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Atelier d’More designs curved concrete Sleeping Lab hotel in Beijing

January 8, 2023 Christina Yao 0

Shanghai studio Atelier d’More has turned a concrete brick building outside Beijing, China, into a boutique hotel with a courtyard filled with sculptural concrete dividers. Located in Huangmuchang Village, the Sleeping Lab hotel building previously held residential housing and offices and features an enclosed courtyard typical of homes in this area. Atelier d’More retained and

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Grimshaw and Farshid Moussavi create metaverse social spaces

December 16, 2022 Christina Yao 0

Architecture studios Grimshaw, HWKN, WHY and Farshid Moussavi have partnered with metaverse company Pax.world to create a series of virtual hubs informed by the ancient Silk Road. Each architecture studio designed a metaserai – a concept referring to caravanserai, which were roadside inns on the Silk Road – where users of the metaverse can trade, attend cultural events, and network.

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Heatherwick Studio opens “first permanent overseas base” in Shanghai

December 16, 2022 Christina Yao 0

British designer Thomas Heatherwick’s studio has opened its first office outside of the UK at 1000 Trees in Shanghai, a commercial building designed by the practice that opened late last year. Its Shanghai studio will house a team of ten and be located on the fourth floor of the newly developed shopping centre, alongside the M50 art

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Neri&Hu inserts shed into old lane house for Blue Bottle Coffee shop in Shanghai

December 9, 2022 Christina Yao 0

Chinese studio Neri&Hu has inserted a stainless-steel shed into a Shanghainese lane house for Blue Bottle Coffee’s latest cafe in Shanghai, which opened to the public last week. Located in Zhangyuan in one of the area’s 140-year-old traditional Shikumen mansions, Neri&Hu’s design for the coffee shop aims to evoke “an intimate and nostalgic experience and

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RSHP unveils design for “open and welcoming” Shenzhen skyscraper

December 9, 2022 Christina Yao 0

Architecture studio RSHP has revealed its design for an office skyscraper in Shenzhen, China, with glazed office wings extended from a central concrete tower. Named Shenzhen-Hong Kong Innovation Integrated Service Centre, the building in the Futian Free Trade Zone, south of the Shenzhen Central Business District will be 212 metres tall. The 45-storey skyscraper has two glazed

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All(zone) unveils bright orange fabric MPavilion in Melbourne

December 8, 2022 Christina Yao 0

This year’s MPavilion designed by Bangkok-based studio All(zone) has opened to the public in the Queen Victoria Gardens, Melbourne. Topped with a bright orange canopy, the pavilion was designed to celebrate outdoor life in the city of Melbourne, while mimicking the feeling of being underneath a tree. Commissioned annually by charity The Naomi Milgrom Foundation, the ninth edition was designed by

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Dezeen’s top 10 Chinese architecture projects of 2022

December 8, 2022 Christina Yao 0

Including a pool-topped library and a half-buried stadium, Dezeen’s China editor Christina Yao continues our review of 2022 with a roundup of Chinese architecture projects completed this year. With China under extreme covid lockdown restrictions throughout the year, architects in the world’s most populous country have increasingly focused on socially and environmentally conscious work. Here are

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SANAA designs Sydney Modern to be “harmonious with its surroundings”

November 29, 2022 Christina Yao 0

Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning studio SANAA has extended the Art Gallery of New South Wales with a series of pavilions that step down towards Sydney Harbour. Set to open to the public on 3 December, Sydney Modern is designed to contrast with the existing art gallery’s 19th-century neo-classical architecture, with the two buildings connected by a

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Ennead Architects designs Wuxi Art Museum to emulate “natural erosion of spirit stones”

November 29, 2022 Christina Yao 0

New York studio Ennead Architects has revealed its design for a museum that is set to be built within Shangxianhe Wetland Park in the city of Wuxi, China. Named the Wuxi Art Museum, the building will have perforated surfaces and eroded hollows informed by the Taihu stone – a type of limestone often used in traditional gardens

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Studio Tate creates “textural earthiness” for Relinque wellness spa

November 24, 2022 Christina Yao 0

Melbourne-based Studio Tate has used raw and tactile materials to create “a soothing urban oasis” for the Relinque spa in Melbourne. Located in north east Melbourne, the 800 square-metre space includes a day-spa, spinal clinic, pilates and yoga studios. Local practice Studio Tate was informed by nearby parklands and waterways to create “a soothing urban oasis”. “It was

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