For Author’s Room Hotel, B.L.U.E Architecture Studio reinterprets Guangzhou vernacular in China

Apr 6, 2026 - 22:00
For Author’s Room Hotel, B.L.U.E Architecture Studio reinterprets Guangzhou vernacular in China

Throughout Guangzhou and other parts of China, arcade houses locate commercial businesses on street level while residences sit atop. This typology, called Qi Lou, creates protected space for pedestrian traffic and urban

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