X.C STUDIO is the independent practice of architect and designer Xuechen Chen. It designs spaces4, makes images3 and objects2, and builds systems2 — and treats them as one practice.
Work
Museum of Uncertainty →Museum, unbuilt · 2020–2023Architizer A+ Awards 2024, Popular Choice
The Folding Boat →Community center, unbuilt · 2023London Design Awards 2024, Platinum
Urban Unfold →Drawing series and film · 2019–2021CICA Museum, 2024 · Architecture and Design Film Festival
The Hexa-Net →UX/UI and urban system · 2021
Machina Hub →Logistics building, study · 2020
- 01The Folding BoatSpaceCommunity center, unbuilt2023
- 02Urban FilterImage · MaterialDigital art2023
- 03The Hexa-NetSpace · SystemUX/UI and urban system2021
- 04Museum of UncertaintySpace · ResearchMuseum, unbuilt2020–2023
- 05RE-FACADEImage · Object · ComputationInstallation2020–2023
- 06Machina HubSpace · System · StudyLogistics building, study2020
- 07Urban UnfoldImage · Film · ObjectDrawing series and film2019–2021
2020
What the studio does
Start a project →Architecture and space
Concept design for museums, exhibitions, cultural spaces and selected interiors.
Images and artwork
Drawing, film, commissioned artwork, campaign imagery and visual direction for cultural and creative projects.
Objects and editions
Textiles, limited editions, brand collaborations and collaborative products. X.C STUDIO is a contracted designer for ARKVEIL Editions.
Digital and tools
Websites, interfaces and interactive tools for design, art and culture. This site is one of them.
About
X.C STUDIO works across space, image and object, moving between the drawn, the digital and the built.
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Latest
Everything →2026PressDECO TV2026 Arch Design Award international jury2025AwardThe Folding BoatArchitizer Vision Awards, finalist2025AwardMuseum of UncertaintyArchitizer Vision Awards, finalist2025PressYanko DesignThis Bronx Community Center Folds Like Origami to Blend Three Spaces Seamlessly2025ExhibitionUrban FilterVoices 2025, CICA Museum, Korea2024AwardThe Folding BoatLondon Design Awards, Platinum, Conceptual