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YOUWEI Xinle Road Concept Store / say architects

韩爽 - HAN Shuang — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:39:00 +0000

The concept store adjoins Xiangyang Park, where a tree grows at the centre of the site, embodying as a metaphor for YOUWEI's philosophy of rooting the self while open to exploration. As the brand's inaugural store, say sought to preserve this relationship between architecture and tree, allowing the space form around the tree, rooted in place and evolving organically over time. At the same time, incorporating YOUWEI's narrative into the space, enabling the brand's identity extend naturally throughout the store.

nice rice Upper Hills Concept Store / say architects

韩爽 - HAN Shuang — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:08:00 +0000

The project is Located in Shenzhen's Upper Hills, a city shaped by the convergence of Chinese and Western cultures in modern times and deeply influenced by the Nanyang heritage, say continues the narrative of the "rice house," grounding the space in the idea of home—a response to the city's openness and inclusiveness. This is not about opening a store, but about making a home.

sage MixC Shenzhen / say architects

韩爽 - HAN Shuang — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 22:00:00 +0000

sage presents its new store at MixC Shenzhen. The anticipated space has embodied 'Soft Strength' from one of the brand's core ethos. say extracts the Shenzhen's identity of 'Raised by the Sea', referencing the industrial structures of shipyards to construct an 'Urban Dockyard'where softness and resilience coexist.

nice rice Xinle Road Concept Store / say architects

韩爽 — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Nice rice Xinle Road marks the origin of the brand, and this year it has been thoughtfully renewed. Today, the brand has expanded to dozens of cities nationwide, yet each new opening looks back to Xinle Road as its point of departure. With this vision at the core, say reimagined the store as a place of convergence, depicting a warm, welcoming"rice house".

Wangchao Center Office / say architects

Valeria Silva — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 20:00:00 +0000

One Century(Hangzhou Wangchao Center) is designed by SOM (US), which is widely recognized as a perfect blend of high-functional performance designs and engineering. Say Architects （SAY） was commissioned by Dadao Qiyun to design a sample office space on the 15th floor. SAY aims to integrate Eastern philosophical thinking into the high-rise concrete jungle, emphasizing the natural rhythm and flow of the space, and creating an office environment that prioritizes comfort and experience.

Nice Rice Shanghai Flagship Store / say architects

Andreas Luco — Thu, 28 Sep 2023 01:00:00 +0000

As the inaugural national flagship store of the exceptional Chinese lifestyle brand "Nice Rice," this establishment embodies simplicity and versatility while celebrating the subtleties of oriental culture. Nestled on Huaihai Road (M.), a crossroads of Chinese and Western cultures, this location serves as a hub for cultural, artistic, and everyday life. It particularly resonates with the cultural sensibilities of the younger generation.

Phew Offline Store / say architects

JojoJi — Fri, 21 Oct 2022 01:00:00 +0000

It stems from the memory that the brand founder lived in the lane playing basketball since he was a child, and the hollow sound of basketball has become the origin of the brand name Phew. Thanks to this simple joy, phew hopes that every young person who loves sports can be simple, pure, decent, and confident. Say architects was entrusted by it to build the flagship offline store in downtown Hangzhou, which is open to all citizens.

Xi Hall / say architects

Collin Chen — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0000

Located in a resort on the outskirts of Guangzhou, the Levitated Curtain is an iconic building for wedding ceremonies and public events. In Guangzhou, weddings usually start at 7 am, but the ceremony only begins around 6 pm, then Xi Hall will serve as a multifunctional space for dining, photo shooting, reception, and several other purposes during the day, and becomes a sacred place for the wedding ceremony at nightfall. When there are no weddings, Xi Hall which sits in the center of the resort will be a perfect location for sightseeing and allow public events for different occasions.

ENSHADOER Store / say architects

Xiaohang Hou — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 20:00:00 +0000

A new interpretation of a 10 decades-old building. Established in 2012, ENSHADOER® is a functional clothing brand that acquired inspiration from fixed-gear bicycle sport at the earliest time in the domestic, say architects were commissioned to design the first offline store located in Nanyu street of Hangzhou. Review the past decade, a developing golden era for both the brand and Hangzhou City. say introduced the industrial materials used in the city's construction and start a conversation across time between the brand and the site.

Reef Store / say architects

Collin Chen — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 07:00:00 +0000

Reef is a coffee, salon, and barber store located on General Road in Shangcheng District, Hangzhou. Since the design concept was born, it has been put on the site and gradually grows, eventually organically entwined with the environment.

Steps Flagship Store / say architects

Yu Xin Li — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 03:00:00 +0000

A retail space that follows no trend. The first offline store of the beauty collection brand Steps was designed by Say Architects and landed in Hangzhou Hubin Pedestrian Street. This project is a joint exploration of Steps and a reflection on the reckless atmosphere of the entire retail industry.

DSC Select Store / say architects

Collin Chen — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 06:00:00 +0000

This project is a very complicated design but with very little intention of creating a particular space. The final outcome is more about arrangement instead of designing.

Parlor19 Jewelry Shop / say architects

罗靖琳 — Sat, 17 Oct 2020 23:00:00 +0000

In the past Hangzhou, there were lots of entertainment spaces and private clubs around West Lake, today, with the development of counter-urbanization, some of them have been renovated and opened again. It became the biggest challenge in this project that how to balance commerce and the excellent natural location.

LITTLENAP Hotel / say architects

舒岳康 - SHU Yuekang — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 01:00:00 +0000

Littlenap is located inside the Xihu scenic area, it is a renovation of an existing residential building. The existing building have two three story building adjacent to one another and a individual room on the side. We decided to make the individual room separated from normal hostel program wise, and become a flexible space with possibilities. Meanwhile we connect the tow three story building on ground floor, and thus creates a public open space, together with the separated room, they bring littlenap a unique flexibility.

ANGELOT Patisserie / say architects

Collin Chen — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Angelot is a patisserie located in Xiasha Hangzhou. The original site owns multiple disadvantage, for instance, a basement shaft blocked almost 1/3 of the storefront; the store front is recessed from the architecture facade; the full height interior window is not facing a very pleasant view. Instead of simply hiding all these disadvantages, we try to use them and connect them with a simple concept —— a gradually disclosed sense of ritual.

Nova Pets Store / say architects

舒岳康 - SHU Yuekang — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 23:00:00 +0000

The project start with an idea of creating a new type of pet store, a place where people could really social with their pets, one could order two separate meals or drinks for one and one’s pet, also could just chat and drink coffee with friends while waiting for pet bathing if one want to. Say architects have two cats and one dog, we like everything relate to pets, therefore the project proceed quite smooth.