Hangzhou
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about Hangzhou
Project • By ZHIJIAN-STUDIO • Restaurants
Sang Tea
Sang Tea transitions from the mountains to the city, evolving from tea drinking in a natural setting to enjoying tea in an urban environment. This shift brings new elements into the brand’s narrative. Urban influences are seamlessly integrated, merging the tranquility of nature with the bustling energy of city streets, evoking a timeless, unhurried sense of life. The space itself has matured from the fresh, vibrant green of the mountains into a more subdued, sophisticated yellow-green, blending the authenticity of nature with the refined tone of urban leisure.
Simon Liu
Simon Liu
Located in Hangzhou’s old city district, Sang Tea like its neighboring shops, occupies a space beneath an old residential building. To incre... More
Project • By hcreates • Restaurants
La Bottega Hangzhou
La bottega is a new Italian eatery located on the Grand Canal in the old district of Hangzhou. The three founders all grew-up in different parts of Italy – from Florence, Venice and Rome and recently came to back to China to start a new life. With a deep love of Italian culture and cuisine they decided to bring an authentic experience to the city.
Brian Chua
Brian Chua
The site is situated along a narrow leafy street with traditional style Chinese teahouses set amongst other stone buildings. A little lane along the side of the building provides a glimpse of what lies within; the Italian inspired street and exterior patio overlooking the river along the rear.
Brian Chua
Our initial concept took notes from the artisans... More
Project • By CLOU architects • Offices
Vantone Center
The Vantone Center at Yuhang Future Science and Technology City is an 80,000 sqm mixed-used complex, merging retail, office space, and SOHO apartments into one destination. This project is designed to accommodate the multifaceted demands of a contemporary lifestyle.
Design ChallengeThe project site is located in the Yuhang ‘Future Science and Technology City’. Five years ago, during the first site visit, Yuhang District was considered the fringes of Hangzhou that still lined with villages and farmlands. The grand-scale development which would remodel Yuhang into a new economic center awaited commencement, and all its sites were poised for transformation. Therefore, the fundamental challenge was to envisage a design solution tha... More
Project • By CLOU architects • Nurseries
Golden Bund Kindergarten
The Golden Bund Kindergarten is located in the historical Liangzhu area to the north-west of central Hangzhou. Its plot has a narrow rectangular shape directly facing the main street and contains both the kindergarten and a retail volume.
CLOU’s design intention was to create an attractive place for children while integrating the form and façade of the building harmoniously with its retail neighbour for a unified skyline.
Besides ensuring large areas of playgrounds on the ground floor, CLOU’s design has carved the project volume into stepped terraces which become balconies for each classroom. Students can enjoy the fresh air at any time of the day right outside their classroom.
Colour can give children a sense of space... More
Project • By CLOU architects • Offices
Cubic Gallery
The Rabbit on the Moon Public Plaza in Hangzhou’s outskirt Xiaoshan is a 21,000 sqm outdoor retail centre.
It is designed as a neighbourhood hub for interaction among the young families and Seniors living in the surrounding residences. We reacted to the high density of the site by fusing of two familiar types of retail: three story individual Cubes float above two levels of retail terraces with small community support shop units. The Cubes accommodate dining, sports, entertainment and children’s education. The combination of these two retail types offers flexibility for creating an interesting mix of small and large tenants to compliment the stimulating three dimensional street life.
The Cubes are connected by a second ground... More
Project • By Shanghai Bumie Technology Co.,Ltd • Shops
YEATION
YEATION is an e-commerce site operated by Netease, a major Chinese tech industry.
They are developing their own lifestyle brands.
They started offline business last year, opened stores mainly in Hangzhou, and also opened in Shanghai.
This store is positioned as the first platinum store in Japan. It will be a base for information transmission of brands. Therefore, it was required to create a store that emphasized the experience.
The background of this brand is the “Chinese youth lifestyle”.
In China, cashlessness is progressing, technology is beginning to merge with everyday life, and the boundaries of entertainment, life and work are disappearing.
Young people use mobile tools. Meeting with customers by chat while playing... More
Project • By Seth Powers Photography • Private Houses
Hangzhou Hut
Hidden in a large tree plantation in the suburbs of Hangzhou is a prefab prototype house that the wellington firm Bonnifait + Giesen designed in collaboration with Jimu, a Chinese design and manufacturing company.MiniHut feels grander than its 36 square metres, thanks to a high stud that contains living areas in the main volume and sleeping areas on a mezzanine. Additional modules, meanwhile, have been designed to serve as entrances, utility sheds and covered decks. And, with one side of the 3×8-metre structure filled with windows, the hut can take advantage of views and have a connection to the outdoors – benefits one might associate with something much grander than a small prefabricated timber building.The idea was presented at the Green... More