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Completed in 2020 in Beijing, China. Images by Xin Li、Aurelien Chen. "Xiaotang No.12," a Beijing inner-city renovation project in Xiaotang Hutong, stands amidst the few remaining old neighborhoods. Despite being...

Architect Aurelien Chen has transformed a former miners' canteen into a cultural centre with details that respond to the building's communist heritage.

Aurelien chen renovated a landmark 1970s building in shijiazhuang, china, that formerly served as a canteen for workers at a coal mine.

Some of the arches are decorated with a special texture that represents the brushstrokes of oil paintings and the fragments of ancient ceramics.

More than being a mere reinterpretation of the local traditional barn house, this project is an answer to a very particular and irregular piece of land, and to a very specific urban tissue with a wide range of architectural typologies. The project is dynamic, and its perspectives are consistently changing. Seen from its Southside, the house echoes with the traditional barn houses, while from the Northside, it shows very contemporary lines. The different materials composing the house are echoing...

Aurelien Chen’s Tree-inspired Pavilion Draws Visitors to the Dragon Mountain Natural Site in China March 6, 2021 By Colleen Curry Aurelien Chen’s shimmering tree-inspired pavilion draws visitors to the Dragon Mountain Natural Site on the China coast. Three architects and designers led by Chen designed the 3,800-square-foot pavilion, made up of 170 stainless steel poles ranging from 15-32 feet in height. A pen sketch by French architect and photographer Aurelien Chen reveals his concept for ...