Calligraphy in Space

Shanghai, China

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Calligraphy in Space

Shanghai, China

Firm

Luoya Tu
amphibianArc

Type

Residential › Private House

STATUS

Under Construction

SIZE

25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft

BUDGET

$1M - 5M

Calligraphy is an artistic form of writing. It is traditionally expressed on two dimensional medium. amphibianArc has been applying Chinese word making methodology as its architectural design methodology that utilizes spatial elements’ capacity to convey literal meanings to deliver narrative function of architecture. Architecture is designed to be carrier of meanings, or, by definition, words. It is then a natural extension to pursue a pure form of writing that focuses on the artistic and spatial expression of the strokes of three dimensional words. Or in another word, architecture is a pursuit of 3- dimensional calligraphy. The villa in Shanghai Nanhui District, Calligraphy in Space, is an exercise of 3D calligraphy.