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Tangram Canopy
Shuhe Old Town, Lijiang, Yunnan
2014
The Tangram Canopy is a flexible modular roof structure.
The design mimics the Tangram, a Chinese game of individual triangle-derived pieces that can be rearranged into various forms. The flat roof of the Tangram Canopy ensures the modules are directionless, unlike typical canopies. The spaces created are infinitely expandable in all directions, unified under a singular canopy.
The structure consisted of truss-like “L” shape modules made of 10mm thick steel rod. The lightness of the structure allows it to almost
Tangram Canopy
Client:COART
Location:Shuhe Old Town, Lijiang, Yunnan
Date of Completion: Nov 2014
Principals:He Zhe, James Shen, Zang Feng
Project Team:Jiang Hao, Gao Tianxia, Lin Tianquan
Photographer:People’s Architecture Office
Material:Steel, PVC
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Tiaozhou Hutong , Yard No. 37, Xi Cheng District, Beijing 100051 Idea Factory, Room 301, Nantou Ancient Town, Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518052 View on Map
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