From a 1930’s house situated in the greenest district of Shanghai, Naço Architectures has produced a radiant contemporary villa, given rhythm by a sequence of varying sized cubes made from pure materials: wood, stone, metal and glass. Five cubes, each a different material, form the structure of the house: an Iranian stone cube for the entrance, a metal and glass cube extends the master bedroom on the top floor where again a wooden cube is suspended outside, like a tree house in the garden for children. The purpose of the house was to create a refuge for the European couple who owns the house, but also to open the house to the surrounding city and capture a truly Asian feel.