Dec 1, 2026
LOT-EK lectures at RIT Vignelli Center, Rochester
concept & vision
located in one of central Beijing neighborhoods radically transformed for the 2008 Olympics, our building is part of a large commercial development with Master Plan by Kengo Kuma, conceived as one of the sides of an internal pedestrian piazza
design & architecture
facing the pedestrian piazza, our building is a three-dimensional billboard wrapped by blue metal mesh - which performs as a second skin buffering city noise and direct sunlight, and referencing a building under construction. Stainless steel volumes with large glazed fronts pierce the mesh layer and bend in varying angles extending the interior space onto the piazza as entrances, display windows or billboards for the stores on the lower levels, and as oversized bay windows for the offices above
program & use
our building houses primarily high-end retail on the lower levels along with restaurants and office suites on the higher floors
impact & significance
working within the given parameters of concrete-framed buildings, an international collaboration to create interesting public space
