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Trace Architecture Office tops Shandong teahouse with corten roof terrace

Trace Architecture Office (TAO) has constructed a teahouse inside an abandoned quarry in China’s Shandong Province. Situated near the city of Weihai, the building is set within a trench formed by the excavation of local resources. Positioned at the flatter south-western part of the site, the architecture features a solid stone structure topped with a weathering steel roof terrace. The canopy takes advantage of the plot’s elevation changes to cast views out across the surrounding landscape.
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