HCCH is founded by Hao Chen and Chenchen Hu in Shanghai, 2018. We observe, understand and respond to our surroundings with boldness and imagination. By mediating and challenging the existing paradigms of type, scale, material, and codes, we try to explore and amplify the uttermost character of every specific project.

Both Hao and Chenchen studied in Shanghai, Vienna and Boston, graduated from Tongji University with Bachelor degrees of architecture and Harvard GSD with Master degrees of Architecture in Urban Design.  


AWARDS
● 2025   Architectural Record (US)
                Design Vanguard: HCCH Studio
● 2025   Createurs Design Awards (FR)
                Nominee, Best Commercial&Cultural Project: Twisted Brick Shell Concept Library
● 2024   Dezeen Awards China. (CN)
                Winner, Emerging Architect of the Year: HCCH Studio
● 2024   Dezeen.com (UK)
                Top 10 Chinese architecture projects of 2024: Twisted Brick Shell Concept Library
● 2024   Designboom.com (IT)
                Top 10 reader submissions of 2024 – public spaces :
                Twisted Brick Shell Concept Library + Ecological Pavilions by the Sea
● 2024   Dezeen Awards China. (CN)
                Shortlist, Civic Project: Twisted Brick Shell Concept Library
● 2024   Dezeen Awards. (UK)
                Shortlist, Emerging Architect of the Year: HCCH Studio
● 2024   The PLAN Award. (IT)
                Winner, Special Projects Completed: Twisted Brick Shell Concept Library
● 2024   Brick Award. (UK)
                Shortlist, Worldwide: Twisted Brick Shell Concept Library
● 2024   AMP Architecture MasterPrize Awards. (US)
                Best of Best Winner, Infrastructure: Twisting Tower and Spiral Station
● 2024   Design Educates Awards. (EU)
                Silver Award in Architectural Design: Twisted Brick Shell Concept Library
● 2024   Architizer A+Awards. (US)
                Jury Winner, Architecture + Brick: Twisted Brick Shell Concept Library
● 2024   INDE.Awards. (AU)
                Finalist, Prodigy: HCCH Studio
● 2024   Shenzhen Global Design Award. (CN)
                Bronze Award: Twisted Brick Shell Concept Library
● 2024   Shenzhen Global Design Award. (CN)
                Merit Award: Twisting Tower and Spiral Station
● 2023   Dezeen Awards China. (CN)
                Shortlist, Emerging Architect of the Year: HCCH Studio
● 2022   AIA China Design Excellence Awards. (CN)
                Merit Award, Adaptive Re-use Architecture: Renovation of a Hoffmann Kiln
● 2022   AD100Young. (CN)
                Special Jury Prize: HCCH Studio
● 2021   FA Emerging Architect Award. (CN)
                Winner: Soft Cabin Framework, Renovation of Hmong Dwellings in Guzhou
● 2021   AIA International Awards, Shanghai Beijing Chapter. (CN)
                Honor Award, Interior Architecture: PRISM


PUBLICATIONS
● 2025   Architectural Record, June. (US)
                Design Vanguard 2025
● 2025   Capital Magazine no.39 (MX)
                Twisted Brick Shell Concept Library
● 2024   Architecture Lab Magazine 006. (RO)
                The Weaving Double Helix
● 2024   Architecture & Culture Magazine, December. (KR)
                Twisting Tower and Spiral Station
● 2024   Architecture Lab Magazine 005. (RO)
                Interview with HCCH
                PRISM
● 2024   ABITARE 637. (IT)
                Conchiglia di mattoni - A Twisted Brick Shell
● 2024   Interior Architecture of China, September. (CN)
                Renovation of Shanghai Relay Factory
● 2024   Architecture Lab Magazine 001. (RO)
                Twisted Brick Shell Concept Library
● 2024   AW Architecktur&Wohnen, May. (DE)
                China’s Next Generation: HCCH Studio
● 2024   INTERIOR 450. (KR)
                Twisted Brick Shell Concept Library
● 2023   The XINTIANDI Book of Creators. (CN)
                Interview with HCCH Studio
● 2022   INTRO 17. (CZ)
                Sloupy z budoucnosti
● 2021   INTERIOR 423. (KR)
                PRISM


EXHIBITIONS

● 2024   Design Exhibition of Shanghai New Town, Shanghai. (CN)
                Youth Center and Guesthouse in the park
● 2024   Design Pulse Asia, Hong Kong. (HK)
                Twisted Brick Shell

● 2024   Design Educates Awards Exhibition at Solarlux Campus, Melle. (DE)
                Twisted Brick Shell
● 2024   Opening Exhibition for HuShiGuang Eco Zone, Zhejiang. (CN)

                Twisted Brick Shell

● 2023   SUSAS, Shanghai. (CN)

                Twisted Brick Shell

● 2021   SUSAS, Shanghai. (CN)

                Lighting Dog Pile

● 2021   Beijing Design Week, Beijing. (CN)

                Architects’ Wonderland

CURRENT & PAST COLLABORATORS
● Yunpeng JIA,  Zhihan LIU, Feng QI, Yazhou DING, Jiaqi LIU  
○ Danran MAO, Junjie ZHANG, Yifan ZHU, Yichang LIU, Yida HOU, Xi CAI, Xinyi YAO, Wenxi LI, Xinji DONG, Tian ZHANG, Qi ZHENG, Yulin WANG, Qi DENG, Yiyun LIU, Jinyue HU, Yu XIAO, Tingshu YAO, Xiufeng Li, Ziran MAO, Yi GAO, Xuyin ZOU, Zehong LIU, Cheng LIU, Bingjie SHENG, Jinyu RAO, Yiting PAN, Ziyan GE, Shaoyin YIN, Wenjing ZENG.


CONTACT
● Address: 88 xianxia road, w306, Shanghai 200336, China
● Email: info@hcchstudio.com

INSTAGRAM: hcchstudio