Digital Mountain and Water

Location: Baoding, Hebei

Year: 2019

Status: Built

In collaboration with YanChuan Architects (YCA)

This project transforms the hidden beauty of classical Chinese poetry into architectural elements through digital design and fabrication.

Inspired by LIU XIAN GE from the Classic of Tea, the design reinterprets poetic strokes and tones as data, shaping the apture design of a private room, a reception desk and wall. Drawing from traditional Chinese Mountains-and-Waters Painting of Thousand Miles of Mountains and Rivers and Water Album, the forms evoke cultural resonance, blending heritage with innovation. Using technologies like 3D printing, and laser cutting, this work bridges modern technology and local tradition, creating meaningful, tangible connections to cultural identity.