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Project • By gadHousing

No. 8 Dongzhimen

01 Constraints Premises in Urban Renewal Located along the Liangma River and the city moat near the East Second Ring Road of Beijing, the project is a long and narrow "peninsula" surrounded by waters on three sides with no high-rise obstructions. It is situated at a central location with privacy and was formerly the Oakwood Apartment which opened in 2010. With the development of the city, the value of the site has become increasingly prominent. In 2018, the owner decided to initiate a renovation to transform it into a "top-tier residence property in Beijing." The renovation required retaining the main structure of the building while addressing "constraints" issues such as fragmented site conditions, limited space, and outdated facades.... More

Project • By gadOffices

Hangzhou Information Port Industrial Park

On November 21, 2025, gad won the bid for the Hangzhou Information Port Industrial Park project which aims to create a cutting-edge high-tech industrial incubation space through comprehensive coordination in industrial planning, functional matching, and spatial operations. gad gad gad   Located in the Shibei Unit of Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou, the project covers two adjacent plots of similar size and regular shape, with a total construction area of approximately 133,000 square meters. The space is designed to meet the needs of communication and electronic R&D manufacturing, resource aggregation, and talent incubation. gad   Given the separation of the plots and the need for project integrity, the archi... More

Project • By gadOffices

China Energy Conservation – Taihu Lake Tower

Huzhou is the core city of the economic circle around Taihu Lake and the birthplace of the "Two Mountains Concept." China Energy Conservation · Taihu First Tower is located in Huzhou Science and Technology New City, adjacent to the high-speed railway station, becoming the "first sight" of Huzhou for visitors. The site's external context, formed by Xisai Mountain to the west and Kang Mountain and Xifengyang Park to the south, not only provides excellent landscape conditions but also aligns with the "Two Mountains Concept," inspiring the design concept of "flowing landscape." To match its prime location and urban image, the project is positioned as a "new city landmark with a strong sense of technology." Limited by site capacity and h... More

Project • By gadStreets

Zhexi Historic District Renewal Project

Currently, the renewal of old cities often only preserves the physical form but loses the essence of life. How to revitalize history in a state of "Observable and Palpable" with sustainable growth is the focus of the Zhexi project. In terms of form, we make history conform to the imagination through conservation and repair, preservation and renovation, renewal and alteration; in terms of space, on the basis of sorting out the spatial context, the design preserves and continues the spatial texture and unblocks the traffic in the area, in order to improve the urban spatial structure and to enhance the quality of contemporary use of the block space. Right Angle Architecture Photography Right Angle Architecture Photography Right A... More

Project • By gadHotels

Chengdu Yinmachuan Hot Spring Hotel

This is a hot spring settlement that grows along the contours of snow-capped mountains, harmoniously coexists with nature, and inherits the spiritual essence of "Qiang Village." Located in Huashuiwan, Dayi County, Chengdu, the Chengdu Huashuiwan Lijun·Yinmachuan Hot Spring Hotel is a 1.5-hour drive from Chengdu. Nestled at the foot of Xiling Snow Mountain and surrounded by majestic peaks, it offers a naturally tranquil atmosphere and expansive scenic views. The western Sichuan region is renowned for its diverse cultural characteristics. Around the hotel, many well-preserved ancient villages remain, with the most representative being the "Qiang Village." As the only Qiang ethnic settlement in China, Qiang Village retains its unique ar... More

Project • By gadOffices

Yowant Headquarters Building

The Yowant Headquarters Building is situated at the intersection of Lianchuang Street and Haiyuan Road in Hangzhou Future Sci-Tech City, with a total floor area of approximately 42,000㎡. Positioned as a "technology-driven new consumption service platform," the Company aims to integrate architectural space, form, and function, making the building both part of the urban landscape and a space that inspires creativity and fosters innovation.   01 A Building Form That Engages the City While Standing Out   The surrounding architectural environment is complex, with varying heights and diverse facades. The first design consideration was how the building could interact more with the city within the limited site while becoming a distinc... More

Project • By gadHotels

Dhawa Quzhou

Located on the Luming Peninsula in the center of Quzhou City, Dhawa Quzhou is adjacent to the Quzhou River to the east and the Luming Mountain to the north. The neighboring Banyan Tree and Angsana hotels will soon be opened in combination to cater to an increasingly precisely differentiated clientele. As a result, the Banyan Tree hotel cluster on the peninsula will integrate resort, business and other public functions, gathering popularity for this oasis in the city. As an emerging brand under Banyan Tree, a youthful field is prospering here. The diverse and open public spaces introduce a shared atmosphere for hotel services, in line with the unique positioning of the Dhawa brand of “Be Here, Be you”. shiromio studio Natur... More

Project • By gadOffices

Taizhou Vision Center

Vision Center is located in the heart of the Taizhou Central Business District and is an important architectural node on the axis of Taizhou’s central district. The site is bordered by City Center Avenue to the east, Hehe Park to the west, and a park adjacent to the site to the north, with a clear landscape direction. Vision Center is the corporate headquarters of Fangyuan Group, an experienced construction company in Taizhou, and Langcheng Group, an emerging property developer in Taizhou. The two companies have different requirements for the office building: Fangyuan Group wanted the office building to be robust and atmospheric in order to convey the company’s temperament, while Langcheng Group wanted the office building to ha... More

Project • By gadArt Galleries

Shanhai Art Museum, Kunming

The art museum, situated in the west of Kunming City, is an important public building in the Cuifeng Ecological Park. The meaning of “Mountain & Sea” comes from its position, keeping away from the hustle and bustle of the city and appearing vividly on the mountain, as well as from its location at the north end of the Dianchi Lake system, with excellent landscape resources, and the city, water and mountains are all included in the sight. The strong site characteristics also contribute to the special art space. Guangkun Yang 1. Utilizing the terrain The site is about half a quarter of an hour’s drive from the foot of the mountain. Climbing here, you will see the stone forest winding and the mountain is cut into up... More

Project • By gadShowrooms

Xi'an Qujiang Art Center

When living is no longer just living itself, but more related to city functions, life will become more diversified. Qujiangyin community complex, located in Qujiang New District of Xi'an city, runs through the thinking of urban design in its planning and design, breaks through the existing city grid, more completely interprets the breadth and depth of modern life, and blends community life and multiple modern scenes in the city scale from apartments, hotels, business, office to exhibition space. Qujiang Art Center, as the core space at Qujiangyin Block, symbolizes the modern Manifesto of community connecting the city. shiromio studio Starting Point of Design How to deal with the relationship between the architecture and the site beco... More

Project • By gadHousing

Quzhou Lixian Future Community Resettlement

A "Three-Dimensional Neighborhood" Designed for Social Interaction Urbanized Public CommunityLocated in the southwest of Quzhou City, the Quzhou Lixian Future Community extends to Xinyuan Road in the east, Shuanggang Bridge in the south, the Qujiang River in the west, and faces Yanjiayu Island across the river. The master plan emphasizes openness. The neighborhood center and community kindergarten are centrally located to facilitate resource sharing. The ground floor is elevated, creating an open, shared, three-dimensional overhead pedestrian system. This system connects residential clusters, the neighborhood center, and kindergarten within the community, and also links to the car-free Yanjiayu Island across the river. It achieves pedestri... More

Project • By gadHotels

Hylla Cloud Nature Experience Center

Blurred boundaries For us today, taking a break from the “old world” from time to time is a way to restore peace and order. While the geographical concept of “far away” has become more accessible than ever, the vacation experience from the body to the mind rarely happens. How do you create this relaxing experience? “is the priority issue left to the designer. Hylla Cloud Nature Experience Center, also known as the “Red House”, is located in the gentle slope of Yanjiao Village, Baisha Town, Lijiang, Yunnan Province. It is a natural living scene experience place in Hylla Land. On one side, it looks up at the snow-capped mountains and glaciers, on another side; it overlooks the village and countrysid... More

Project • By gadHotels

Changzhou Shunshan Courtyard Marriot

The three-year epidemic has changed many people's understanding of life, and resort hotels have become a short escape from the tedious life. The Shunshan Courtyard Marriott is located on a vast plain at the border of Changzhou and Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province: surrounded by Mount Shun, idyllic water towns and houses; it is operated in conjunction with the B&B to the south and the Jizi Academy to the east, and is well established. After a comprehensive assessment of the site conditions, we believe that we need to focus on the relationship between large-scale buildings and nature, people and culture under hiPróximogh-intensity development. How to harmonize the "large-scale building" with the open natural wilderness? How to create a... More

Project • By gadPrivate Houses

Dongguan Vanke Tangyue Yuexin Island

The residential area connects different clusters through "horizontal streets and vertical lanes", forming a continuous, flowing, and interconnected internal traffic and social space within the community. The project designed three unit prototypes, which naturally connect and combine according to the elevation differences of the site. Right Angle Image The architectural design abandons complex and layered decoration in form and details and chooses durable materials and refined construction details instead to form a systematic design with horizontally expansive spatial dynamics: overall simplicity, yet with a sense of meticulous craftsmanship evident in the details. The naturally staggered arrangement of the buildings and their deeper a... More

Project • By gadHousing

Quzhou Lixian Future Community Commercial Housing

Driven by the "Future Community" initiative in Zhejiang Province, the Quzhou Lixian Future Community, as one of the first pilot projects, includes commercial housing developed on four plots with a total above-ground floor area of approximately 235,000 square meters and a plot ratio of 2.0. From the outset of the bidding process, the goal was to fundamentally change the state of commercial housing's extreme pursuit of profit, seeking a path from the foundational model that better aligns with the vision of a good life, creating a modern "good residence" beside the ancient city with a millennium of history. Right Angle Image Right Angle Image 01. Dissolution and Return of Scale The primary design challenge, given a plot ratio of 2.... More