Architects: atelier
tao+c Location: 186 m two Year: 2022 Photography: Wen Studio
Style Team: Tao Liu, Chunyan Cai, Haojia Song, Weilu Wang, Jingying Cai (intern)
Specialist: Shanghai Tianci Architecture Deco, Limited, Co
City: Beijing
Nation: China

The ZIIN Beijing Shop, developed by atelier tao+c, reinterprets a previous fabric storage facility from the 1960s within the Langyuan Station cultural district as a contemporary retail and exhibition environment. The project presents a new architectural structure inside the historical industrial shell, establishing a layered spatial system that moderates between the existing brick structure and the brand-new commercial program. 2 square structural frames rotated at forty 5 degrees form an unique “house within a house” configuration that organizes circulation and display areas while maintaining a visual dialogue with the warehouse envelope. Transparent polycarbonate panels and timber surface areas differentiate the overlapping volumes, permitting natural light to move through the interior and emphasize the depth of the spatial structure. By exposing structural layers and making use of normal commercial products such as steel profiles, timber components, and brick surfaces, the design foregrounds the process of building itself. The project demonstrates how adaptive reuse strategies, combined with straightforward structure techniques and expense conscious product choice, can produce a versatile and expressive retail area while protecting the character of the initial commercial architecture.

The conversion of the former warehouse into the ZIIN showroom shows atelier tao+c’s expedition of how brand-new architectural systems can exist side-by-side with historic industrial structures. Instead of modifying the existing shell extensively, the designers introduced an independent framework that sits within the structure while maintaining connections to the original brick walls. This strategy allows the brand-new intervention to remain understandable while maintaining the spatial memory of the storage facility.

/ atelier tao +c 50 ZIIN Beijing Shop/ atelier tao+c 51 Central to the style are two intersecting square frameworks rotated diagonally at forty 5 degrees relative to the original structure. This geometric shift introduces a new spatial order that redefines movement through the building. The rotation generates dynamic visual viewpoints while producing a layered relationship in between the inserted structures and the existing envelope. ZIIN Beijing Shop/ atelier tao+c 52

ZIIN Beijing Store/ atelier tao+c 53 The 2 frameworks are treated in a different way in terms of enclosure and product expression. The very first appears as a clear volume outfitted in corrugated polycarbonate panels, subtly revealing the interior to visitors. Behind it, the second framework is wrapped in lumber panels, producing a more solid and intimate setting for the screen of furniture pieces.ZIIN Beijing Store/ atelier tao+c 54 ZIIN Beijing Store/ atelier tao+c 55 Inside the structure, a sequence of interconnected spaces is arranged along 2 parallel rows of columns. Each area streams into the next, forming a constant route that guides visitors through the showroom. This arrangement permits the interior to accommodate exhibits, events, and casual events while maintaining a meaningful structural rhythm.ZIIN Beijing Shop/ atelier tao+c 56

ZIIN Beijing Store/ atelier tao+c 57 In between the placed structures and the historic brick walls, a peripheral zone becomes a transitional layer referred to as semi interior and semi outside. Circulation moves through this area along the structure’s perimeter, enabling visitors to experience the initial architecture while observing the newly introduced structural components from several perspective.ZIIN Beijing Store/ atelier tao+c 58 ZIIN Beijing Store/ atelier tao +c 59 Product choices strengthen the architectural narrative of building and construction and assembly.

Requirement commercial components including steel beams, timber frames, and brick surfaces remain visible, while structural layers such as flooring decks, ducts, and ceiling systems are intentionally exposed. Through the direct expression of these materials and building and construction procedures, the job presents a clear demonstration of adaptive reuse that depends on basic official logic and accessible structure techniques to develop an unique retail environment. < img width="841" height="1000" src="https://www.architecturelab.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/not-ready-ziin-beijing-store-atelier-tao-plus-c_7.jpg"alt ="Ziin beijing store/ atelier tao+c"/ > Project Gallery © Wen Studio < img width="1140"height="819"src="// www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20width='1140'%20height='819'%20viewBox='0%200%201140%20819'%3E%3C/svg%3E"alt="Ziin beijing shop/ atelier tao+c"data-src="https://www.architecturelab.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/not-ready-ziin-beijing-store-atelier-tao-plus-c_34-1140x819.jpg"/ > © Wen Studio © Wen Studio © Wen Studio © Wen Studio © Wen Studio © Wen Studio< img width="1000" height="1000"src="https://www.architecturelab.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/not-ready-ziin-beijing-store-atelier-tao-plus-c_28.jpg"alt="Ziin beijing store/ atelier tao+c"/ > © Wen Studio © Wen Studio< img width="667" height="1000" src="https://www.architecturelab.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/not-ready-ziin-beijing-store-atelier-tao-plus-c_26.jpg"alt="Ziin beijing shop/ atelier tao+c"/ > © Wen Studio © Wen Studio © Wen Studio< img width="667" height="1000" src="https://www.architecturelab.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/not-ready-ziin-beijing-store-atelier-tao-plus-c_23.jpg"alt="Ziin beijing store/ atelier tao+c"/ > © Wen Studio © Wen Studio © Wen Studio< img width="667" height="1000" src="https://www.architecturelab.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/not-ready-ziin-beijing-store-atelier-tao-plus-c_20.jpg"alt="Ziin beijing store/ atelier tao+c"/ > © Wen Studio © Wen Studio © Wen Studio < img width="899" height="1000"src="// www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20width='899'%20height='1000'%20viewBox='0%200%20899%201000'%3E%3C/svg%3E"alt="Ziin beijing store/ atelier tao+c"data-src="https://www.architecturelab.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/not-ready-ziin-beijing-store-atelier-tao-plus-c_17.jpg"/ > © Wen Studio © Wen Studio © Wen Studio< img width="1140"height="761"src="https://www.architecturelab.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/not-ready-ziin-beijing-store-atelier-tao-plus-c_14-1140x761.jpg"alt="Ziin beijing shop/ atelier tao+c"/ > © Wen Studio © Wen Studio< img width="736" height="1000" src="https://www.architecturelab.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/not-ready-ziin-beijing-store-atelier-tao-plus-c_12.jpg"alt="Ziin beijing store/ atelier tao+c"/ > © Wen Studio © Wen Studio © Wen Studio < img width="1140"height="761"src="// www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20width='1140'%20height='761'%20viewBox='0%200%201140%20761'%3E%3C/svg%3E"alt="Ziin beijing shop/ atelier tao+c"data-src="https://www.architecturelab.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/not-ready-ziin-beijing-store-atelier-tao-plus-c_9-1140x761.jpg"/ > © Wen Studio © Wen Studio © Wen Studio< img width="725" height="1000" src="https://www.architecturelab.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/not-ready-ziin-beijing-store-atelier-tao-plus-c_6.jpg"alt="Ziin beijing store/ atelier tao+c"/ > © Wen Studio © Wen Studio< img width="667" height="1000" src="https://www.architecturelab.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/not-ready-ziin-beijing-store-atelier-tao-plus-c_4.jpg"alt="Ziin beijing store/ atelier tao+c"/ > © Wen Studio © Wen Studio< img width="818" height="1000"src="https://www.architecturelab.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/not-ready-ziin-beijing-store-atelier-tao-plus-c_2.jpg"alt="Ziin beijing shop/ atelier tao+c"/ > © Wen Studio © Wen Studio ZIIN Beijing Shop/ atelier tao+c 60 ZIIN Beijing Shop/ atelier tao+c 61 ZIIN Beijing Shop/ atelier tao + c 62

ZIIN Beijing Store/ atelier tao + c 63 Job Location Address: Beijing, China The location defined is intended for basic recommendation and might denote a city or country, however it does not recognize an exact address.