Headquartered in Beijing, Xiaozhu commissioned People?s Architecture Office and People?s Industrial Design Office to design Sliced House, their latest office space located in the city?s hi-tech center. Xiaozhu (literally ?small pig? but homophonous with ?short stay?) is a peer-to-peer housing rental website. The startup is China?s rival to Airbnb and part of the country?s new ?shared economy?.

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Architects: People's Architecture Office

Location: Beijing, China

Principals: He Zhe, James Shen, Zang Feng

Design Team: Jiang Hao, Zhang Zhen, Amy Song, Ren Depei, Chen Yihuai

Area: 350.0 m2

Project Year: 2016
Photographs: Courtesy of People?s Architecture Office

Client: xiaozhu.com

Courtesy of People?s Architecture Office

Headquartered in Beijing, Xiaozhu commissioned People?s Architecture Office and People?s Industrial Design Office to design Sliced House, their latest office space located in the city?s hi-tech center. Xiaozhu (literally ?small pig? but homophonous with ?short stay?) is a peer-to-peer housing rental website. The startup is China?s rival to Airbnb and part of the country?s new ?shared economy?.

Courtesy of People?s Architecture Office

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