Studio MOA
Zhang Jiajing

Studio MOA

Atelier GOM as Architects

The office for atelier MOA in west bund is a temporary building, with a period of 5-10 years of use. MOA is the branch office of Atelier GOM, which is mainly responsible for events like design exhibition, salon, performing arts and so on. This is the practice of the architects to build an office for themselves. A small part of the building will serve as a cafe and a studio, most of the space is for exhibition, and many non-daily events will occur here. The functional properties of half solid and half void inspire the architect to treat the building not in a static, conventional way, but in an attempt to find its own design expression.


And looking at the era we are living, many architects are discussing theory as "minimalism", "less is more", “Sachlichkeit”, etc. The logic of construction seems to reveal itself in a clear way. But if we trace back to the origin that people construct a building in order to provide a shelter for themselves, all the theories seem to be questioned. For the construction of studio MOA which is “lighter” than a normal architecture, whether there can be a "undisciplined" attitude to build? We are not affected by the shackles of any theory, only rely on to the worship for the nature, the sun, the wind, and the water. Then the design intention is coming into being, to build with instinct, not rely on any theory. Here, the building becomes a vital individual. Many non-construction materials are used here. Matter goes beyond the attributes defined by the people and return to a simple identity. For example, we can see different colors of old doors collaging into the walls of courtyard, socket wiring decorating Cafe background wall, iron architectural section model becoming a table, metal curtain becoming partitions and so on.

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