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LILITH House

LILITH House
North side. Image © Qingshan Wu

LILITH House 

DCDSAA Architecture Office

INTERIOR DESIGN
Dcdsaa Architecture Office

DESIGN TEAM
Zhengliang Yuan, Chao Tang And Bingkun Yan

LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Dcdsaa Architecture Office

MANUFACTURERS
Nippon Paint, Nvc Lighting, Shanghai Yi Die Horticulture

LEAD ARCHITECT
Hao Wang

CONSTRUCTION UNIT
Shanghai Dcdsaa Architectural Design Co. Ltd.

OWNER
Lilith

PHOTOGRAPHS
Qingshan Wu

AREA
350 M²

YEAR
2021

LOCATION
Shanghai, China

CATEGORY
Store

LILITH House
Original appearance before transformation. Image Courtesy of DCDSAA Architecture Office

Text description provided by architect.

DCDSAA Architectural Design Office has completed a very important architectural planning and design project in Shanghai this year-Lilith House (Cat House Garden).

LILITH House
Process of construction site. Image Courtesy of DCDSAA Architecture Office
LILITH House
People riverside perspective. Image © Qingshan Wu

Architects hope to build a harmonious relationship among architecture, courtyard, and nature through minimalist geometric deconstruction and calm symmetry.

"Architecture is an open natural relationship with rhythm and clear facade.

LILITH House
Aerial top view. Image © Qingshan Wu
LILITH House
Second floor with sky scene. Image © Qingshan Wu

Mr. Wang Hao, the presiding architect of DCDSAA Architecture Office, said: "Rigorous planning and design, thanks to our in-depth study and discussion of future architecture, is an open private space with a sense of ceremony.

Architecture is connected with courtyard and the interaction between them creates unique experience fun.”

In Yunjian Granary Cultural and Creative Park, Songjiang, Shanghai, there are a group of old granary buildings with a long history, which are located on the banks of the people's river.

LILITH House
view between buildings. Image © Qingshan Wu
LILITH House
Windows and trees. Image © Qingshan Wu
LILITH House
Architectural light and shadow. Image © Qingshan Wu

As an original granary land, the mission of this location is to create a harmonious symbiosis with the surrounding landscape and become a part of the site-building.

The inclined special-shaped frame of the entrance floating BOX is used, and the interesting upper and lower façades are formed.

The façades are designed with large floor-to-ceiling glass.

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Cats new built environment. Image © Qingshan Wu
LILITH House
Stairs and environment. Image © Qingshan Wu
LILITH House
Outdoor corridors and stairs. Image © Qingshan Wu

The three-dimensional structure of each BOX echoes the waterscape of the outside garden like a sculpture, creating the fluidity of the space.

The whole indoor beige minimalist structure design, the semi-circular sinking leisure experience space has beautiful lines and sense of body, the tolerance and width of natural lighting, and more interaction and contrast between light and buildings.

After the space has the natural attribute of light, it is full of the contrast between fantasy and reality, and it is endowed with the pure modern temperament like an architectural art museum.

LILITH House
Interior. Image © Qingshan Wu
LILITH House
Interior leisure function. Image © Qingshan Wu

The rich and varied landscape environment creates diversified interesting experiences for the building.

Each open space in the room not only provides people with an excellent vision but also closely connects the outdoor space with the independent indoor space.

LILITH House
2F Cats activity space. Image © Qingshan Wu
LILITH House
1F Cats activity space. Image © Qingshan Wu

In the design of the site and the building, the changes of scale and storey height are skillfully used, which form a rich volume contrast relationship and create a unique space and visual experience.

Each symmetrical direction of BOX lighting is a pure form of architecture, which leads the space to a more intriguing artistic direction, and also leads to the "natural attribute" of architecture, thus creating a natural feeling of visibility and satisfying our pursuit of experience quality and ideal.

LILITH House
River view from indoor. Image © Qingshan Wu
LILITH House
Exterior and interior. Image © Qingshan Wu

The patchwork appearance and posture create a series of continuous landscape scenes.

The public space in the building is organized around the outdoor garden platform, and the boundary between indoor and outdoor becomes smart because of these gardens.

LILITH House
Cafe bar and entrance. Image © Qingshan Wu
LILITH House
East side. Image © Qingshan Wu

The overall planning consists of two small buildings, and an outdoor punch-in terrace is formed in the upper part of the building.

The terrace is planted with green vegetation, just like a hanging garden, floating above the site and the riverbank, creating a natural and harmonious indoor and outdoor atmosphere.

LILITH House
Individual building. Image © Qingshan Wu
LILITH House
Contrast of building facades. Image © Qingshan Wu

The two-story sky garden structure floats on the first floor, forming a wonderful floating posture; Interact with the waterscape below, and the overall facade of the second floor shows various shapes, sometimes delicate and sometimes quiet, which can create a natural, soft, beautiful and smart picture for the space, and become a beautiful photoshop viewing platform.

In addition, the architectural design of another cat house adopts the upper and lower floors of open-ended integration design, with large areas of glass and transparency, emphasizing the comfort of space, following the light and nature.

LILITH House
Between the tree and the entrance. Image © Qingshan Wu
LILITH House
Large French Windows and scenes. Image © Qingshan Wu

The unconscious harmonious relationship between cats and nature is the best expression of "unconscious architecture".

In the rear area of the building, the inward outdoor garden is the most exciting realm to create inner silence. The inner courtyard echoes the natural waterscape to show the beautiful garden and modern poetry.

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West side. Image © Qingshan Wu
LILITH House
Site Environment. Image © Qingshan Wu
LILITH House
Bird's eye view of granary riverbank at night. Image © Qingshan Wu


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Section. Image Courtesy of DCDSAA Architecture Office
LILITH House
Section. Image Courtesy of DCDSAA Architecture Office


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1F plan. Image Courtesy of DCDSAA Architecture Office
LILITH House
2F plan. Image Courtesy of DCDSAA Architecture Office
LILITH House
CAD area. Image Courtesy of DCDSAA Architecture Office
LILITH House
Structure stereoscopic dissociation diagram. Image Courtesy of DCDSAA Architecture Office


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Project location map. Image Courtesy of DCDSAA Architecture Office

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