plate.
Spatial scale
Human-scale exterior threshold; single-story height to the overhang with a walking figure providing scale.
Lighting
Direct low-angle sunlight casting horizontal shadows across the textured stone wall and sharp reflections on the corner glass.
Atmosphere
Calm, tactile waterfront atmosphere accented by warm wood tones and crisp shadows.
Environmental context
Outdoor deck adjacent to a body of water with distant hills under clear daylight.
Spatial experience
Transition from an opaque masonry mass to an expansive glazed corner framing the exterior deck and landscape beyond.
Composition rhythm
Horizontal stratification created by the deck boards, stone courses, black shadow gap, and vertical timber siding above.
Style reading
Contemporary regional vernacular architecture
Program
Hospitality or residential lakeside clubhouse
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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