ShaoRong Wang

Architect | Founder

“Design is a means not an end, it is the unfolding of a series of plans and executions, finding a balance between rich and simple, abstract and figurative, fresh and familiar, making beautiful connections between people and people, people and things, people and Architecture, people and nature, our work is not to invent, but to translate it into reality.”

He graduated from ICS college of Arts (Architecture and Interior) in Tokyo and received a BA from Nottingham Trent University in the UK. He worked as an architect at CAt (Coelacanth and Associates) in Tokyo, co-founded BUILD Lab. Shanghai Co Ltd as Design Director after returning to China. In 2014 he Founded Studio kukannai in Shanghai.

“Design is a means not an end, it is the unfolding of a series of plans and executions, finding a balance between rich and simple, abstract and figurative, fresh and familiar, making beautiful connections between people and people, people and things, people and Architecture, people and nature, our work is not to invent, but to translate it into reality.”

He graduated from ICS University of the Arts (Architecture and Interior) in Tokyo and received a BA from Nottingham Trent University in the UK. He worked as an architect at CAt (Coelacanth and Associates) in Tokyo, co-founded BUILD Lab. Shanghai Co Ltd as Design Director after returning to China. In 2014 he Founded Studio kukannai in Shanghai.

Jialei Zhu

Project Manager | Partner

He has a diverse professional background and a wide range of knowledge in the design and construction process. In 2019, he joined Studio Kukannai as a partner and is mainly responsible for the management and commercial work of the office, as well as the communication and coordination with the owner and various partners from the beginning to the completion of the project, the cooperation and management during the construction process and the control of construction quality to ensure that the project achieves the best quality.


He graduated from Tongji University (Architecture) and worked for Anabuki Shanghai Ltd. as a design director and site design supervisor, and later worked for Uchida Shanghai Ltd and BUILD Lab Shanghai Co, Ltd as a project manager.

He has a diverse professional background and a wide range of knowledge in the design and construction process. In 2019, he joined Studio Kukannai as a partner and is mainly responsible for the management and commercial work of the office, as well as the communication and coordination with the owner and various partners from the beginning to the completion of the project, the cooperation and management during the construction process and the control of construction quality to ensure that the project achieves the best quality.

He graduated from Tongji University (Architecture) and worked for Anabuki Shanghai Ltd. as a design director and site design supervisor, and later worked for Uchida Shanghai Ltd and BUILD Lab Shanghai Co, Ltd as a project manager.