Articles by 罗靖琳 - Jinglin Luo

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Ya Space！ / PIG DESIGN

February 25, 2021 罗靖琳 - Jinglin Luo 0

This project is a furniture exhibition space, with Memphis furniture as main exhibits. The designer titled it “Ya Space!”, which not only echoes the nickname of Memphis City in China — “Cliff City” (“Cliff” is pronounced as “Ya” in Chinese language), but also conveys a surprising feeling that indicate the unexpected sensory experiences Memphis furniture brings to people. Representative elements of Memphis style, including geometric shapes and free composition, were frequently applied to the project. The designers identified priorities for the selection of spatial materials and hues, hoping to go beyond Memphis’ extreme emphasis on visual effects with enhanced textures and more sustainable concepts.

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Guizhou Longtang Targeted Poverty Alleviation Project / gad·line+ studio

February 24, 2021 罗靖琳 - Jinglin Luo 0

Longtang village is located in Leishan County, southeast Guizhou Province. The unsophisticated Miao villagers have lived here for generations, following the simple and natural mode of life. However, Longtang, which is included in the list of traditional Chinese villages, gradually declined due to the decline of industrial development and hollow of the population, which led a large number of villagers to seek employment opportunities outside. Based on the comprehensive experience of line + in the field of rural revitalization, Sunac China and the Youcheng Foundation of the State Council Poverty Alleviation Office jointly entrust line + to go deep into Longtang and reshape the village.

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Flora Pavilion / Design School of Nanjing University of the Arts

February 21, 2021 罗靖琳 - Jinglin Luo 0

This large space device is from the Design school of Nanjing University of the Arts. The creation concept of the work originates from the Roman flower goddess – Flora. The design team gives its new poetic meaning to the structure, and using the parametric tools, display and perform the form of “flower” by digital means, which forms a temporary pavilion with visual tension and space interest.

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naïve Bookstore / designRESERVE

February 18, 2021 罗靖琳 - Jinglin Luo 0

“Imaginist” is one of the most well-known independent publishing house in China, renowned for its high-quality editorial works and collaboration with most acclaimed writers, intellectuals, and scholars from the country and worldwide. The brand has also gained popularity amongst young readers through the podcast program, “Vistopia”, as well as hosting the “Blancpain Iimaginist Literary Prize”, a prestigious reward for emerging talents in the field of critical writing. “Naïve” is the group’s first showcase space, accommodating mixed uses of a bookstore, seminars, exhibition, coffee, and bar.

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Absolute Flower Shop / More Design Office

February 17, 2021 罗靖琳 - Jinglin Luo 0

Background. The new flower shop is located on the ground floor of an old house and is comprised of a series of cellular spaces that open up to a large garden at the rear. MDO conceived the design as a linear journey of reveal, where each space creates a unique engagement with the flower arrangements and the viewer. MDO’s intervention is conceived as a series of insertions into the old fabric. Cool stainless steel frames contrasting with the rough texture of the existing Shanghai wall. The design is split into 3 elements: Street gallery + artificial landscape + secret garden

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Muee Restaurant / MAT Office

February 15, 2021 罗靖琳 - Jinglin Luo 0

In the summer of 2020, a friend who came to us chose a place to administrate a restaurant, what he expected was to introduce the local hotpot from Hunan, his hometown to Beijing. The restaurant is located in Hepingli, Dongcheng District in Beijing, a compound mixed with offices and old residential areas beside the Second Ring road. The original space is an idle warehouse, the first storey is multi-column, while the second has a higher ceiling, the north and south sides of the room has a dense piece of wall and large windows, the south side of the building has an aged pagoda tree.

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Cultural Activity Center of Beijing Guang’anmennei Community / MAT Office

February 15, 2021 罗靖琳 - Jinglin Luo 0

Site and strategy
The site is located at the Huaxing Building, Guangyi Street, Xicheng district of Beijing. Formerly, the ground floor was rented as ballrooms, what bellow it is a small hotel. During the new round of regeneration of backstreets and vacating to the urban space, the government took over space on a lease and invested in upgrading the function. The “last ballroom” was reinvigorated as a cultural activity centre that serves the local community.

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Sunbow Financial Center / ASPECT Studios

February 5, 2021 罗靖琳 - Jinglin Luo 0

Overview
A unified response, for the new office community, that was flexible and adaptive to mitigate the many unsightly constraints. The layered shifting frames rise, fall and adapt playfully throughout the site to alleviate, conceal and simultaneously embrace these constraints while accommodating trees, shrubs and significant soil build up upon the basement structure. The design team wanted to augment access to plants and greenery, enrich the everyday lives of the users, and meanwhile provide a space for social interactions and flexibility for future operations.

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DAS Lab × Cultural Innovation Store / DAS Lab

February 5, 2021 罗靖琳 - Jinglin Luo 0

Compared with the ancient towns in the south of the Yangtze River, the ancient town of Xinshi, which is hidden in the city, is a little bit lonely, that’s why it also contains more peace and tranquility. As the reputation of other ancient towns is rising, Xinshi ancient town is staying low-key, introverted and calm. The goal of its pursuit is not just a bustling tourist attraction, but an ancient town to live in.