The Paper House
Viascape Design has designed The Paper House, a rebirth project in Shanghai, China.
The Paper House is located in the sixth community of Dongboyuan, Pudong New Area, Shanghai.
Before the renovation, the space was an open wooden structure chess and card activity room that had been renovated by residents, but it had a decayed structure.
"We planned to rebuild it on the original site covered with trees based on residents' opinions and policy conditions and respect residents' usage habits to form two gender activity rooms for men and women," said Viascape.
"Therefore, we used a 3mm thick steel plate as the sole structural material, which not only met the structural support requirements, but also obtained the maximum possible internal usage space and integrated The Paper House with the existing large tree in its space."
This project has been shortlisted in the rebirth project category of Dezeen Awards China 2025.
Studio: Viascape Design
Project: The Paper House
Credits: Hudongxincun Sub-District Office