CoCo C. Tin 田智婷 (b. Hong Kong) is a Cantonese designer, writer, and scholar specializing in ecological systems and cross-cultural relations. She is the founder of CO2 PROJECTS, a practice researching regeneration through aquatic media, climate technologies, and new commons.

Her interdisciplinary approach spans Design, Strategy, and Editorial, collaborating with international studios and clients on special projects in luxury fashion, arts & culture, and urban development, including Prada, Miu Miu, WSA, Aspen Art Museum, Canadian Centre for Architecture, OMA/AMO, alongside institutions like Harvard GSD, Princeton SoA, and Cornell AAP. 

Her writing has appeared in The Architect’s Newspaper, FAR-NEAR, Rumor Review, DISC, Pairs, and other publications. Her work has been exhibited at the Venice Architecture Biennale, the Architectural Association, the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, the UN Climate Change Conference, and the Évora Museum.

She holds a post-professional M.Des from Harvard Graduate School of Design and a professional B.Arch from Cornell University AAP, both with Distinction and Awards. 

She currently lives in New York, is Associate Director of Strategy at 2x4, and most recently taught at Yale University.


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Penthouse for Interspecies Living

Category: Design, Residential
Location: Zhong Shan 中山, CN
Year:
2026

A 500+ square meter penthouse quietly shaped by the five elements of Chinese philosophy Wuxing 五行 – metal 金, wood 木, water 水, fire 火, earth 土.

At the heart, a 10-seater conversation pit with 3.2 meter tall (!) window, both the spiritual ‘fire 火’ for convening and a space to bath in the literal heat of the sun. A concrete plinth ‘earth 土,’ 3 steps high, creates thickness and anticipates a planter for a future tree ‘wood 木.’ A central steel staircase ‘metal 金’ spans four floors and connects to an aquarium ‘water 水’ above.

Spaces are shared between humans, animals, fish, and plants. 














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