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# LEAD - Laboratory for Explorative Architecture & Design

Laboratory for Explorative Architecture & Design

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- [Kristof Crolla 高仕棠](https://l-e-a-d.pro/about/kristofcrolla/) - Kristof Crolla 高仕棠 Founder, Principal A/Prof. Dr. Ir. Arch. Kristof Crolla 高仕棠 is a licensed architect who combines his architectural practice “Laboratory for Explorative Architecture & Design Ltd.” (LEAD) with his position as Associate Head (Technology Transfer) and tenured Associate Professor at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) Faculty of Architecture. There, he founded and
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- [Features](https://l-e-a-d.pro/publications/features/) - Parametric Architecture features Resonance-In-Sight Stir World features YEZO GoldenPin design Award features YEZO DESIGNBOOM features YEZO Ming Pao features Kristof Crolla ArchDaily features ZCB Bamboo Pavilion ArchDaily China features ZCB Bamboo Pavilion DEZEEN [Video] features ZCB Bamboo Pavilion A+Awards 2016 – ZCB Bamboo Pavilion Shine Fashion Store featured in ThinkArchit Vision 2050 features LEAD Bamboo
- [Videos](https://l-e-a-d.pro/publications/videos/) - Videos MemutAR – Hsinchu | Taiwan | 2024 YEZO – Hokkaido, Japan | 2020 ZCB Bamboo Pavilion – Dr Kristof Crolla with CUHK Golden Moon – Hong Kong – 2012 TOROO Pavilion – Dr Kristof Crolla with CUHK | Hsinchu – Taiwan | 2019 BREATHING – Shanghai | Xintiandi | 2014 Urban Jungle – Architecture
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- [Profile](https://l-e-a-d.pro/about/profile/) - Profile The Laboratory for Explorative Architecture and Design Ltd. (LEAD) is an international, multiple award-winning architecture design and research practice based in Hong Kong. Founded in 2011 by Kristof Crolla 高仕棠, LEAD specialises in the production of highly innovative and bespoke design solutions for projects of a wide range of scale and programme. From Art Installation
- [Team](https://l-e-a-d.pro/about/team/) - Team Currently & previously at LEAD: Kristof Crolla Julien Klisz Adam Fingrut Alex Ng Kenneth Cheung Adrien Gesulfo Jason Lau Sebastien Delagrange Dannes Kok Emily Yan Ruby Law Gilles Retsin Ben James Harmony Wong Vincent Ip Simon Ng Elspeth Lee Yi Sa Chan Albert Lo Amos YS Chan Sian Wong Chi Hang Frankie Han Wing
- [Julien Klisz](https://l-e-a-d.pro/julienklisz/) - Julien Klisz Associate Director Julien Klisz is an award-winning licensed architect and Associate Director at LEAD. He studied architecture in both France and Sweden and exhibited his student work at the 12th Venice architecture Biennale in 2010. Following this, he gained several years of professional experience in Paris prior to joining LEAD in 2013. At
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- [Stay Tuned](https://l-e-a-d.pro/stay_tuned/) - STAY TUNED 密切留意「虛實之間」展覽，以及擴增實境(AR)應用程式 — 破格展現香港藝術館四大館藏及藝術裝置《回聲在目》，將於12月3日（星期五）呈獻。 Stay tuned for the upcoming "Redefining Reality" exhibition, and an extraordinary AR App featuring the four core collections of the Hong Kong Museum of Art and the art installation Resonance-In-Sight. Available on Friday, 3 December 2021. 密切留意「虚实之间」展览，以及扩增实境(AR)应用程式 — 破格展现香港艺术馆四大馆藏及艺术装置《回声在目》，将于12月3日（星期五）呈献。
- [Research projects](https://l-e-a-d.pro/publications/research-projects/) - As advanced digital and information-based design methods and production techniques are explored and applied increasingly in contemporary architectural design, an understanding of computer-controlled design and fabrication processes is essential for architects operating in the Information Age. By combining practice with research and academic work LEAD investigates the potential of contemporary design techniques by testing
- [Join!](https://l-e-a-d.pro/about/apply/) - Join! LEAD is currently engaged in several large-scale architectural design and construction projects in the region. Although no vacancies are available at this moment, open-ended applications are always welcomed as positions do open up occasionally. For these, in general, architects are preferred with at least 3 years of practical working experience and who are fluent
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- [About](https://l-e-a-d.pro/about/) - The Laboratory for Explorative Architecture & Design (LEAD) is a young Hong Kong & Antwerp based architectural design and research practice founded by Belgian architect Kristof Crolla 高仕棠. LEAD explores how architectural innovation can stem from the strategic integration and combination of contemporary design technology and highly contextual and project-specific parameters. Through its work LEAD rethinks

## Research

- [18. AA Beijing, CH](https://l-e-a-d.pro/research/18-aa-beijing-ch/) - NEO-CENTRE The programme will investigate how to inject the intelligence and automation of computational design into more practical and comprehensive models through experimentation on a high-density redevelopment. With Beijing as our test bed we will look at current plans to diminish the bottleneck that has suffocated the growth of the city centre by creating 11
- [IG - SmartNodes](https://l-e-a-d.pro/research/ig-smartnodes/) - SMARTNODES - INDEPENDENTS' GROUP FELLOWSHIP (2013 - ongoing) SmartNodes is a research project that is part of the Independents’ Group (IG) of which Kristof Crolla received the first Fellowship in 2013. The research project is hosted at RMIT University, Melbourne, in collaboration with industry partner Arup, and explores the potential for pairing unique, high-tech, weight
- [Shipping Complexity](https://l-e-a-d.pro/research/shipping-complexity/) - SHIPPING COPMLEXITY (2011-2013) This seed grant research project presents a system for design and construction of a parametrically designed, structural shell for remote communities. Through the use of various digital software platforms, a single-layer, structural shell is designed and optimized that subsequently produces the information of a series of customized joints for direct digital fabrication. As
- [16. AA Shanghai, CH](https://l-e-a-d.pro/research/16-aa-shanghai-ch/) - CITY ON THE SEA Check out the daily picture updates in our workshop news section archives for a taste of how GREAT this workshop was! The Shanghai Visiting School will again be hosted at the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Architecture Shanghai Study Centre. A nine-day studio-based course, it will investigate new computational design approaches
- [17. Tampere, FI - 2](https://l-e-a-d.pro/research/17-finland-workshop-2/) - MATERIAL DESIGN & DIGITAL FABRICATION Another absolute Finnish highlight in the workshop series! The Dragon Skin Pavilion is a highly experimental temporary structure, designed and built from scratch in only 10 days from 163 pieces of post-formable Grada Plywood. A CNC-router and industrial oven were used to make a wooden mould in which pre-heated flat
- [15. Hong Kong, HK](https://l-e-a-d.pro/research/15-hku-digital-practice/) - DIGITAL PRACTICE For a successful architectural project, the efficiency of design communication and the control of information-flow are as important as the creativity of ideas. In response to the concurrent digital evolution emerging in the architectural industry world-wide, the Faculty of Architecture at The University of Hong Kong will host a two week intensive summer
- [14. Joburg, ZA - 2](https://l-e-a-d.pro/research/14-joburg-sa2/) - DIGITAL CONSTRUCTIONS Just as technological breakthroughs have resulted in paradigm shifts in design practice in the past, so is the current revolution caused by innovations in digital design and fabrication technologies radically transforming methods of architectural production. Not only are increasingly sophisticated digital fabrication procedures allowing for the conception and construction of projects of an
- [12. Tampere, FI](https://l-e-a-d.pro/research/12-ws-12-digital-design-fabrication-in-architecture/) - DIGITAL DESIGN & FABRICATION IN ARCHITECTURE An absolute highlight in the workshop series! This 9 days Design & Build competition resulted in the creation of two human- scale plywood structures from 700sqm of 7mm waterproof CNC-water-jet-cut plywood. Following a brief introduction into Rhino & Grasshopper this was our first large scale test in designing rule-based,
- [08. Ghent, BE](https://l-e-a-d.pro/research/08-iws-8-digital-design-fabrication-in-architecture/) - DIGITAL DESIGN & FABRICATION IN ARCHITECTURE This workshop put rollercoaster rides to shame: 4 days, 50 students and 2000 m2 of cardboard were all we needed to design & build three parametrically varied, human scale, component-based cardboard structures. The video captures the essence of the ride! INSTITUTE | Sint-Lucas, Ghent, Belgium DATE | 30 March
- [10. Budapest, HU](https://l-e-a-d.pro/research/10-budapest-hu/) - ALGORITHMIC DESIGN IN ARCHITECTURE Following an introduction into Maya MEL-programming this Budapest workshop focussed on architectural applications of algorithm-based design techniques and asked students to develop a meditation space / pavilion that would react to varying site parameters and conditions. INSTITUTE | Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), Hungary DATE | 03 - 10
- [13. Joburg, ZA](https://l-e-a-d.pro/research/13-joburg-za/) - DIGITAL DESIGN & FABRICATION IN ARCHITECTURE South Africa is one of the most fascinating places you’ll find and any opportunity to work there is a BLAST! Located in the hippest up-and-coming part of town a group of architecture students and professionals participated in this workshop where a Rhino & Grasshopper introduction was followed by a
- [11. Stockholm, SE](https://l-e-a-d.pro/research/11-stockholm-se/) - ALGORITHMIC ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN This workshop’s introduction to Maya MEL-programming was the opening week of 4th year’s Performative Design Studio by Prof. Ulrika Karlsson and Daniel Norell. The brief was to design perforamtive structures that use geometry and colour in response to site-specific conditions. INSTITUTE | The Royal Institute of Technology, School of Architecture (KTH), Stockholm,
- [09. NOUS, UK](https://l-e-a-d.pro/research/09-iws9/) - ALGORITHMIC STRUCTURES Fascinated by the Ghent workshop outcome NOUS Gallery invited us to organise a workshop and exhibition on component-based cardboard structures. Taking the high speed Design & Build Competition to London two parametrically varied, human scale cardboard structures were developed and displayed, first at NOUS Gallery as part of the London Design Festival and
- [07. AA DPL v2, UK](https://l-e-a-d.pro/research/07-iws7/) - FABRICATION INTELLIGENCE 2 This second Fabrication Intelligence workshop, open to all AA-students, consisted of a Design & Build Competition to develop a parametrically varied shelf for the AA Digital Prototyping Lab to display the various models fabricated there. With plywood as a given material, CNC-milling as the main prototyping technique and Maya modelling combined with
- [06. PL-FI-DE](https://l-e-a-d.pro/research/06-iws6/) - ALGORITHMIC URBANISM This travelling workshop introduced students to design methods that utilise algorithms and rule-based techniques to deal with constantly varying parameters and information inherent in Urban Design, the premise being that urban computational systems enable real-time incorporation of varying properties and parameters through the implementation of information. The chosen sites were all heavily characterised
- [05. AA D_Lab, UK](https://l-e-a-d.pro/research/05-iws5/) - D_LAB – AA SUMMER SCHOOL DLab experiments with digital design tools and rapid prototyping techniques as integrated systems of design development. Taking advantage of its unique location within the AA premises in the heart of the London, these annual workshops create a vibrant atmosphere not only through rigorous studio work, but also by public lecture
- [04.  Lodz, PL](https://l-e-a-d.pro/research/04-iws4/) - DIGITAL DESIGN IN ARCHITECTURE Lodz is gorgeous in early summer – especially in the company of a small group of hungry students conjuring up methods to generate structures from paper using nothing but calculation power, an A3-printer, a knife and a lot of glue. Starting off with Maya MEL-programming as a base this workshop formed
- [03. AA DPL v1, UK](https://l-e-a-d.pro/research/03-iws3/) - FABRICATION INTELLIGENCE 1 In this short workshop open to all AA-students we explored the potential of combining rapid prototyping technologies with algorithm-based architectural design processes. Following an introduction into both Maya MEL-programming and the rapid prototyping equipment at the AA’s Digital Prototyping Lab ways were sought to add procedural design methods into student’s studio projects.
- [02. Santiago, CL](https://l-e-a-d.pro/research/02-iws2/) - ALGORITMOS GENERATIVOS Organised by the Catholic University of Santiago, Chile this second workshop provided a first opportunity to work in a radically different cultural context. Following an introduction into Maya MEL-programming we explored architectural applications of algorithm-based design techniques and asked students to develop a responsive pavilion that would react to varying site parameters and conditions
- [01. AA DRL, UK](https://l-e-a-d.pro/research/01-iws1/) - GENERATIVE ALGORITHMS Our first workshop took place at the AA’s Design Research Laboratory and had as a goal to pass on and continue research conducted by student team “Sugar Inc.” on algorithm-based architectural design (www.sugar-inc-architecture.com). Following an introduction into Maya MEL-programming students explored scripting-based design methods addressing cellular automata, responsive geometry generation, programmatic and structural optimisation strategies and

## Projects

- [Bamboo Shelter](https://l-e-a-d.pro/projects/bamboo-shelter/) - BAMBOO SHELTER (Shenzhen, 2015) Bamboo Shelter is a temporary, light-weight, bending-active structure and habitable pavilion built on a rooftop at the 2015 Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture in Shenzhen. The design highlights a space for public gatheringlocated in between the auditorium and adjacent café and exhibition building. The installation is defined by an undulating bamboo membrane that
- [WING](https://l-e-a-d.pro/projects/wing-event-space/) - WING (2014, Chai Wan, Hong Kong) Hong Kong’s neighbourhood Chai Wan is the next up-and-coming cultural hub on the island. As industrial activities are slowly disappearing from the area, the rough post-industrial urban fabric leaves behind a unique range of spaces and places that form the backdrop for an innovative creative scene. WING is the
- [Golden Moon](https://l-e-a-d.pro/projects/golden-moon/) - GOLDEN MOON (2012, Hong Kong) The Golden Moon is a temporary architectural structure that explores how Hong Kong’s unique building traditions and craftsmanship can be combined with contemporary design techniques in the creation of a highly expressive and captivating public event space. It was built for the 2012 Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Wonderland and was on
- [Tai O Twin Bridges](https://l-e-a-d.pro/projects/tai-o-twin-bridges/) - Tai O Twin Bridges (2013) Tai O is one of Hong Kong’s few remaining villages with a valuable historical culture and unique identity. This is clearly apparent in its built environment which weathered the radical transformations Hong Kong has undergone over the past decades. Today, with traditional industries such as fishing and the salt-production no
- [Jewel Silverware](https://l-e-a-d.pro/projects/jewel-silverware/) - JEWEL SILVERWARE (2014) Intimate dining is a unique experience where all senses are stimulated in a seductive play of pure enjoyment. This cutlery set “Jewel”, developed for and in collaboration with deSter, takes this dining experience to the next level by elevating the silverware to the level of jewellery. Made from highly polished, 3D-printed metal
- [2 Museums - Budapest](https://l-e-a-d.pro/projects/arch-photo-museum/) - ARCHITECTURE & PHOTO MUSEUM (2014) Liget, Budapest, Hungaria This project is LEAD’s 3rd place winning entry for the open international Liget Budapest architectural design competition for the Hungarian Museum of Architecture & FotoMuseum Budapest, for which 110 entries were received globally in Phase 1, and 5 teams shortlisted to move on to the next round.
- [BREATHING](https://l-e-a-d.pro/projects/breathing/) - BREATHING (Shanghai, Xintiandi, 2014) “BREATHING” is a dynamic installation designed for Sushibar Ichininmae as part of the RIBA Shanghai Windows Project in Shanghai, Xintiandi. For the second time the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), China Xintiandi and the British Council selected ten architects to develop temporary installations in shops distributed around the Shanghai Xintiandi
- [M+ Arts Pavilion ](https://l-e-a-d.pro/projects/m-plus-arts-pavilion-2013-hong-kong/) - M+ ARTS PAVILION (2013, Hong Kong) The M+ Arts Pavilion is the commended competition entry for the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority’s Arts Pavlion Design competition. LEAD collaborated with ESKYIU to design a flexible gallery space in dialogue with its surroundings. The project’s scheme deals with the evolving nature of contemporary cultural production. Contextually the
- [Swing Pavilion](https://l-e-a-d.pro/projects/swing-pavilion/) - SWING PAVILION (2013, Competition Entry) The Swing Pavilion is a competition design proposal, developed for the Lombok International Bamboo Architectural Festival. The goal of the competition was to develop architectural installations that promote a creative use of Bamboo as a construction material. In collaboration with Green Design Camp, Bali, this project was developed and eventually
- [Pak Loh](https://l-e-a-d.pro/projects/pak-loh/) - PAK LOH RESTAURANT - VIP ROOM (2012) Pak Loh is a traditional, Hong Kong based family restaurant specialised in Chiu Chow style Chinese food. For over 45 years its highly successful flagship restaurant has been located in the heart of a building block in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay district. This project involves the renovation of
- [Trip Pavilion](https://l-e-a-d.pro/projects/trip-pavilion-2012-competition-entry/) - TRIP PAVILION (2012, Competition Entry) The TRIP Pavilion is a competition design proposal for Warsaw’s “Teatr Wielki” in Poland. The client brief’s ­­demand for 150 sqm covered event space results in a classically proportioned 10 by 15 m rectangular roofed plan. A roof gesture is the most logical answer to the creation of an open
- [Dragon Skin Pavilion](https://l-e-a-d.pro/projects/dragon-skin-pavilion/) - DRAGON SKIN PAVILION (2012, Hong Kong) The Dragon Skin Pavilion is an architectural installation designed and built for the 2011-12 Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture. The structure challenges and explores the spatial, tactile, and material possibilities that architecture can offer by revolutions in digital fabrication and manufacturing technology. It inspires passers-by to reimagine the space
- [Passenger Terminal](https://l-e-a-d.pro/projects/passenger-terminal-building/) - PASSENGER TERMINAL (2011, Competition Entry) This competition entry approaches the design of a 4th border crossing facility between Hong Kong and Shenzhen as an opportunity to explore the combination of highly specific spatial qualities and programmatic needs with performance criteria demanded by sustainable architecture today. A procedural design interface, set up by the collaborative integrated
- [House for an Artist](https://l-e-a-d.pro/projects/house-for-an-artist/) - HOUSE FOR AN ARTIST (2007) Martine Platteau is a contemporary artist who in her sculptures combines graphic art with corten steel. Her peculiar lifestyle and unconventional needs resulted in a custom-made atelier house that confronts and encourages both visitors and artist to fully engage with the work. The ground floor is conceived as an open
- [SHINE Fashion Store](https://l-e-a-d.pro/projects/2_shine/) - SHINE FASHION STORE (2011) Shine is one of Hong Kong’s most renowned high-end multi-brand fashion stores, known for bringing pioneering foreign brands to Hong Kong clientele. The Shine Flagship Fashion Store in Causeway Bay showcases how an architectural reinterpretation of contemporary textile patterns & accessories can be seamlessly integrated into fashion retail, creating a fascinating yet
- [Woodstack Pavilion](https://l-e-a-d.pro/projects/woodstack-pavillion/) - WOODSTACK PAVILION (2009, Competition Entry) The WoodStack Pavilion uses the construction requirements as a driver for the generation of a unique place: the pavilion is to house a flexible event space, has to be built from CNC-cut plywood and needs to be mountable in three days and dismountable in one. The construction process is based
- [Straight Edge Pavilion](https://l-e-a-d.pro/projects/straight-edge-pavilion/) - STRAIGHT EDGE PAVILION (2010, IWS 12) The Straight Edge Pavilion is a highly experimental wooden structure, designed and built from scratch in only 7 days from 519 uniquely CNC-water-jet-cut pieces of 7mm plywood. The Pavilion was realised in the late spring of 2010 in Tampere, Finland, during the 12th edition of the International Workshop Series
- [O-Ring](https://l-e-a-d.pro/projects/o-ring/) - O-RING PAVILION (2011, Competition Entry) The O-Ring Pavilion is an information pavilion for the London 2012 Olympics, situated in Trafalgar square. Its design starts from the logo of the Olympic Rings which is translated into an integrated structural support system of interlocking laser-cut steel circles. A structural analysis of its saddle-shaped circular roof is the
- [Michel Henau Wall](https://l-e-a-d.pro/projects/1_michelhenaut/) - MICHEL HENAU WALL (2010) Michel Henau is a high-profile spectacles brand whose designs are characterised by pure, structured lines, carefully studied models and a marvellously timelessness. To celebrate their tenth year existence LEAD was asked to design a new fair stand to travel with the company. The design proposal consists of an expressive wall built

## Features

- [Parametric Architecture features Resonance-In-Sight](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/parametric-architecture-features-resonance-in-sight/)
- [Stir World features YEZO](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/stir-world-features-yezo/)
- [GoldenPin design Award features YEZO](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/goldenpin-features-yezo/)
- [DESIGNBOOM features YEZO](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/designboom-features-yezo/)
- [Ming Pao features Kristof Crolla](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/ming-pao-features-kristof-krolla/)
- [Dragon Skin featured in ORO Editions](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/dragon-skin-featured-in-oro-editions/)
- [Shine featured in HK Magazine](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/shine-featured-in-hk-magazine/)
- [BOB Magazine features Shine](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/bob-magazine-features-shine/)
- [Shine featured in MR](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/shine-featured-in-mr/)
- [MILK Magazine features Shine](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/milk-magazine-features-shine/)
- [Community Design features Dragon Skin & Shine](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/community-design-features-dragon-skin-shine/)
- [A+ features Dragon Skin](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/a-features-dragon-skin/)
- [Perspective - 40 under 40 features LEAD](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/perspective-40-under-40-features-lead/)
- [Dragon Skin Pavilion featured in South China Morning Post](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/dragon-skin-pavilion-featured-in-south-china-morning-post/)
- [Dragon Skin featured in various publications](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/dragon-skin-pavilion-in-various-publications/)
- [WorldArch features Dragon Skin](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/worldarch-features-dragon-skin/)
- [i.shop features Dragon Skin](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/i-shop-features-dragon-skin/)
- [PERSPECTIVE features Shine](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/perspective-shine-december-2011/)
- [AN Magazine features Shine](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/an-magazine-features-shine/)
- [MARU Magazine features Shine](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/and-now-in-maru-magazine/)
- [PUU info features Dragon Skin Pavilion](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/puu-info-features-dragon-skin-pavilion/)
- [DADA features Dragon Skin & Golden Moon](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/dada-features-dragon-skin-golden-moon/)
- [GAM features Golden Moon](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/gam-features-golden-moon/)
- [FABRICATE features Golden Moon](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/fabricate-features-golden-moon/)
- [Het Nieuwsblad features House for an Artist](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/het-nieuwsblad-features-house-for-an-artist/)
- [TOP SPACE & ART IV features Dragon Skin & Golden Moon](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/top-space-art-iv-features-dragon-skin-golden-moon/)
- [CAADRIA features Golden Moon](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/caadria-features-golden-moon/)
- [KOREA Details features Golden Moon](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/korea-details-features-golden-moon/)
- [Pak Loh Restaurant featured in Chic Haus Magazine](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/pak-loh-restaurant-featured-in-chic-haus-magazine/)
- [HINGE features Golden Moon](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/hinge-features-golden-moon/)
- [KNSTRCT features Pak Loh Restaurant](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/knstrct-features-pak-loh-restaurant/)
- [Landscape Architecture Journal features Golden Moon](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/landscape-architecture-journal-features-golden-moon/)
- [LW Magazine features Golden Moon](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/lw-magazine-features-golden-moon/)
- [Landscape Installation Art features Golden Moon](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/landscape-installation-art-features-golden-moon/)
- [CONCEPT features Golden Moon](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/concept-features-golden-moon/)
- [Traxon features Golden Moon](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/traxon-features-golden-moon/)
- [A+Awards 2016 - ZCB Bamboo Pavilion](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/zcb-bamboo-pavilion-4/)
- [Shine Fashion Store featured in ThinkArchit](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/shine-featured-in/)
- [Bamboo Shelter at SZUABB](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/bamboo-shelter-at-szuabb/)
- [WING Loft featured in Perspective Magazine](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/wing-loft-featured-in-perspective-magazine/)
- [WING Loft featured in Design Anthology #5](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/wing-loft-featured-in-design-anthology-5/)
- [Pak Loh in Huazhong University of Science and Technology Press](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/pak-loh-restaurant-featured-in-huazhong-university-of-science-and-technology-press/)
- [FORM Magazine features WING Loft](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/form-magazine-features-wing-loft/)
- [FORM Magazine features Golden Moon](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/form-features-golden-moon/)
- [Golden Moon in Huazhong University (...) Press](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/dragon-skin-golden-moon-featured-in-huazhong-university-of-science-and-technology-press/)
- [Pasajes Arquitectura features Pulse Pavilion](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/pasajes-arquitectura-features-pulse-pavilion/)
- [HKIA Journal features 9394.06km Twin Research Studios](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/hkia-journal-features-9394-06km-twin-design-research-studios/)
- [World Architecture News features Dragon Skin & Shine](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/world-architecture-news-features-dragon-skin-shine/)
- [Traxon News features Pulse Pavilion](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/traxon-news-features-pulse-pavilion/)
- [ArchDaily China features ZCB Bamboo Pavilion](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/archdaily-china-features-zcb-pavilion/)
- [ArchDaily features ZCB Bamboo Pavilion](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/archdaily-features-zcb-pavilion/)
- [Journal du Design features Shine](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/journal-du-design-features-shine/)
- [ArchDaily features Dragon Skin](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/archdaily-features-dragon-skin/)
- [DEZEEN features Shine](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/dezeen-features-shine/)
- [suckerPUNCH features Shine](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/suckerpunch-features-shine/)
- [Journal du Design features Dragon Skin](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/journal-du-design-features-dragon-skin/)
- [suckerPUNCH features Dragon Skin](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/suckerpunch-features-dragon-skin/)
- [UK Telegraph features Golden Moon](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/uk-telegraph-features-golden-moon/)
- [Wall Street Journal features Golden Moon](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/wall-street-journal-features-golden-moon/)
- [ArchDaily features Golden Moon](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/archdaily-features-golden-moon/)
- [suckerPUNCH features Golden Moon](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/suckerpunch-features-golden-moon/)
- [ArchDaily features WING Loft](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/archdaily-features-wing-loft/)
- [ArchDaily features Pak Loh Restaurant](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/archdaily-features-pak-loh-restaurant/)
- [PechaKucha features Golden Moon](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/pechakucha-features-golden-moon/)
- [suckerPUNCH features Pulse Pavilion](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/suckerpunch-features-pulse-pavilion/)
- [Architect Magazine features Smart Nodes](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/architect-magazine-features-smart-nodes/)
- [Arch2o features LEAD](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/arch2o-features-lead/)
- [Liget Budapest Awards Third Place to LEAD's Blue Tiled Museums](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/liget-budapest-awards-third-place-to-leads-blue-tiled-museums/)
- [Vision 2050 features LEAD](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/vision-2050-features-lead/)
- [DEZEEN [Video] features ZCB Bamboo Pavilion](https://l-e-a-d.pro/features/zcb-bamboo-pavilion-2/)

## Projects

- [THE PARK by K11 - Façade Design](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/k11-ningbo-facade-design/)
- [WING Event Space](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/wing-event-space/) - Hong Kong’s neighbourhood Chai Wan is the next up-and-coming cultural hub on the island. As industrial activities are slowly disappearing from the area, the rough post-industrial urban fabric leaves behind a unique range of spaces and places that form the backdrop for an innovative creative scene. WING is the latest addition to what Chai Wan
- [Seoul Creative Play](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/seoul-creative-play/) - In the fall of 2017, the Seoul Metropolitan Government organised an International Design Competition for the development of a new Creative Play Support Facility, located on a sloped site in Dongsomun-dong, Seongbuk-gu. Daehak-ro is the centre of culture and arts in Seoul. However, due to recent commercialisation, theatres and theatre companies for performing art are
- [UMBRA](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/umbra/) - ‘UMBRA’ is a dynamic art installation designed and built for the new Starbucks Reserve store in Pacific Place, Hong Kong. The kinetic structure is a stretched canopy, triangulated and clad with naturally coloured metal panels, suspended above the coffee bar and seating area. ‘UMBRA’ moves. Slowly. Quietly. Almost imperceivably, the animated structure comes to life
- [SmartNodes](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/smartnodes/) - SmartNodes is a research project that is part of the Independents’ Group (IG) of which Kristof Crolla received the first Fellowship in 2013. The research project is hosted at RMIT University, Melbourne, in collaboration with industry partner Arup, and explores the potential for pairing unique, high-tech, weight optimal node components with off-the-shelf, standard beams and
- [Swing Pavilion](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/swing/) - The Swing Pavilion is a competition design proposal, developed for the Lombok International Bamboo Architectural Festival. The goal of the competition was to develop architectural installations that promote a creative use of Bamboo as a construction material. In collaboration with Green Design Camp, Bali, this project was developed and eventually selected for construction. The Swing
- [Scratch Gravures](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/gravures/) - Scratch Gravures are a series of unique artworks that capture the vibrancy, energy, and technology behind our portfolio work. The content is inspired by project concepts that deal with the challenging control of dynamic flow configurations (Flow) and the animated border transition between two colliding, radically differing fields (Front). The pieces were created through a
- [Jewel Silverware](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/jewel/) - Intimate dining is a unique experience where all senses are stimulated in a seductive play of pure enjoyment. This cutlery set “Jewel”, developed for and in collaboration with deSter, takes this dining experience to the next level by elevating the silverware to the level of jewellery. Made from highly polished, 3D-printed metal Jewel’s design transforms
- [Urban Jungle](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/urban-jungle/) - “Urban Jungle” looks at the 200 year long (1850 – 2050) clash between Hong Kong’s natural and concrete jungle through a unique lens that merges traditional Chinese ink painting techniques with algorithmic design tools and low-tech robotics. All drawings are made with ink pencil brushes using specifically designed computer algorithms and the above tailor-made drawing
- [Kiosk*](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/kiosk/) - kiosk* is a kinematic and innovative temporary space that plays on the vernacular of Chicago and its Lakefront to create a highly recognisable architectural icon for visitors. The pavilion offers a playful solution to the dichotomy between openness and enclosure, object and place, icon and space. Starting as a muted monolith, kiosk* transforms itself from
- [Bamboo Shelter](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/bambooshelter/) - The Bamboo Shelter is a temporary, light-weight, bending-active structure and habitable pavilion built on a rooftop at the UABB Shenzhen 2015 exhibition. The design highlights and gives identity to a space for public gathering. This area is located in between the auditorium and adjacent café and exhibition building. The installation is defined by an undulating
- [Rural Construction Studio](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/rural-construction-studio/)
- [YEZO](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/yezo/)
- [ARgan](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/argan/)
- [Architecture & Photo Museums](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/budapest/) - This project is LEAD’s 3rd place winning entry for the open international Liget Budapest architectural design competition for the Hungarian Museum of Architecture & FotoMuseum Budapest, for which 110 entries were received globally in Phase 1, and 5 teams shortlisted to move on to the next round. Budapest’s beautifully renovated City Park, with its upcoming
- [Golden Moon](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/goldenmoon/) - The Golden Moon is a temporary architectural structure that explores how Hong Kong’s unique building traditions and craftsmanship can be combined with contemporary design techniques in the creation of a highly expressive and captivating public event space. It was built for the 2012 Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Wonderland and was on display for 6 days in
- [ZCB Bamboo Pavilion](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/zcb/)
- [SARAB](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/sarab/)
- [MemutAR](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/memutar/)
- [Villa LU](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/villa-lu/)
- [West Entrance](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/westentrance/)
- [Resonance-In-Sight](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/resonance-in-sight/)
- [Yangon Pedestrian Highway](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/yangon-pedestrian-highway/) - This design proposal is made as part of a future linear park in Yangon, Myanmar. The Gyo Byu Pipeline cuts through the urban fabric of Yangon and acts as a unique ‘pedestrian highway’ for the local population. Our friends at Blue Temple have engaged in a range of design research activities that advocate for the
- [BAMBUSA](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/bambusa/) - Confined on our island, away from our beloved prototyping playgrounds, we spend the day dreaming up future architecture opportunities and challenge ourselves to imagine the joys and trials of their full-scale implementation by toying with whatever materials we have lying around. “BAMBUSA” is a small vase; a conceptual, architectural, tectonic scale model that demonstrates the
- [TOROO Pavilion](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/toroo/)
- [Resonance-In-Sight](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/ris/)
- [Seoul Eoullim Sports Center](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/seoul-eoullim-sports-center/) - In the Spring of 2019, the Seoul Metropolitan Government organised an International Design Competition for the development of a new Sport Center Facility, located on Dongil-ro at Suraksan Subway Station. This design for the Seoul Eoullim Sports Center is conceived as an elegant and welcoming home for Sports Activities, shared by the disabled and non-disabled,
- [Tai O Twin Bridges](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/taiobridges/) - Tai O is one of Hong Kong’s few remaining villages with a valuable historical culture and unique identity. This is clearly apparent in its built environment which weathered the radical transformations Hong Kong has undergone over the past decades. Today, with traditional industries such as fishing and the salt-production no longer being sustainable, the village
- [WKCD Pavilion](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/wkcdpavilion/) - In the spring of 2017, the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA) organised a competition to develop a Temporary Pavilion, located within the Nursery Park at the West Kowloon Cultural District. The goal of the competition was to provide an innovative architectural space to be enjoyed by the public and to raise tje profile and
- [Dragon Skin Pavilion](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/dragonskin/) - The Dragon Skin Pavilion is an architectural installation designed and built for the 2011-12 Hong Kong & Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture. The structure challenges and explores the spatial, tactile, and material possibilities that architecture can offer by revolutions in digital fabrication and manufacturing technology. It inspires passers-by to reimagine the space we live in today if tomorrow’s
- [House For an Artist](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/houseforanartist/) - Martine Platteau is a contemporary artist who in her sculptures combines graphic art with corten steel. Her peculiar lifestyle and unconventional needs resulted in a custom-made atelier house that confronts and encourages both visitors and artist to fully engage with the work. The ground floor is conceived as an open atelier, separated from the upper
- [Shine Fashion Store](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/shine/) - Shine is one of Hong Kong’s most renowned high-end multi-brand fashion stores, known for bringing pioneering foreign brands to Hong Kong clientele. The Shine Flagship Fashion Store in Causeway Bay showcases how an architectural reinterpretation of contemporary textile patterns & accessories can be seamlessly integrated into fashion retail, creating a fascinating yet highly functional contemporary store.
- [Pak Loh Restaurant](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/pak-loh-restaurant/) - Pak Loh is a traditional, Hong Kong based family restaurant specialised in Chiu Chow style Chinese food. For over 45 years its highly successful flagship restaurant has been located in the heart of a building block in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay district. This project involves the renovation of the restaurant’s public entrance area and the
- [Straight Edge Pavilion](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/straightedge/) - The Straight Edge Pavilion is a highly experimental wooden structure, designed and built from scratch in only 7 days from 519 uniquely CNC-water-jet-cut pieces of 7mm plywood. The Pavilion was realised in the late spring of 2010 in Tampere, Finland, during the 12th edition of the International Workshop Series (IWS) The Straight Edge Pavilion consists
- [M.H Wall](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/mhwall/) - Michel Henau is a high-profile spectacles brand whose designs are characterised by pure, structured lines, carefully studied models and a marvellously timelessness. To celebrate their tenth year existence LEAD was asked to design a new fair stand to travel with the company. The design proposal consists of an expressive wall built from a series of
- [BREATHING](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/breathing/) - “BREATHING” is a dynamic installation designed for Sushibar Ichininmae as part of the RIBA Shanghai Windows Project in Shanghai, Xintiandi. For the second time the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), China Xintiandi and the British Council selected ten architects to develop temporary installations in shops distributed around the Shanghai Xintiandi site. The project is
- [Trip Pavilion](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/trip/) - The TRIP Pavilion is a competition design proposal for Warsaw’s “Teatr Wielki” in Poland. The client brief’s ­­demand for 150 sqm covered event space results in a classically proportioned 10 by 15 m rectangular roofed plan. A roof gesture is the most logical answer to the creation of an open space that can gather people
- [O-Ring Pavilion](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/o-ring/) - The O-Ring Pavilion is an information pavilion for the London 2012 Olympics, situated in Trafalgar square. Its design starts from the logo of the Olympic Rings which is translated into an integrated structural support system of interlocking laser-cut steel circles. A structural analysis of its saddle-shaped circular roof is the driver for the ring radii
- [M+ Pavilion](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/wkcd-pavilion/) - LEAD collaborated with ESKYIU to design a flexible gallery space in dialogue with its surroundings. The project’s scheme deals with the evolving nature of contemporary cultural production. Contextually the design works in parallel with the future of the M+ building, as a reading and marker of M+ as a museum under construction. The external surface
- [ParkLife](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/parklife/) - ParkLife is a highly original and bold alternative mode of green communal living. It is a reinvention of the traditional Chinese building typology of the courtyard house which has been transformed into a high-density vertical equivalent in which privacy and ownership, as well as community and identity are guaranteed. Parcel 14 is used to showcase
- [PLY](https://l-e-a-d.pro/portfolio/ply/) - PLY is an elegant and playful stool made from steam bent plywood and is designed to be a flexible and luxurious addition to any interior design. Developed in a range of colours and finishes it combines a smoothly curved wood-textured surface with a colourful edge that highlights the chair’s uniquely undulating geometry. PLY’s manufacturing begins

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