Luo Zhongli Atelier

This studio was built for one of the country’s best-known realist painters and is among the earliest works of the Chinese design team. The brief was simple: a quiet place to paint, away from the city.

The building is a solid, closed volume of rough-cast concrete and brick, with few openings toward the outside. A curved wall and a tall, almost blind façade give it a sculptural presence among the trees.

Inside, the working space is bright and calm, lit from above and through carefully placed windows. The white interior and simple furniture keep attention on the work and the even light a painter needs.