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Shanghai Hongqiao Performing Arts Center / BAU

June 25, 2019 Collin Chen 0

highly visible
The project is located in Tianshan Road, the new commercial boulevard in Hongqiao, one of Shanghai’s high activity districts. It is surrounded by brightly lit shopping malls built this century. This development replaces and expands on the existing state run cinema centre on the site. The project was the subject of three rounds of invited competition over 5 years before BAU was contracted to design the project.

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Wang Xi Fashion Studio / PaM Design Office

June 24, 2019 Collin Chen 0

“Wang XiSTUDIO” is an independent fashion designer brand store. The design of the space originates from “clothing”, and more importantly, the kind of curl and freedom that “fabric” brings us, and the rich touch that is hard to express with words.

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Exhibition Center of Shimao Shenzhen-Hong Kong International Center / SHUISHI

June 24, 2019 Collin Chen 0

Situated in the eastern CBD of Longgang, Shenzhen, Shimao Shenzhen-Hong Kong International Center enjoys the unique urban landscape resources, with its exhibition center constructed earlier looking towards Longgang Universiade Green Park, its east side facing the future super-high-rise main tower (it might become China’s tallest building), its north side close to the central green space, and its west side echoing with the landscape mountains. The exhibition center will take into account the functions of planning display, commercial marketing, art exhibition, cultural activities, etc., and inject new vitality into the urban area. It will become the first business card of Shenzhen-Hong Kong International Center to the public.

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SND Store / Various Associates

June 23, 2019 Collin Chen 0

From the architectural dimension, the store is designed to be a medium where customers can explore the relation between body and space.The layout is pure and simple, with a symbolic “milestone” placed at the center right on the central-axis. The “milestone” holds an obvious implication —— a new starting point for SND to move towards an internationally representative buyer’s shop. In addition, the church-like architectural form serve as an embodiment of SND’s brand belief, which is to strike a balance between keeping the brand personality and catching on the fashion trends.The open display area on both sides resembles a square. Through its unique layout, customers can know clearly the routes and can view every product in display while walking, offering them a chance to select and compare goods easily.

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Marina Residence / LOD

June 22, 2019 Collin Chen 0

Located in the heart of Sanlitun Beijing, Marina Residence is a Beijing Courtyard Residence in Tuanjiehu District, next to East Third Ring Road. The original site consists of a series of existing buildings with different heights and structures. In spite of their architectural differences, the design aims to “re-connect” to complete as a whole:

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B.I.G Haizhu Bay Creative Zone / Atelier cn°S

June 22, 2019 Collin Chen 0

The project is located at the intersection of Lijiao Road and Zhenxing Street, Haizhu District, Guangzhou City, south of the Pearl River. Before the renovation, Daganwei Warehouse Area of Sinochem Group Guangzhou was used as raw material reserve and production base of large state-owned chemical enterprises. Due to the relocation of enterprises, this area of idle industrial plant property with good location ushered in the opportunity of upgrading and transformation.

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Yangjing Canal Pedestrian Bridge / Atelier Liu Yuyang Architects

June 20, 2019 Collin Chen 0

Located at the eastern tip of the East Bund Mingshen Wharf, the Yangjing Pedestrian Bridge crosses over the Yangjing Canal where it flows into the Huangpu River, connecting the Mingshen Wharf with the Yangjing Park which is visually connected to the majestic long-span Yangpu Bridge. As a triangular-shaped truss structure bridge, its main bridge width is 10.75 meters, with a span of 55 meters and a total length of 140 meters. Integrated with structure, function and form, the design utilizes the height difference of the structure to divert the various usage flows: cycling, jogging and walking. Also known as Huihong Bridge, its futuristic and graceful form represents a comet, or “Hui”, streaking across the starry sky, bridging a clear and deep water, or “Hong”, and pointing towards Lujiazui CBD. The bow-like structure metaphorically foretells the launching of the first slow-traffic bridge in the East Bund.

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The Luxelakes Tourist Center / HC+2 Studio

June 20, 2019 Collin Chen 0

Luxelakes Water City Scenic Area, located in the southern section of Tianfu Avenue in Chengdu, covers an area of 1.92 square kilometers. It was rated as a 4A-level tourist scenic spot by China National Tourism Administration on March 27, 2019, and became the “central porch” that connecting Chengdu with the core area of ​​Tianfu New Area.

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Watch • Tree&stone / The Design Institute of Landscape and Architecture China Academy of Art

June 18, 2019 Collin Chen 0

From the architect
The construction of beautiful villagers needs to protect the “ecological” environment, “let the residents see the mountains and see the water”. While paying attention to the construction of “morphology”, it is necessary to carry out the construction of “literature” and “remember to live in the hometown”. Therefore, the rural memory museum that retains the rural folk customs, the memory of the times, and the continuation of the local context has emerged as a new public building in the new countryside. It is also a museum, a “museum” in the countryside, a “living” museum in the original environment, and a shared living roomwhere villagers gather and exchange visitors.