founded 2010 in Berlin
by Choco Zhang and Alexander Glaser.
Since 2018 we are based in Chengdu and continue our work in China and Germany. Design is our tool to connect distinct
REALITIES.
We embrace a generalist understanding of the architectural design discipline. We work in a variety of scales, contexts and media.
DESIGN matters - FUTURE matters - AUTHENTICITY matters.
is the conversion and extension of an existing house into a modern villa that adapts to its occupants and is designed sustainably.
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is a creative campus forming the new Headquarter of JZFZ Architectural Design for 5.000 employees in Chengdu.
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under the name breathing house (HuXiWu in Chinese) we developed several small house concepts (aka Tiny House). CAPSYON, the latest incarnation, debuted at Guangzhou Design Week from 5–8 December 2025.
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was the German contribution at the International Horticultural Exhibition 2024 in Chengdu.
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The German lighting brand implemented our design concept in their new flagship stores in Chongqing, Beijing, Wuhan, and Nanjing.
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our competition entry for the new Library in the National Botanical Garden of Chengdu.
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open living space behind an animated façade.
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The Chinese wooden pergola in the Hortus Haren was re-engineered and reconstructed under our guidance.
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a free plan apartment design for a family of 2 in Chengdu.
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Seeing who is available in the office. A modular attendance board for privacy sensitive environments.
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is designed and built to be the most modern meat plant in Asia for Sichuan Dekon Toennies Premium Food Co. LTD, a Sino-German Joint Venture.
enhances the city center of Yibin by establishing a cultural center based on fashion and design that blends with local culture.
Located on an old street in Chengdu's Kuanzhai Alley neighborhood, the Thai restaurant features a resort-style minimalist design and is unobtrusively integrated into the original structure.
A small apartment with clear water, used as a B&B for rent. It has a great view of the lake, and the whole is made into a small yacht style with Mediterranean color scheme and texture.
A medium-height, sustainable apartment block design of the future for a chinese developer.
is a simple and yet, in terms of spatial richness, extraordinary house for 2 families of 3 generations.
is a house to live at one level close to nature. A turning path divides three main living areas and generates diverse views to interact with the nature around.
is organized around a sunken pond. This central pond creates simultaneously unity and distance for the 9 vacation villas surrounding it.
is a sculptural building that houses community facilities in the bottom floor and a cafe in the two upper floors.
our prefabricated modular house is designed to make the modern living experience sustainable, spatially flexible, and delightful.
a compact home design that combines ecological and economical features in a classical modernist way.
is located in Jianzhou New City and was a joint design collaboration with landscape architects Yǒuscape from Chengdu.
are our furniture designs that illustrate our passion for design.
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Behind the restored facade unfold 5 modern and individual apartments. This project was realized in collaboration with Taurat Consulting, Berlin.

