bAKe
bAKe is a design studio registered in the United Kingdom and currently based in Vienna, co-founded by Anni Dai and Kyle Koops.
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The studio approaches the design of physical and digital objects with an architectural rationale, and explores the integration of emergent technologies.
Anni Dai
Anni Dai is an architectural designer and a computational design specialist.
Her architectural approach experiments contemporary technology with cultural sensitivity. Her works focus on agent-based mobility-informed architectural design with a particular playfulness of space and color.
Previously she worked at Farrells in both Shanghai and Hong Kong offices for two years. She graduated with MArch (Sehr Gut) from Studio Greg Lynn at Universität für angewandte Kunst Wien. She also holds a RIBA part 1, BEng (Hons) Architecture degree from Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), which was a double-degree program of both XJTLU, China and the University of Liverpool, UK.
Kyle Koops is architectural designer, with an MArch from Studio Greg Lynn.
His specialties include detailing and fabrication, in which he thrives due to a particular interest in engineering and product design.
His focus lies in the cross-fertilization of industries & technologies, with a particular emphasis on the enhancement of architecture.
Kyle's previous professional work includes two years at Medical Architecture based in London where he was involved in several new build & refurbishment hospital projects.
Yunqian Ni
Yunqian Ni is an architect working on practical programs. The design contents cover from small scale installations to large scale living communities. Her projects mainly focus on improving community lives and urban resilience. She is our representative in mainland China.
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She has been working in a design company as an intermediate architect for three years after acquiring her master degree from University of New South Wales in Australia. She has won several provincial design awards during the last three years, and is now researching decentralized office spaces and inclusive living spaces.
Jasper
Jasper is a Border Collie, his one and only job is to ensure that his humans (Anni & Kyle) feed and walk him 3 times a day, but he goes a step further, making it his prerogative to greet every visitor with the warmest welcome which includes a mandatory hand shake. He doesn’t stop there, he will personally accompany you around, ensuring you are cared for and watched over until you leave.
Special thanks to Tan Zubin for his photography