Chen Haoru is an architect and professor of CAA. He received his education and training in New York and later returned to his native city of Hangzhou. He is the principal architect in his studio and has worked in various disciplines of design.

The bamboo cocoon is a miniature human capsule. Each bamboo fiber is long enough to wrap around the human body. The formation of the bamboo cocoon parallels the formation of the silkworm cocoon. The cocoon is woven from the inside out, and the opening is cut out of the whole completed capsule.