Shanghai-based architect Tao Liu and Chunyan Cai are the co-founders of studio Atelier Tao+C.

The cross-discipline studio experiments work in architecture, interior, products and education, paralleled with the studio's continuous research on the restoration of old buildings and the domestic landscape in the living condition.

Liu and Cai weigh highly on discovering the beauty in everyday life, by employing the local materials and the unpolished technique to express our attitudes towards detailing and craftsmanship.

Their projects have been awarded by many international prizes, like AZURE Awards, Architizer A+ awards, World Architecture Festival awards among many others. The studio was also named The 100 Most Influential Architects and Interior Designers in China 2019 by ArchitectureDigest 100.

Atelier tao+c’s recent works includes a reading room for Whales Capital and Capsule hostel and bookstore, which won the Dezeen Awards 2020 interior project of the year.