Yeeii Teahouse
YEEII TEAHOUSE
Vari Architebcts
ARCHITECTS
Vari Architects
LEAD ARCHITECT
Qi Fan
CLIENTS
Yeeii Teahouse
MANUFACTURERS
/ (Removed)
PHOTOGRAPHS
Qingbo Wu
AREA
110 m²
YEAR
2025
LOCATION
Chongqing, China
CATEGORY
Retail, Coffee Shop Interiors
English description provided by the architects.
In the dense crevices of this mountain city, there exists a natural oasis that holds the city's peace and stillness.
This time, continuing the Natural Tectonic approach, we shaped a breathing teahouse among the wooded slopes—embedding a Scandinavian rationality and warmth into the urban fabric, and through it, attempting to reweave the relationship between humans, nature, and the modern metropolis.
How to express an Eastern posture through space and materials is a question we constantly contemplate. We attempt to operate modern materials—metal, glass, and other industrial elements—through the lens of Eastern esthetic principles. Nestled among layered trees, the cabin gleams with a sequenced subtlety, where shadow and light intertwine.
It is not presented explicitly, but rather reflects the indirect, nuanced approach characteristic of the East.
At the same time, its exposed, open structure maintains a rational order while preserving an inward spiritual affinity—an Eastern sensibility that allows people to feel intimacy and kinship within an unveiled space.
The tearoom is enclosed on three sides by lattice screens. Dense anodized aluminum and wooden slats reinterpret its texture, continuously mirroring the breath and pulse of the outside world.
The extended eaves establish a more dynamic dialog with nature—as wind and light enter, they dissolve the boundary between the built and the natural, sketching a serene, summer-infused atmosphere.
On the side facing the courtyard, transparent glass and exposed structure nest within each other, opening frankly to the external scenery and interacting with the landscape.
Suspended canvas, with its soft materiality and gentle curve, lends elasticity to the space while powerfully mediating the transition outward.
The courtyard's large tree, undulating plants, and the shimmer of the distant lake are all framed into the interior, forming a tangible connection with the poetic Chinese notion of "sitting amid inexhaustible springs and valleys."
