Bent by Spring, a temporary public art for Shanghai International Flower Show 2026, presented by Power Station of Art(PSA Shanghai), photograph by Guowei Liu. #hcchstudio #psashanghai
HCCH new work: Bent by Spring, a temporary public art for Shanghai International Flower Show 2026, presented by Power Station of Art(PSA Shanghai), photograph by Guowei Liu. #hcchstudio #psashanghai @dailyliuguowei
The Xi Bridge by HCCH Studio emerges as a poetic threshold within Shanghai’s Huashan Greenland, where the vibrant warmth of pink concrete meets the cool serenity of a woodland stream. Cast in-situ with varying shades of exposed-aggregate finishes and granite accents, the structure possesses a monolithic quality that feels both contemporary and grounded. As visitors ascend the gentle, sweeping arch, they are lifted above the water in a movement designed to slow the pace of urban life, guided by a vertical tower that opens to the sky.
This is architecture as a sensory experience—where the tactile surfaces of the concrete and the rustle of the surrounding canopy create a moment of structural grace. The tower’s sculpted aperture filters natural light to project cinematic patterns onto the ground, transforming a simple daily stroll into a ritual of discovery. It is a rare example of infrastructure calibrated to the human body, fostering a profound connection between the city’s residents and their evolving urban landscape.
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The Xi Bridge (the Bridge of Happiness) is a newly added signature structure in Huashan Greenland, Shanghai. It lightly spans a stream and nestles within the trees. Serving both as the accessible route from the city street to the central lawn and as a small ceremonial space within the park, it is at once a piece of infrastructure and a place of ritual.
Huashan Greenland borders the Former French Concession and the distinctive commercial block Xingfuli (Lane of Happiness) and is among Shanghai’s most romantic urban parks. The Changning District Marriage Registration Center relocated nearby in early 2026. Since late 2025 the area has undergone a series of renewals, creating a “Path of Happiness” through open spaces and pink accents.
The original brief for Xi Bridge requested two additions to the park: an accessible pedestrian bridge crossing the stream to the central lawn, and a small pavilion offering a sweet, ceremonial photo-op for newlyweds. We combined the two into a single, integrated, and efficient solution: a continuous pink structure that is both a tower and a rainbow-like bridge.
The tower-bridge is cast in-situ with pink concrete. The deck rises in a gentle arch over the stream and stones; the tower top opens to the sky and projects heart-shaped light patterns below. A circular forecourt in front of the tower functions as a small ceremonial plaza and a comfortable everyday seating area. Concrete, granite, and exposed-aggregate finishes in varying shades of pink harmonize with the park’s richly colored planting.
During schematic design, we carried out intensive site surveys and examined multiple bridge alignments and spans to minimize intervention to existing mature trees and to optimize foundation placement. Resident representatives participated in selecting the final option.
Beyond serving as a wedding photo destination, we intend Xi Bridge to blend into daily life for local residents. On ordinary, beautiful days children run across the bridge, neighbors lean on the railing to chat, dog owners gather in the plaza—scenes that feel as if the structure has been part of the place for years.
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Resting Loop with Views by HCCH Studio lands a sixteen-meter concrete donut on a mountainside platform in Huizhou, China — a cycling pavilion that transcends infrastructure to become a meditation on landscape and pause.
It looks, from the air, like a concrete donut that landed on a mountainside and decided to stay. Sixteen metres in diameter, porous and hovering above a stone platform between highway and river, HCCH Studio’s Resting Loop with Views occupies a site that was previously a parking area at a sharp bend in the road on Mount Luofu. The functional brief — rest stop and vista point for cyclists, with services for parking and beverages — could have produced a shed. Instead it produced something closer to a small observatory for landscape itself. @hcchstudio
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