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Atelier Cantera Shanghai — architecture and interior design

The studio

From Shanghai and Changzhou, Atelier Cantera designs private apartments, bars and hospitality interiors across the Yangtze delta — with a level of material care that is rare in fast-turnaround markets.

Founded in 2024 by Gabriel Chaussée Jiménez, a French-Mexican architect trained at the École Spéciale d'Architecture in Paris. The studio leads every project from first sketch to on-site supervision, architecture and interiors under one hand, in English, French and Spanish.

Stone, lime and solid wood rather than veneer. Rooms built to be lived in for decades, not photographed once — and detailing that survives the humidity of a Shanghai summer.

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1/2 Cafe & Bar — Refurbishment · ShanghaiSequence 2024