Established in 2017, Hapitat Architects is a Beijing-based multidisciplinary design studio founded by Li Weihan (alumnus of the Technical University of Munich's School of Architecture, Germany) and Xiao Luran (graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne, Australia). As an open collaborative team, the studio places ecological and social sustainability at the heart of its practice.
Guided by a design philosophy rooted in locality and openness, Hapitat Architects prioritizes the dynamic interplay between space and time, emphasizing how design actively engages with the evolving context of a site. Their work explores the enduring transformation of environments, advocating for solutions that remain sensitive to both natural and societal narratives.
By adopting an objective yet progressive approach to environmental construction, the studio bridges the relationship between nature and human communities. Their methodology focuses on incremental, context-driven interventions that foster resilience and adaptability, ensuring designs remain responsive to the ever-changing fabric of landscapes and societies.
Hapitat’s projects reflect a commitment to creating spaces that harmonize ecological integrity with cultural relevance, redefining sustainability as an active dialogue between place, people, and time.
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新社区校园，北京
As a definition of a new community campus, this project explores more about the environment in which people can live together. In the spatial vision, the structure of a tree forms the centre of the neighbourhood and activity. The enclosed houses and outward-facing spaces, inspired by rural settlements, form a clear spatial structure. The building skin and the traditional seated tables and chairs simultaneously act as a medium of communication, evolving the community form on the site and allowing the operation of various activities to be attached to the spirit of the place.
作为新社区校园的定义，项目对于人与人之间的相处环境做了更多的探索。在空间视觉中，一棵树的结构构成邻里与活动的中心。从乡村聚落的灵感中发展出的围合的房屋与外向的空间，组成了清晰的空间结构。建筑表皮与传统的围坐的桌椅同时作为交流的媒介，演化出场地上的社区形态，也让各种活动的运营附着在场所的精神中。
- Area: 1000 sqm
- Project Year: 2019
- Client: BIFT University
- Location: Innovation Park, Zhongguancun,
- Chaoyang District, Beijing
- Visual Design: Mint Design