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xiān氙建筑工作室

Based in Beijing, xiān氙建筑工作室 defines residential dwellings and public waterfront grounds through floating concrete cantilevers, expressive roof scoops, and sharp visual contrasts against historic village settings. This portfolio provides a precise precedent when detailing unsupported slab overhangs, integrating flush sliding panels behind balconies, or balancing modern structural profiles against traditional tile roofs.

Rooftop terrace and courtyard views over brick and stone village buildings with green mountains in the background.

e擦石匠-1

北京

An exterior view showing how contemporary low-rise pavilions integrate with traditional rural brick-and-stone architecture and mountain topography.

What we like about this project
A light timber lounge chair sits atop a flat woven-reed or bamboo-clad roof plane.

Materials

  • brick
  • stone
  • timber
  • metal
  • planting

Visual identifiers

  • brick-masonry
  • sloping-roof
  • courtyard
  • green-roof
  • mountain-backdrop

Style tags

  • vernacular
  • contextual
  • contemporary-rural

Visual tags

  • rural
  • vernacular-fusion
  • rooftop-terrace
  • courtyard
  • contextual
Geometry
Low-slung pavilions with sloping roofs step down toward an open paved courtyard, framed by heavy masonry walls and distant hills.
Facade system
Exposed red brick and stone masonry bearing walls with recessed wood-framed glazing.
Structural guess
Load-bearing masonry walls with timber roof structures.
Spatial scale
Intimate, human-scaled courtyard and rooftop spaces nestled within a village fabric.
Lighting
Bright, low-angle late afternoon sun catching hilltops and casting soft shadows across low roofs.
Atmosphere
Quiet, sunlit rural calm blending traditional masonry with modern outdoor living spaces.
Environmental context
Rural mountain village setting with historic low-rise structures and dense surrounding vegetation.
Spatial experience
Stepping out onto the paved terrace opens up a layered rural prospect from foreground stone to distant green peaks.
Composition rhythm
Horizontal roof lines and terraced retaining walls stack to create a stepped depth of field.
Style reading
Contemporary vernacular integration
Program
Rural hospitality or cultural guesthouse complex
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
architecture
Materials
brick, stone, timber, metal, planting
Visual identifiers
brick-masonry, sloping-roof, courtyard, green-roof, mountain-backdrop
Style tags
vernacular, contextual, contemporary-rural
Visual tags
rural, vernacular-fusion, rooftop-terrace, courtyard, contextual
Geometry
Low-slung pavilions with sloping roofs step down toward an open paved courtyard, framed by heavy masonry walls and distant hills.
Facade system
Exposed red brick and stone masonry bearing walls with recessed wood-framed glazing.
Structural guess
Load-bearing masonry walls with timber roof structures.
Spatial scale
Intimate, human-scaled courtyard and rooftop spaces nestled within a village fabric.
Lighting
Bright, low-angle late afternoon sun catching hilltops and casting soft shadows across low roofs.
Atmosphere
Quiet, sunlit rural calm blending traditional masonry with modern outdoor living spaces.
Environmental context
Rural mountain village setting with historic low-rise structures and dense surrounding vegetation.
Spatial experience
Stepping out onto the paved terrace opens up a layered rural prospect from foreground stone to distant green peaks.
Composition rhythm
Horizontal roof lines and terraced retaining walls stack to create a stepped depth of field.
Style reading
Contemporary vernacular integration
Program
Rural hospitality or cultural guesthouse complex
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
architecture

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Rooftop terrace and courtyard views over brick and stone village buildings with green mountains in the background.

e擦石匠-1

北京

An exterior view showing how contemporary low-rise pavilions integrate with traditional rural brick-and-stone architecture and mountain topography.

What we like about this project
A light timber lounge chair sits atop a flat woven-reed or bamboo-clad roof plane.

Materials

  • brick
  • stone
  • timber
  • metal
  • planting

Visual identifiers

  • brick-masonry
  • sloping-roof
  • courtyard
  • green-roof
  • mountain-backdrop

Style tags

  • vernacular
  • contextual
  • contemporary-rural

Visual tags

  • rural
  • vernacular-fusion
  • rooftop-terrace
  • courtyard
  • contextual
Geometry
Low-slung pavilions with sloping roofs step down toward an open paved courtyard, framed by heavy masonry walls and distant hills.
Facade system
Exposed red brick and stone masonry bearing walls with recessed wood-framed glazing.
Structural guess
Load-bearing masonry walls with timber roof structures.
Spatial scale
Intimate, human-scaled courtyard and rooftop spaces nestled within a village fabric.
Lighting
Bright, low-angle late afternoon sun catching hilltops and casting soft shadows across low roofs.
Atmosphere
Quiet, sunlit rural calm blending traditional masonry with modern outdoor living spaces.
Environmental context
Rural mountain village setting with historic low-rise structures and dense surrounding vegetation.
Spatial experience
Stepping out onto the paved terrace opens up a layered rural prospect from foreground stone to distant green peaks.
Composition rhythm
Horizontal roof lines and terraced retaining walls stack to create a stepped depth of field.
Style reading
Contemporary vernacular integration
Program
Rural hospitality or cultural guesthouse complex
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
architecture
Materials
brick, stone, timber, metal, planting
Visual identifiers
brick-masonry, sloping-roof, courtyard, green-roof, mountain-backdrop
Style tags
vernacular, contextual, contemporary-rural
Visual tags
rural, vernacular-fusion, rooftop-terrace, courtyard, contextual
Geometry
Low-slung pavilions with sloping roofs step down toward an open paved courtyard, framed by heavy masonry walls and distant hills.
Facade system
Exposed red brick and stone masonry bearing walls with recessed wood-framed glazing.
Structural guess
Load-bearing masonry walls with timber roof structures.
Spatial scale
Intimate, human-scaled courtyard and rooftop spaces nestled within a village fabric.
Lighting
Bright, low-angle late afternoon sun catching hilltops and casting soft shadows across low roofs.
Atmosphere
Quiet, sunlit rural calm blending traditional masonry with modern outdoor living spaces.
Environmental context
Rural mountain village setting with historic low-rise structures and dense surrounding vegetation.
Spatial experience
Stepping out onto the paved terrace opens up a layered rural prospect from foreground stone to distant green peaks.
Composition rhythm
Horizontal roof lines and terraced retaining walls stack to create a stepped depth of field.
Style reading
Contemporary vernacular integration
Program
Rural hospitality or cultural guesthouse complex
Perspective
Aerial/Site
Discipline
architecture

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