Xu Lei’s Artist Studio Beijing, Chinese Architecture Images, Gallery Building Interior Design, Penda China
Xu Lei’s Art Studio in Beijing
30 Nov 2020
Xu Lei’s Artist Studio, Beijing
Design: Penda China, Architects
Location: Beijing, China

Xu Lei’s Art Studio Building in Beijing, China
A Monologic Discourse in an Architectural Entity Telling of its Existentialism in the Undisturbed Tranquility
Brief Introduction
The studio is a tailor-made construction at the service of Xu Lei, a renowned artist in China. With a site area of 550 square meters, the studio separates different levels to serve accordingly multiple purposes – Main level is served as a showroom to showcase artworks of Xu?s; Level 2, a living room to conduct a private conversation, and basement, a space to give Xu free rein to unleash the creativity.
Previously, before the renovation set in, the studio, though outwardly definable and clean, was not as impeccable when it came to the interior – visually monotonous and uninteresting – so dull to lull someone into sleep. The lack of integration necessitates a flexible tactic to blend the spaces into a unified whole : the design team adopts the technique of modular coordination (MC) in the whole space in the desired size of 1400 (columns) * 1400 (rows), hence the need for customising the coffered ceiling to ease access to defining the absolute erectness and verticality of walls. In addition, the coffered ceiling is also inst...