Apple Park
Cupertino, California · Workplace / Headquarters
Founder professional experience · Foster + Partners
Shanghai · International
DESIGN STRATEGY
FOR COMPLEX SITES
AND DEVELOPMENTS.
Independent design thinking informed by international experience, development logic and urban context — with a Shanghai production team behind every deliverable.
20+ years35+ projects3 continents
Selected Professional Experience
Selected experience.
Complex projects.
Selected professional experience from the studio founder's prior roles across technology headquarters, super-tall towers, mixed-use developments and sustainable urbanism.
DJI Sky City
Shenzhen, China · Technology Headquarters
Founder professional experience · Foster + Partners · Photo courtesy of DJI
Shanghai Tower
Shanghai, China · Super-tall / Mixed-use
Founder professional experience · Gensler
Zhuhai Jinwan IBC
Zhuhai, China · Commercial / Mixed-use
Founder professional experience · 10 Design
Masdar City
Abu Dhabi, UAE · Sustainable Urbanism
Founder professional experience · Foster + Partners · Image © Foster + Partners
Bluewaters Residences
Dubai, UAE · Residential
Founder professional experience · 10 Design · Image © 10 Design
More founder experience
Team projects at prior practices
10 Design · Image © 10 Design
Gensler · Image © Gensler
Gensler · Image © Gensler
Gensler · Image © Gensler
P&T Group · Image © P&T
Wong Tung & Partners · Image © WT
P&T Group · Image © P&T
P&T Group · Image © P&T
Gensler · Image © Gensler
Wong Tung & Partners · Image © WT
Project index
Founder experience and studio work| Project | Location | Practice | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SNAP Atelier — studio work | |||
| Jiading Factory Renovation | Shanghai | SNAP Atelier | Complete |
| Endress+Hauser Shanghai Headquarters | Shanghai | SNAP Atelier | Competition |
| Wenzhou Core Area, West Unit | Wenzhou | SNAP Atelier | Complete |
| Jiading Zhuqiao | Shanghai | SNAP Atelier | Complete |
| Chengdu International Equestrian Center | Chengdu | SNAP Atelier | Complete |
| Commercial / Mixed-use — founder experience | |||
| Shanghai Tower | Shanghai | Gensler | Complete |
| DJI Sky City | Shenzhen | Foster + Partners | Complete |
| Zhuhai Jinwan IBC | Zhuhai | 10 Design | Complete |
| Zhuhai International Convention Centre | Zhuhai | 10 Design | Complete |
| Wuhan Greatwall Complex | Wuhan | 10 Design | Complete |
| Shanghai Bund Central | Shanghai | Gensler | Complete |
| Shanghai Senlan, Plot D | Shanghai | Gensler | Complete |
| Chengdu Tianxiang | Chengdu | Gensler | Complete |
| Hangzhou Zhongda Plaza | Hangzhou | Gensler | Complete |
| Suzhou Zhongnan Center | Suzhou | Gensler | On hold |
| Shenzhen Qianhai CR Land | Shenzhen | Gensler | Competition |
| Changning Raffles City | Shanghai | P&T Group | Complete |
| Tianjin World Trade Center | Tianjin | P&T Group | Complete |
| Guangzhou Goldin Science Park | Guangzhou | P&T Group | Complete |
| Guangzhou KWG Commercial | Guangzhou | P&T Group | Complete |
| Macau One Central | Macau | Wong Tung & Partners | Complete |
| Workplace / Headquarters / Retail — founder experience | |||
| Apple Park | Cupertino, CA | Foster + Partners | Complete |
| Apple Tianjin | Tianjin | Foster + Partners | Complete |
| Apple Ningbo | Ningbo | Foster + Partners | Complete |
| Apple Champs-Élysées | Paris | Foster + Partners | Complete |
| COMAC Shanghai Headquarters | Shanghai | Gensler | Competition |
| Hangzhou Office Building | Hangzhou | BCCI | Complete |
| Hotel / Sports / Residential / Planning — founder experience | |||
| Sanya Sofitel | Sanya | P&T Group | Complete |
| Nanjing Jinling Hotel Expansion | Nanjing | P&T Group | Complete |
| Tianjin Polo Club | Tianjin | P&T Group | Complete |
| Bluewaters Residences | Dubai | 10 Design | Complete |
| Tseung Kwan O Area 56 | Hong Kong | Wong Tung & Partners | Complete |
| Masdar City | Abu Dhabi | Foster + Partners | Complete |
| Qingdao Phoenix International Island | Qingdao | Gensler | Complete |
| Dalian Fanhai | Dalian | Gensler | Complete |
Founder experience projects were delivered by the named practices with large project teams; the founder's role varied by project and stage. Images are credited to their copyright holders.
Services
Design services built on 35+ projects across three continents — backed by Shanghai's complete design production chain, keeping work moving across time zones.
01
Site & Program Feasibility
Program and massing assumptions, 2–3 concept options with area summaries, and a list of questions for your local team to verify.
Developers · Owners
02
Option Studies
Two or three design directions compared on one page — massing, area, facade and materials — so the decision is visible at a glance.
Developers · Owner's reps
03
Presentation Packages
A concise package and key renderings from your existing model, for investor updates, community meetings and client pitches.
Developers · Design-build teams
04
Visualization
Still renderings and views, from your model or built from your drawings.
Practices · Interior contractors
05
Competition & Bid Boards
Boards, diagrams and document layout for competitions and proposals, delivered to your deadline.
Practices · Builders
06
Design Collaboration
Extra concept and design-development capacity, working to your standards. Your practice remains the architect of record.
Architecture practices
Every engagement starts with a fixed scope and schedule agreed in writing. We do not provide permit drawings, construction documents for US jurisdictions or stamped documents; on US projects these remain with the client's licensed architect and consultants. For Los Angeles fire-rebuild teams, we support presentation, visualization and document organization alongside your licensed professionals.
Process
We are developing a phase-gated way of working that brings new digital tools into the discipline of architectural practice, with an architect reviewing every gate.
- 01VisionBrief, goals, boundaries
- 02ConceptDirections and trade-offs
- 03SpecificationWhat will be delivered and checked
- 04ProductionDrawings, models, images
- 05ReviewChecked against the brief
- 06RecordDecisions, changes, owners
Phase-gatedNo direction moves forward until it is approved.
Cross-checkedEvery output is reviewed against the brief; the architect remains responsible.
TraceableMeetings, review comments and changes are logged by owner.
Research in progress
Studio
20+ years.
35+ projects.
Established in Shanghai in 2019, SNAP Atelier is an independent design studio connecting international professional experience with design strategy, urban thinking and cross-border collaboration.
Built on more than two decades of international practice, SNAP Atelier draws on experience across complex mixed-use developments, technology headquarters, high-density urban projects and sustainable masterplanning.
Projects are delivered through Shanghai's design production network — modeling, visualization, drawing production and presentation. Working from Shanghai keeps work moving across time zones.
Expertise
Design intelligence
before form.
Development + Feasibility
Site Strategy · Development Capacity · Program + Massing · Option Studies
Design + Transformation
Concept Design · Mixed-use · Commercial · Adaptive Reuse
Urban Design
Master Planning · Urban Strategy · Large-scale Development
International Collaboration
Design Advisory · Cross-border Collaboration · Local Team Integration
Contact
studio@snapatelier.comNew projects & collaborations