When it comes to the rural self-built housing, the stereotype image is a countrified house made of multi-storey grids without any sense of design, although it costs a lot on decoration, where a lot of space is wasted. Hidden in a distant costal village in Shantou, Gray Box is an addition project to a rural self-built house. AD Architecture gives it a different definition. Minimalism and pureness of black white and gray add a unique landscape to this self-built house.

AD ARCHITECTURE Founded in 2015, AD ARCHITECTURE takes win-win, coexistence, and consensus as its concept. AD ARCHITECTURE intends to gather designers of common ideas to form a collaborative design team to develop local design. Its main practice includes architectural design, interior design, and soft decoration. Focusing on design of villas, sales office, offices, clubs, and public spaces, AD ARCHITECTURE is committed to provide high-level architectural and interior designs with its professional position and innovative design concept. Its goal is to create more creative designs. Xie Peihe Senior interior architect, founder and chief designer of AD ARCHITECTURE, commits to the creation of interior space and space experience. Design derives from life, so we extract emotional design inspiration and use rational design techniques to start every design from scratch, breaking inertial design thinking and making people have different experience and joy in every different space. Accolades: 2019 Frame Awards - longlisted 2018 Best of Year Awards - Firm's Own Office Winner 2018 Architecture MasterPrize - Workplace Winner 2018 FX International Interior Design Awards - Workspace Environment (small): shortlisted 2018 A' Design Award & Competition - Interior Space and Exhibition Design Category Winner 2018 Modern Decoration International Media Award - Annual Office Space Award 2018 40 Under 40 Awards - Interior Design Winner 2017 Asia Pacific Interior Design Awards - Living Space Bronze Award 2017 IDEA-TOPS - Villa: Nomination 2017 IAI Design Award - Design Excellence Awar

Founded in 2015, AD ARCHITECTURE takes win-win, coexistence, and consensus as its concept. AD ARCHITECTURE intends to gather designers of common ideas to form a collaborative design team to develop local design. Its main practice includes architectural design, interior design, and soft decoration. Focusing on design of villas, sales office, offices, clubs, and public spaces, AD ARCHITECTURE is committed to provide high-level architectural and interior designs with its professional position and innovative design concept.