Lingxi Ge

Between Ground and Sky

August 2026

Medium:

Architecture

This project is a small winery and event space set within the volcanic landscape of the Azores. It takes its form from the island’s traditional double-pitched houses — those quiet, grounded black-stone buildings you see scattered across the fields — but reworks them into something lighter and more open. The idea was to design a building that almost disappears into the landscape. By using glass, steel, and transparent materials, the architecture reflects the changing sky and horizon instead of competing with it. From afar, it feels like a thin line of shadow or light, depending on the time of day. Functionally, the building operates as both a production space and a social venue. The lower level is dedicated to winemaking and logistics — fermentation, storage, and delivery — while the upper level opens up to visitors with tasting rooms and event spaces overlooking the vineyard. Separate routes for vehicles and pedestrians help everything run smoothly while keeping the experience calm and clear. This winery is less about the object itself and more about how it sits in the landscape — a place where production, celebration, and the horizon all meet quietly.

About the Artist

Lingxi Ge

Art has been my companion since childhood—painting, calligraphy, dance, and drama shaped my earliest perception of beauty. My love for travel and curiosity about diverse architectural styles under different cultures led me to systematically study architectural design at university. From pencil sketches to spatial forms, from buildings to urban design, my aesthetic sensibility has been consistently recognized. I have received the Provincial Government Scholarship for three consecutive years, moving from uncertainty to a firm commitment to becoming a designer. While technology has digitized most of the design process, I still value hand drawing and model-making—they extend my thinking and preserve the human touch. I am drawn to clean linework, simplicity, and the cool rigor of steel structures, as seen in the work of Richard Rogers. Outgoing by nature, I thrive on collaboration. Together with a group of close friends, I earned third prize at the 7th Green Building Skills Competition (public welfare category) and received the "National Best Leader Award" for my role as first author in the National Green Building Design Competition—an unforgettable memory of teamwork and shared passion.

Lingxi Ge

Between Ground and Sky

August 2026

Medium:

Architecture

This project is a small winery and event space set within the volcanic landscape of the Azores. It takes its form from the island’s traditional double-pitched houses — those quiet, grounded black-stone buildings you see scattered across the fields — but reworks them into something lighter and more open. The idea was to design a building that almost disappears into the landscape. By using glass, steel, and transparent materials, the architecture reflects the changing sky and horizon instead of competing with it. From afar, it feels like a thin line of shadow or light, depending on the time of day. Functionally, the building operates as both a production space and a social venue. The lower level is dedicated to winemaking and logistics — fermentation, storage, and delivery — while the upper level opens up to visitors with tasting rooms and event spaces overlooking the vineyard. Separate routes for vehicles and pedestrians help everything run smoothly while keeping the experience calm and clear. This winery is less about the object itself and more about how it sits in the landscape — a place where production, celebration, and the horizon all meet quietly.

About the Artist

Lingxi Ge

Art has been my companion since childhood—painting, calligraphy, dance, and drama shaped my earliest perception of beauty. My love for travel and curiosity about diverse architectural styles under different cultures led me to systematically study architectural design at university. From pencil sketches to spatial forms, from buildings to urban design, my aesthetic sensibility has been consistently recognized. I have received the Provincial Government Scholarship for three consecutive years, moving from uncertainty to a firm commitment to becoming a designer. While technology has digitized most of the design process, I still value hand drawing and model-making—they extend my thinking and preserve the human touch. I am drawn to clean linework, simplicity, and the cool rigor of steel structures, as seen in the work of Richard Rogers. Outgoing by nature, I thrive on collaboration. Together with a group of close friends, I earned third prize at the 7th Green Building Skills Competition (public welfare category) and received the "National Best Leader Award" for my role as first author in the National Green Building Design Competition—an unforgettable memory of teamwork and shared passion.

Lingxi Ge

Between Ground and Sky

August 2026

Medium:

Architecture

This project is a small winery and event space set within the volcanic landscape of the Azores. It takes its form from the island’s traditional double-pitched houses — those quiet, grounded black-stone buildings you see scattered across the fields — but reworks them into something lighter and more open. The idea was to design a building that almost disappears into the landscape. By using glass, steel, and transparent materials, the architecture reflects the changing sky and horizon instead of competing with it. From afar, it feels like a thin line of shadow or light, depending on the time of day. Functionally, the building operates as both a production space and a social venue. The lower level is dedicated to winemaking and logistics — fermentation, storage, and delivery — while the upper level opens up to visitors with tasting rooms and event spaces overlooking the vineyard. Separate routes for vehicles and pedestrians help everything run smoothly while keeping the experience calm and clear. This winery is less about the object itself and more about how it sits in the landscape — a place where production, celebration, and the horizon all meet quietly.

About the Artist

Lingxi Ge

Art has been my companion since childhood—painting, calligraphy, dance, and drama shaped my earliest perception of beauty. My love for travel and curiosity about diverse architectural styles under different cultures led me to systematically study architectural design at university. From pencil sketches to spatial forms, from buildings to urban design, my aesthetic sensibility has been consistently recognized. I have received the Provincial Government Scholarship for three consecutive years, moving from uncertainty to a firm commitment to becoming a designer. While technology has digitized most of the design process, I still value hand drawing and model-making—they extend my thinking and preserve the human touch. I am drawn to clean linework, simplicity, and the cool rigor of steel structures, as seen in the work of Richard Rogers. Outgoing by nature, I thrive on collaboration. Together with a group of close friends, I earned third prize at the 7th Green Building Skills Competition (public welfare category) and received the "National Best Leader Award" for my role as first author in the National Green Building Design Competition—an unforgettable memory of teamwork and shared passion.