Located on the scenic West Lake waterfront in Hangzhou, China, the new flagship automotive gallery and clubhouse for car manufacturer NIO blends the company brand with West Lake culture, giving consumers a multi-sensory understanding of NIO?s environmentally-rooted brand philosophy.

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Architects: Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects

Location: NO.18, Hubin Road, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou?China

Architecture And Interior Design: Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects

Area: 1221.0 m2

Project Year: 2018

Photographs: SchRAN

Client : NIO

Competition: Direct commission

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Text description provided by the architects. Located on the scenic West Lake waterfront in Hangzhou, China, the new flagship automotive gallery and clubhouse for car manufacturer NIO blends the company brand with West Lake culture, giving consumers a multi-sensory understanding of NIO?s environmentally-rooted brand philosophy.
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The second NIO House automotive showroom designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects opened recently in Hangzhou, China overlooking the West Lake, a UNESCO World Heritage site that is one of the most beautiful sights in the country. As with the architectural firm?s first NIO House, which opened in Shanghai in February, NIO House West Lake is a design-centric take on the traditional car showroom for innovative electric car company NIO. A global start-up, N...