Klein Blue Hills and White Cliff in Shanghai
Wutopia Lab- Material Metal Aluminum Plastic PVC
- Date 2023
- City Shanghai
- Country China
- Photographer CreatART Images
![](/assets/uploads/obras/56451/gmap-sm.png?h=0c31d09e)
![](/assets/uploads/obras/56451/gmap.png?h=0c31d09e)
The Chinese firm Wutopia Lab, founded by Yu Ting, has transformed an industrial yard in Shanghai’s Pudong District into a mixed-use cultural space characterized by wave-shaped roofs of blue aluminum and translucent plastic. Named Klein Blue Hills and White Cliff, the two pavilions flank an existing brick chimney that has been repurposed as a cigar lounge.
On the north side, Klein Blue Hills is clad in aluminum panels with a blue tone inspired by the signature color of the French artist Yves Klein. The fish-skin pattern is easy to adapt to the undulations. Inside, the steel structure is left exposed, painted white. Behind is a large round window.
The smaller building, White Cliff, rises on a circular pool of water. Clad in PVC, it looks like a camping tent and harbors a whisky bar. The interior is a solid geometrical form, also white, with the floor presenting a bold tiger print.
![Klein Blue Hills and White Cliff in Shanghai](/assets/uploads/obras/56451/av_medium__av_266346.jpeg?h=0c31d09e)
![Klein Blue Hills and White Cliff in Shanghai](/assets/uploads/obras/56451/av_medium__av_266337.jpeg?h=0c31d09e)
![Klein Blue Hills and White Cliff in Shanghai](/assets/uploads/obras/56451/av_medium__av_266333.jpeg?h=0c31d09e)
![Klein Blue Hills and White Cliff in Shanghai](/assets/uploads/obras/56451/av_medium__av_266344.jpeg?h=0c31d09e)
![Klein Blue Hills and White Cliff in Shanghai](/assets/uploads/obras/56451/av_medium__av_266336.jpeg?h=0c31d09e)
![Klein Blue Hills and White Cliff in Shanghai](/assets/uploads/obras/56451/av_medium__av_266335.jpeg?h=0c31d09e)
![Klein Blue Hills and White Cliff in Shanghai](/assets/uploads/obras/56451/av_medium__av_266338.jpeg?h=0c31d09e)
![Klein Blue Hills and White Cliff in Shanghai](/assets/uploads/obras/56451/av_medium__av_266334.jpeg?h=0c31d09e)
![Klein Blue Hills and White Cliff in Shanghai](/assets/uploads/obras/56451/av_medium__av_266345.jpeg?h=0c31d09e)
![Klein Blue Hills and White Cliff in Shanghai](/assets/uploads/obras/56451/av_medium__av_266341.jpeg?h=0c31d09e)
![Klein Blue Hills and White Cliff in Shanghai](/assets/uploads/obras/56451/av_medium__av_266340.jpeg?h=0c31d09e)
![Klein Blue Hills and White Cliff in Shanghai](/assets/uploads/obras/56451/av_medium__av_266339.jpeg?h=0c31d09e)
![Klein Blue Hills and White Cliff in Shanghai](/assets/uploads/obras/56451/av_medium__av_266354.jpeg?h=0c31d09e)
![Klein Blue Hills and White Cliff in Shanghai](/assets/uploads/obras/56451/av_medium__av_266343.jpeg?h=0c31d09e)
![Klein Blue Hills and White Cliff in Shanghai](/assets/uploads/obras/56451/av_medium__av_266342.jpeg?h=0c31d09e)
![Klein Blue Hills and White Cliff in Shanghai](/assets/uploads/obras/56451/av_medium__av_266347.jpeg?h=0c31d09e)
![Klein Blue Hills and White Cliff in Shanghai](/assets/uploads/obras/56451/av_medium__av_266349.jpeg?h=0c31d09e)
![Klein Blue Hills and White Cliff in Shanghai](/assets/uploads/obras/56451/av_medium__av_266348.jpeg?h=0c31d09e)
![Klein Blue Hills and White Cliff in Shanghai](/assets/uploads/obras/56451/av_medium__av_266350.jpeg?h=0c31d09e)
![Klein Blue Hills and White Cliff in Shanghai](/assets/uploads/obras/56451/av_medium__av_266353.jpeg?h=0c31d09e)
![Klein Blue Hills and White Cliff in Shanghai](/assets/uploads/obras/56451/av_medium__av_266352.jpeg?h=0c31d09e)
![Klein Blue Hills and White Cliff in Shanghai](/assets/uploads/obras/56451/av_medium__av_266351.jpeg?h=0c31d09e)