neri&hu architects

322 Jiao Zhou Road, Jing'an District, Shanghai City, China 200071

http://www.neriandhu.com/en/

An interdisciplinary and multicultural approach

Founded in 2006 by Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, neri&hu architects is an interdisciplinary architecture studio based in Shanghai with a growing international portfolio. Their projects range from urban planning to architecture, from interior design to graphic design and product design, and even art installations. The studio stands out for its multicultural team, composed of professionals who speak over 30 languages and who nurture a design vision aimed at addressing global challenges. The overlap of different creative disciplines is at the core of Neri&Hu's philosophy, aiming to define a new paradigm in contemporary architecture.

A context-driven and research-based vision

The choice of Shanghai as their operational base reflects neri&hu architects's intention to position themselves in a dynamic urban context, rich in cultural and historical contrasts. This strategic location becomes the starting point for design investigations that span multiple scales, always with a strong connection to the context. The studio has expanded the traditional boundaries of architecture by integrating complementary disciplines and promoting a constant critical reflection on the program, function, and memory of places. Neri&Hu's approach is based on a lively interaction between materials, light, form, and detail, rejecting predefined stylistic patterns. This spirit has led the studio to receive numerous international recognitions in the fields of architecture, interior design, and graphic design.

PROJECTS

Residential building in Zhishan: archetypal forms and precious materials

In the part of Taipei that still preserves the human dimension of community, the residential building in Zhishan encloses spaces characterized by sober and elegant luxury, in a finely symbolic architecture

Shan-shui, permanence and transformation. Whisky distillery in Chuan

The ancient Chinese tradition always embodies in a poetic way the principles that govern reality. In the project of the whisky distillery in Chuan, the innovation of the Pernod Ricard brand, with its first facility in China, is combined with the celebration of the stories that have permeated the Mount Emei region for over a thousand years

New home for Lao Ding Feng pastry shop. Past, present, future

An old brick warehouse is transformed into a contemporary organism with innovative and visionary spaces, renewing the headquarters of the historic pastry shop Lao Ding Feng in Beijing

The Brick Wall | Tsingpu Yangzhou Retreat: boutique hotel

Between recovered brick walls and silent courtyards, The Brick Wall designed by Neri&Hu Architects reinvents Chinese tradition in a boutique hotel suspended between water, sky, and architecture, where every step becomes a discovery and every perspective a narrative.

Boutique hotel in Shanghai. Private and communal areas combine to create a remarkable spatial experience

Waterhouse is a hotel built in a historic district of Shanghai, so the modern architectural choices are inspired by the history of the place. The spaces are designed in an innovative and playful way creating open views between private and communal spaces

Art centre in China. Spiritual activities and environment combine in a geometrical architecture

The project was conceived when the developer Aranya asked Neri&hu to design an art centre in a "seaside community", a place where strong spirituality emerges from a lifestyle in contact with the environment, hence the idea of creating open spaces and places for socialising