Studio

UNO Architects

UNO takes its name from the unknown — and from uno, the number one. From zero to one: an interdisciplinary practice working across architecture, urban design and cultural tourism.

Daocheng Visitor Centre designed by UNO Architects

Approach

Architecture as a form of long-term thinking.

We believe buildings should arise from a deep reading of place — its geography, its history, its social life. From the bamboo seas of western Sichuan to the karst peaks of Guangxi and the valleys of the Tibetan plateau, we begin every project by listening: to the site, to the institution, to the people who will inhabit it.

We work across the whole life of a project — strategy, planning, architecture, construction and operation. Our team unites practice, research and teaching, with designers educated at Columbia University, UCL and Tongji University, and long-term partnerships with Shudao Group, Chengdu Cultural Tourism, SUNAC and China Railway Construction.

People

The Team

  • 01

    Chenxi Wang

    Founding Partner · Design Principal

  • 02

    Yunchen Lei

    Partner · Design Director

  • 03

    Chao Dong

    Design Director

  • 04

    Rongpeng He

    Urban Renewal

  • 05

    Zihao Wang

    Architect

Recognition

Awards & Press

  • 2021

    Architecture MasterPrize

    Winner — Commercial Architecture · Winner — Recreational Architecture

  • 2021

    DNA Paris Design Awards

    Winner — Cultural Architecture · Winner — Hospitality Architecture

  • 2021

    WAN Awards, London

    Finalist — Leisure Architecture

  • 2022

    World Architecture Festival

    People's Choice Award

  • 2022

    iF Design Award, Germany

    Best Commercial Space

  • 2023

    ArchDaily Building of the Year

    Nominee

  • 2021

    Chengdu Survey & Design Association

    First Prize — Outstanding Original Design

Work published on ArchDaily, gooood, Archiposition and other international media.

Presence

Studio

UNO Architects Chengdu studio interior

Studio

Chengdu

Floor 20, No.399 Wanxiang South Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Founded in Chengdu 2017