Design studio Rationale International ? Masanori Design Studio has created an office in China with a curvilinear facade and undulating ceiling that draws on the qualities of fabric.
The Chinese studio drew on the process of cloth production and interpreted the movement of textiles through an architectural language to create the design.
Top image: aluminium battens clad the exterior of the building. Above: the facade has a curvilinear form
"We innovatively applied 'cloth elements' to both the facade and indoor space via architectural languages," Rationale International ? Masanori Design Studio founder Terry Xu told Dezeen.
"Producing three-dimensional visual effects and realizing the unity of interior and exterior."
The battens extend into the interior Built for a fabric production company, the Runxuan Textile Office is located in a textile town in Foshan in the Guandong province of China.
Its exterior was clad in vertical aluminium battens arranged in a curvilinear formation that extend above the building's windows.
A column punctuates the centre of the lobby
The aluminium battens stretch through to the interior of the office across the ceiling, mimicking the rolling form of the facade to connect the interior and exterior.
"In this space, one seems to be standing under a loom," said Xu. "The 'yarns' are interwoven with the light, and such black and white colours form artistic scenes from different angles."
The ceiling echoes the rolli...