Vector Architects

Vector Architects


https://www.vectorarchitects.com/

A Context-Oriented Studio

Founded in 2008 by DONG Gong in Beijing, Vector Architects is a design studio that integrates architecture and landscape, with a strong focus on the relationship between buildings and the natural environment.

Iconic Projects and Recognitions

The studio is known for works such as the Seashore Library and the Seashore Chapel, examples of architecture that interacts with the sea and the coastal landscape. It has received prestigious awards, including the WA Chinese Architecture Award and the AR Emerging Architecture Award.

Materials and Sustainability

Vector Architects uses materials such as concrete, wood, and glass, favoring solutions that emphasize natural light and passive ventilation to enhance the energy efficiency of buildings.

A Poetic and Functional Approach

The studio's architecture combines minimalism and craftsmanship, creating evocative spaces that meet human needs without sacrificing aesthetic and functional exploration.

PROJECTS

Seashore Chapel as a century-old gift from the ocean lying on the beach

The architecture of La Chapelle du Rivage: the ocean speaking to the land

The Seashore Chapel is imagined as an old drifting boat, an empty structure that the ocean has left behind and now lies on the beach in Beidaihe New District, China
Old sugar mill inspires a project. A resort surrounded by a picturesque natural landscape

Old sugar mill inspires a project. A resort surrounded by a picturesque natural landscape

Vector Architects studio is inspired by an old sugar mill from the 1960s located near the Li River in Yangshuo, a resort in southern China, to design a series of suites, a hotel complex with elemental lines
Court house in the heart of historic Beijing

Court house in the heart of historic Beijing. Juxtaposition of the old and new

Courtyard Hybrid, located in the Baritaisi area in the heart of Beijing's Old City, is being revamped by architectural studio Vector Architects, juxtaposing the old and new in terms of construction, structure and spatial experience