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Based in Beijing, WAY Studio designs resort visitor centers, commercial tower plazas, and creative office spaces through cantilevered upper volumes, carved terrace voids, and atmospheric lighting strategies that soften heavy architectural forms. The portfolio offers a targeted reference when detailing refractive glass facades over glazed ground levels, specifying perimeter uplighting to visually lift interior walls, or integrating water cascades and living flora directly into structural envelopes.

Night exterior view of China World Tower entrance by WAY Studio, featuring an illuminated glowing holiday installation and purple tree lights.

Way-Hiring-7

北京

An urban tower entrance precedent showcasing dynamic night lighting, angular structural columns, and an integrated glowing public art installation.

What we like about this project
The translucent geometric tree sculpture acts as a secondary luminous anchor contrasting with the darker tower facade.

Materials

  • glass
  • steel
  • stone
  • LED-lighting

Visual identifiers

  • diagonal-columns
  • glowing-sculpture
  • tower-entrance
  • night-lighting

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • expressionist
  • illuminated

Visual tags

  • urban-public-realm
  • night-architecture
  • lighting-design
  • commercial-entry
  • holiday-installation
Geometry
Asymmetric diagonal facade columns create an angular drop-off canopy, juxtaposed against a centrally placed geometric holiday tree structure.
Facade system
Angled steel-and-glass structural mullions and folded canopy structure.
Structural guess
Heavy steel diagrid frame supporting a glazed curtain wall and cantilevered drop-off canopy.
Spatial scale
Monumental scale; the multi-story tower entrance and canopy dwarf pedestrians.
Lighting
High-contrast night scene lit by cool white canopy linear fixtures, a crystalline blue-and-white lit sculpture, and vibrant purple tree uplighting.
Atmosphere
Festive, high-contrast, and futuristic with cold and vivid chromatic light accents.
Environmental context
Urban high-rise entry plaza at night with dense commercial tower surroundings.
Spatial experience
The illuminated entry sequence transitions from the brightly lit exterior public plaza into a shaded, dramatic tower portico.
Composition rhythm
Dynamic diagonal framing on the left balances the centered verticality of the glowing holiday tree.
Style reading
Contemporary expressionist commercial architecture
Program
Commercial tower entrance and plaza
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
glass, steel, stone, LED-lighting
Visual identifiers
diagonal-columns, glowing-sculpture, tower-entrance, night-lighting
Style tags
contemporary, expressionist, illuminated
Visual tags
urban-public-realm, night-architecture, lighting-design, commercial-entry, holiday-installation
Geometry
Asymmetric diagonal facade columns create an angular drop-off canopy, juxtaposed against a centrally placed geometric holiday tree structure.
Facade system
Angled steel-and-glass structural mullions and folded canopy structure.
Structural guess
Heavy steel diagrid frame supporting a glazed curtain wall and cantilevered drop-off canopy.
Spatial scale
Monumental scale; the multi-story tower entrance and canopy dwarf pedestrians.
Lighting
High-contrast night scene lit by cool white canopy linear fixtures, a crystalline blue-and-white lit sculpture, and vibrant purple tree uplighting.
Atmosphere
Festive, high-contrast, and futuristic with cold and vivid chromatic light accents.
Environmental context
Urban high-rise entry plaza at night with dense commercial tower surroundings.
Spatial experience
The illuminated entry sequence transitions from the brightly lit exterior public plaza into a shaded, dramatic tower portico.
Composition rhythm
Dynamic diagonal framing on the left balances the centered verticality of the glowing holiday tree.
Style reading
Contemporary expressionist commercial architecture
Program
Commercial tower entrance and plaza
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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Night exterior view of China World Tower entrance by WAY Studio, featuring an illuminated glowing holiday installation and purple tree lights.

Way-Hiring-7

北京

An urban tower entrance precedent showcasing dynamic night lighting, angular structural columns, and an integrated glowing public art installation.

What we like about this project
The translucent geometric tree sculpture acts as a secondary luminous anchor contrasting with the darker tower facade.

Materials

  • glass
  • steel
  • stone
  • LED-lighting

Visual identifiers

  • diagonal-columns
  • glowing-sculpture
  • tower-entrance
  • night-lighting

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • expressionist
  • illuminated

Visual tags

  • urban-public-realm
  • night-architecture
  • lighting-design
  • commercial-entry
  • holiday-installation
Geometry
Asymmetric diagonal facade columns create an angular drop-off canopy, juxtaposed against a centrally placed geometric holiday tree structure.
Facade system
Angled steel-and-glass structural mullions and folded canopy structure.
Structural guess
Heavy steel diagrid frame supporting a glazed curtain wall and cantilevered drop-off canopy.
Spatial scale
Monumental scale; the multi-story tower entrance and canopy dwarf pedestrians.
Lighting
High-contrast night scene lit by cool white canopy linear fixtures, a crystalline blue-and-white lit sculpture, and vibrant purple tree uplighting.
Atmosphere
Festive, high-contrast, and futuristic with cold and vivid chromatic light accents.
Environmental context
Urban high-rise entry plaza at night with dense commercial tower surroundings.
Spatial experience
The illuminated entry sequence transitions from the brightly lit exterior public plaza into a shaded, dramatic tower portico.
Composition rhythm
Dynamic diagonal framing on the left balances the centered verticality of the glowing holiday tree.
Style reading
Contemporary expressionist commercial architecture
Program
Commercial tower entrance and plaza
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture
Materials
glass, steel, stone, LED-lighting
Visual identifiers
diagonal-columns, glowing-sculpture, tower-entrance, night-lighting
Style tags
contemporary, expressionist, illuminated
Visual tags
urban-public-realm, night-architecture, lighting-design, commercial-entry, holiday-installation
Geometry
Asymmetric diagonal facade columns create an angular drop-off canopy, juxtaposed against a centrally placed geometric holiday tree structure.
Facade system
Angled steel-and-glass structural mullions and folded canopy structure.
Structural guess
Heavy steel diagrid frame supporting a glazed curtain wall and cantilevered drop-off canopy.
Spatial scale
Monumental scale; the multi-story tower entrance and canopy dwarf pedestrians.
Lighting
High-contrast night scene lit by cool white canopy linear fixtures, a crystalline blue-and-white lit sculpture, and vibrant purple tree uplighting.
Atmosphere
Festive, high-contrast, and futuristic with cold and vivid chromatic light accents.
Environmental context
Urban high-rise entry plaza at night with dense commercial tower surroundings.
Spatial experience
The illuminated entry sequence transitions from the brightly lit exterior public plaza into a shaded, dramatic tower portico.
Composition rhythm
Dynamic diagonal framing on the left balances the centered verticality of the glowing holiday tree.
Style reading
Contemporary expressionist commercial architecture
Program
Commercial tower entrance and plaza
Perspective
Exterior Facade
Discipline
architecture

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