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URBANUS 都市实践

Based in Shenzhen, URBANUS 都市实践 structures academic institutes, design studios, and public cultural spaces around multi-level ground planes, carving out submerged courtyards and stacking vibrant, saturated volumes against cool orthogonal grids. This work serves as a strong reference when integrating active programmatic spaces onto roofs and below grade, or when breaking monolithic urban facades with high-contrast chromatic insertions.

Exterior view of an architectural courtyard with curved board-formed concrete walls, stone paving, white gravel, and mature trees.

永乐宫旧址活化设计

深圳

A landscape and architecture precedent showcasing curved board-formed concrete walls and stone pathways that organize public circulation in a historic context.

What we like about this project
Low-lying ground mist weaves through the white gravel beds, blurring the threshold between hardscape and natural ground.

Materials

  • board-formed-concrete
  • stone
  • gravel
  • timber

Visual identifiers

  • curved-concrete-wall
  • board-formed-concrete
  • stone-path
  • gravel-court
  • moon-gate

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • vernacular-fusion
  • site-responsive

Visual tags

  • courtyard
  • landscape-integration
  • historic-revitalization
  • pedestrian-path
  • outdoor-room
Geometry
Low curving massing with segmented apertures frames sequential outdoor rooms and landscaped courtyards.
Facade system
Board-formed concrete curved walls with large punched openings and a traditional octagonal window.
Structural guess
Low-rise concrete bearing walls supporting roof structures.
Spatial scale
Human-scaled landscape and low single-story pavilions designed for pedestrian circulation.
Lighting
Direct bright sunlight filtering through tall trees creates dappled light patterns and strong highlights across white gravel.
Atmosphere
Serene and atmospheric, blending raw mineral textures with soft mist and filtered sunlight.
Environmental context
Outdoor public courtyard featuring mature evergreen trees and a misty ground-level atmosphere.
Spatial experience
Movement unfolds along an irregular stone path meandering through gravel beds and hovering between curved solid walls and filtered tree canopies.
Composition rhythm
Asymmetrical layering of curved wall segments, vertical tree trunks, and rectangular openings creates a deep, staged perspective.
Style reading
Contemporary traditional-fusion vernacular
Program
Cultural pavilion or historic site revitalization
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
board-formed-concrete, stone, gravel, timber
Visual identifiers
curved-concrete-wall, board-formed-concrete, stone-path, gravel-court, moon-gate
Style tags
contemporary, vernacular-fusion, site-responsive
Visual tags
courtyard, landscape-integration, historic-revitalization, pedestrian-path, outdoor-room
Geometry
Low curving massing with segmented apertures frames sequential outdoor rooms and landscaped courtyards.
Facade system
Board-formed concrete curved walls with large punched openings and a traditional octagonal window.
Structural guess
Low-rise concrete bearing walls supporting roof structures.
Spatial scale
Human-scaled landscape and low single-story pavilions designed for pedestrian circulation.
Lighting
Direct bright sunlight filtering through tall trees creates dappled light patterns and strong highlights across white gravel.
Atmosphere
Serene and atmospheric, blending raw mineral textures with soft mist and filtered sunlight.
Environmental context
Outdoor public courtyard featuring mature evergreen trees and a misty ground-level atmosphere.
Spatial experience
Movement unfolds along an irregular stone path meandering through gravel beds and hovering between curved solid walls and filtered tree canopies.
Composition rhythm
Asymmetrical layering of curved wall segments, vertical tree trunks, and rectangular openings creates a deep, staged perspective.
Style reading
Contemporary traditional-fusion vernacular
Program
Cultural pavilion or historic site revitalization
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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Exterior view of an architectural courtyard with curved board-formed concrete walls, stone paving, white gravel, and mature trees.

永乐宫旧址活化设计

深圳

A landscape and architecture precedent showcasing curved board-formed concrete walls and stone pathways that organize public circulation in a historic context.

What we like about this project
Low-lying ground mist weaves through the white gravel beds, blurring the threshold between hardscape and natural ground.

Materials

  • board-formed-concrete
  • stone
  • gravel
  • timber

Visual identifiers

  • curved-concrete-wall
  • board-formed-concrete
  • stone-path
  • gravel-court
  • moon-gate

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • vernacular-fusion
  • site-responsive

Visual tags

  • courtyard
  • landscape-integration
  • historic-revitalization
  • pedestrian-path
  • outdoor-room
Geometry
Low curving massing with segmented apertures frames sequential outdoor rooms and landscaped courtyards.
Facade system
Board-formed concrete curved walls with large punched openings and a traditional octagonal window.
Structural guess
Low-rise concrete bearing walls supporting roof structures.
Spatial scale
Human-scaled landscape and low single-story pavilions designed for pedestrian circulation.
Lighting
Direct bright sunlight filtering through tall trees creates dappled light patterns and strong highlights across white gravel.
Atmosphere
Serene and atmospheric, blending raw mineral textures with soft mist and filtered sunlight.
Environmental context
Outdoor public courtyard featuring mature evergreen trees and a misty ground-level atmosphere.
Spatial experience
Movement unfolds along an irregular stone path meandering through gravel beds and hovering between curved solid walls and filtered tree canopies.
Composition rhythm
Asymmetrical layering of curved wall segments, vertical tree trunks, and rectangular openings creates a deep, staged perspective.
Style reading
Contemporary traditional-fusion vernacular
Program
Cultural pavilion or historic site revitalization
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
board-formed-concrete, stone, gravel, timber
Visual identifiers
curved-concrete-wall, board-formed-concrete, stone-path, gravel-court, moon-gate
Style tags
contemporary, vernacular-fusion, site-responsive
Visual tags
courtyard, landscape-integration, historic-revitalization, pedestrian-path, outdoor-room
Geometry
Low curving massing with segmented apertures frames sequential outdoor rooms and landscaped courtyards.
Facade system
Board-formed concrete curved walls with large punched openings and a traditional octagonal window.
Structural guess
Low-rise concrete bearing walls supporting roof structures.
Spatial scale
Human-scaled landscape and low single-story pavilions designed for pedestrian circulation.
Lighting
Direct bright sunlight filtering through tall trees creates dappled light patterns and strong highlights across white gravel.
Atmosphere
Serene and atmospheric, blending raw mineral textures with soft mist and filtered sunlight.
Environmental context
Outdoor public courtyard featuring mature evergreen trees and a misty ground-level atmosphere.
Spatial experience
Movement unfolds along an irregular stone path meandering through gravel beds and hovering between curved solid walls and filtered tree canopies.
Composition rhythm
Asymmetrical layering of curved wall segments, vertical tree trunks, and rectangular openings creates a deep, staged perspective.
Style reading
Contemporary traditional-fusion vernacular
Program
Cultural pavilion or historic site revitalization
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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