Vector Architects 直向建筑

a+u 26:01 Feature: Vector Architects 直向建筑 “a+u’s January issue features Vector Architects, founded by Gong Dong in 2008. From its earliest projects, the Beijing-based firm has prioritized the relationship of built work to its site, from ocean, to mountains, to the heart of the city, while investigating both natural and artificial landmarks for clues on how best to address the unique requirements of each program. While Gong Dong is no stranger to bold gestures, as evidenced by Seashore Chapel in Qinhuangdao, recent work, such as Jingyang Camphor Court in Jingdezhen, seems to retreat from view, knitting itself into the urban fabric until structure and surroundings become inseverable. While material continues to be critical to their capture and play of light, Vector Architects’ resolution to preserve nature, such as their decision to make 18-meter trees the nucleus of Liyuan Primary School in Shenzhen, attests to their ability to grasp the genius loci of their site.” (a+u) @au_magazine @donggong_vectorarchitects #vectorarchitects

New architectural film release of Wulingshan Eye Stone Spring. @donggong_vectorarchitects Film by @dailyliuguowei , edit by @zhao.liangliang

Bathhouse asmr in Wulingshan with @vectorarchitects

Wulingshan Eye Stone Spring, designed by Vector Architects, is a hot spring pavilion located in the forests of Wuling Mountain, China. The project is conceived as a minimal intervention within a steep natural landscape. The bush hammered concrete structure is elevated above the terrain on ten slender columns, reducing direct impact on the site and preserving the existing ground condition. The enclosed bathing spaces are organized around the hot spring experience, with horizontal strip windows positioned just above water level to frame views of the surrounding cliffs and forest canopy. The project operates through suspension, enclosure, and controlled visual connection, where concrete mass and landscape remain in continuous dialogue. © @vectorarchitects ; @dailyliuguowei ; @tianfangfang2019 📍 Wuling Mountain, China #ArchitectureLab #VectorArchitects #HotSpringArchitecture #ConcreteArchitecture #LandscapeArchitecture #ChineseArchitecture #MinimalIntervention

Location 👇🏻 📍Chuanshangxing Hotel, Jingdezhen For Chuanshangxing in Jingdezhen, Dong Gong( @donggong_vectorarchitects )’s @vectorarchitects reused former factory buildings, dormitories, and existing structures instead of clearing the site completely. The project was planned around the original camphor trees, keeping as many as possible and allowing the landscape to shape the hotel itself. Old brick structures were preserved and combined with new interventions, turning the site into a hotel, courtyard, and public space all at once. #chinatravel #chinamoderne #newchina #thetravelingqipao

On 30 March 2026, Dong Gong, Founder and Design Principal of Vector Architects @vectorarchitects , returned to HKU after seven years to deliver a public lecture titled “Seeing into the Site”. Through recent works and reflections, Dong explored how architecture begins by interacting with the site—one that evolves through architectural intervention and is ultimately measured by human experience. The presentation was followed by an engaging Q&A with students, teachers, and audience members. This event is part of the Faculty of Architecture’s 75th Anniversary Lecture Series “Precision in Imagination”, and is co-hosted by the Department of Urban Planning and Design. @dupadhku #DongGong #VectorArchitects #HKUArchitecture #SiteSpecificity #HumanExperience

An altar adrift. ⁠ ⁠ Seashore Chapel by @vectorarchitects

💡​ The week started with a very Special Lecture for all our students: Arch. Dong Gong, the founder and design principal of @vectorarchitects , came to visit us! Dong Gong is widely recognized as a leading voice among a new generation of innovative Chinese architects, he was elected as the Foreign Member of French Academy of Architecture in 2019 and he was invited to various major exhibitions, including the first Chinese architecture exhibition at MoMA and the 16th and 19th international architecture exhibition at Arsenale of La Biennale di Venezia (2018 & 2025).

“𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝘁𝗲” 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗼𝗻𝗴 | 𝟯𝟬 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝟲:𝟯𝟬–𝟴:𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺 | 𝗞𝗕𝟰𝟭𝟵, 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 — [Register from link in bio (via Linkree)] — Every act of building is an attempt to create space within a specific site. Architecture begins by interacting with the site, altering it, and in the end, becoming part of it. Through this intervention, the site itself evolves, and human experience becomes the true measure of that evolution. A site is real. It’s tangible. Architects learn from it – to perceive, through a cultivated sensitivity, those latent clues from which a design can grow. The perception of site is where architecture’s authentic value begins to take root. In this lecture, Dong Gong will elaborate on his interpretation of site, and how it works as the central component of his design methodology. Dong Gong founded Vector Architects @vectorarchitects in 2008. His practice has gained international recognition, including the 𝘙𝘐𝘉𝘈 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 (2021) and the 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 (2025), and was selected by 𝘋𝘰𝘮𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 100+ 𝘉𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘴 in 2019. His notable works include 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺, 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘭, 𝘠𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘰 𝘚𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦, 𝘙𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯’𝘴 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦, 𝘏𝘢𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘵 𝘕𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘢𝘪 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘑𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘪𝘺𝘶𝘢𝘯 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭. [Message continues in the comments]

Vector’s Chinese New Year party at Aranya Art Center Guangzhou @donggong_vectorarchitects #vectorarchitects

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Aranya Art Center and Canteen, Guangzhou, Photo by @chenhao.etsam #vectorarchitects #aranya @donggong_vectorarchitects @aranyaartcenter