Beijing, China

Product

2004

Fish Tank in the City is a conceptual exploration of urban space reimagined from the perspective of fish, inverting the traditional human-centric view. The project challenges rigid, box-like architecture seen as relics of the machine age and instead proposes a fluid, layered spatial system where the boundaries between inner and outer dissolve.

Here, fish are not passive elements but central figures. Water becomes dominant, and the built environment adapts to their movement, needs, and freedom. Surfaces melt, boxes collapse, and space becomes increasingly saturated and complex, reflecting a more organic and inclusive form of urbanism.

Fish Tank in the City imagines a future where spatial systems are defined not by control but by adaptability, openness, and coexistence.