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雁飞建筑事务所 Yanfei architects

Based in Shanghai, 雁飞建筑事务所 Yanfei architects pairs dramatic structural scale—from multi-bay curved roof geometries to suspended ribs—with surreal optical maneuvers using reflective surfaces, floating light bands, and graphic perspective anchors across exhibition spaces and municipal halls. This work serves as a strong reference when detailing large-span overhead structures within local contexts or calibrating light and spatial depth for immersive installation environments.

Diptyque view showing a white massing model of an urban context alongside construction photo of a corrugated barrel vault roof being craned into place.

新范菜市场

上海

A dual-view precedent showing both the urban massing model and the heavy construction phase of a vaulted market hall in an existing neighborhood context.

What we like about this project
The scale shift from a pristine white miniature model to a worker standing atop a massive suspended roof rib.

Materials

  • corrugated-steel
  • concrete-masonry
  • foam-model-board

Visual identifiers

  • barrel-vault
  • corrugated-metal
  • crane-lift
  • urban-context-model

Style tags

  • contextual
  • industrial
  • pragmatic

Visual tags

  • construction
  • market-hall
  • vaulted-roof
  • urban-integration
  • prefab-structure
Geometry
Context model showing a large-span vaulted hall inserted into an existing dense urban grain; right image shows assembly of curved corrugated metal barrel vaults spanning an open-air structure.
Facade system
Open steel and masonry perimeter ready for market stalls beneath metal vaulting.
Structural guess
Pre-engineered corrugated metal barrel vault supported on concrete perimeter beams and columns.
Spatial scale
Macro urban scale for the model, large-span single-story structural height for the crane erection photo.
Lighting
Harsh outdoor sunlight and blue sky during construction; studio lighting on the white architectural model.
Atmosphere
Active, industrial, and infrastructural energy during construction contrasted with calm planning model study.
Environmental context
Urban market intervention surrounded by low-scale pitched-roof vernacular buildings.
Spatial experience
Contrasts the bird's-eye urban integration of the market typology with the gritty, vertical scale of on-site steel erection.
Composition rhythm
Repeating curved corrugated ribs establishing a rhythmic overhead canopy.
Style reading
Contextual industrial vernacular
Program
Municipal market hall (菜市场)
Perspective
Model / Physical
Discipline
architecture
Materials
corrugated-steel, concrete-masonry, foam-model-board
Visual identifiers
barrel-vault, corrugated-metal, crane-lift, urban-context-model
Style tags
contextual, industrial, pragmatic
Visual tags
construction, market-hall, vaulted-roof, urban-integration, prefab-structure
Geometry
Context model showing a large-span vaulted hall inserted into an existing dense urban grain; right image shows assembly of curved corrugated metal barrel vaults spanning an open-air structure.
Facade system
Open steel and masonry perimeter ready for market stalls beneath metal vaulting.
Structural guess
Pre-engineered corrugated metal barrel vault supported on concrete perimeter beams and columns.
Spatial scale
Macro urban scale for the model, large-span single-story structural height for the crane erection photo.
Lighting
Harsh outdoor sunlight and blue sky during construction; studio lighting on the white architectural model.
Atmosphere
Active, industrial, and infrastructural energy during construction contrasted with calm planning model study.
Environmental context
Urban market intervention surrounded by low-scale pitched-roof vernacular buildings.
Spatial experience
Contrasts the bird's-eye urban integration of the market typology with the gritty, vertical scale of on-site steel erection.
Composition rhythm
Repeating curved corrugated ribs establishing a rhythmic overhead canopy.
Style reading
Contextual industrial vernacular
Program
Municipal market hall (菜市场)
Perspective
Model / Physical
Discipline
architecture

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Diptyque view showing a white massing model of an urban context alongside construction photo of a corrugated barrel vault roof being craned into place.

新范菜市场

上海

A dual-view precedent showing both the urban massing model and the heavy construction phase of a vaulted market hall in an existing neighborhood context.

What we like about this project
The scale shift from a pristine white miniature model to a worker standing atop a massive suspended roof rib.

Materials

  • corrugated-steel
  • concrete-masonry
  • foam-model-board

Visual identifiers

  • barrel-vault
  • corrugated-metal
  • crane-lift
  • urban-context-model

Style tags

  • contextual
  • industrial
  • pragmatic

Visual tags

  • construction
  • market-hall
  • vaulted-roof
  • urban-integration
  • prefab-structure
Geometry
Context model showing a large-span vaulted hall inserted into an existing dense urban grain; right image shows assembly of curved corrugated metal barrel vaults spanning an open-air structure.
Facade system
Open steel and masonry perimeter ready for market stalls beneath metal vaulting.
Structural guess
Pre-engineered corrugated metal barrel vault supported on concrete perimeter beams and columns.
Spatial scale
Macro urban scale for the model, large-span single-story structural height for the crane erection photo.
Lighting
Harsh outdoor sunlight and blue sky during construction; studio lighting on the white architectural model.
Atmosphere
Active, industrial, and infrastructural energy during construction contrasted with calm planning model study.
Environmental context
Urban market intervention surrounded by low-scale pitched-roof vernacular buildings.
Spatial experience
Contrasts the bird's-eye urban integration of the market typology with the gritty, vertical scale of on-site steel erection.
Composition rhythm
Repeating curved corrugated ribs establishing a rhythmic overhead canopy.
Style reading
Contextual industrial vernacular
Program
Municipal market hall (菜市场)
Perspective
Model / Physical
Discipline
architecture
Materials
corrugated-steel, concrete-masonry, foam-model-board
Visual identifiers
barrel-vault, corrugated-metal, crane-lift, urban-context-model
Style tags
contextual, industrial, pragmatic
Visual tags
construction, market-hall, vaulted-roof, urban-integration, prefab-structure
Geometry
Context model showing a large-span vaulted hall inserted into an existing dense urban grain; right image shows assembly of curved corrugated metal barrel vaults spanning an open-air structure.
Facade system
Open steel and masonry perimeter ready for market stalls beneath metal vaulting.
Structural guess
Pre-engineered corrugated metal barrel vault supported on concrete perimeter beams and columns.
Spatial scale
Macro urban scale for the model, large-span single-story structural height for the crane erection photo.
Lighting
Harsh outdoor sunlight and blue sky during construction; studio lighting on the white architectural model.
Atmosphere
Active, industrial, and infrastructural energy during construction contrasted with calm planning model study.
Environmental context
Urban market intervention surrounded by low-scale pitched-roof vernacular buildings.
Spatial experience
Contrasts the bird's-eye urban integration of the market typology with the gritty, vertical scale of on-site steel erection.
Composition rhythm
Repeating curved corrugated ribs establishing a rhythmic overhead canopy.
Style reading
Contextual industrial vernacular
Program
Municipal market hall (菜市场)
Perspective
Model / Physical
Discipline
architecture

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