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Sculptural roof helps Taihang Xinyu Art Museum blend into mountainside

May 29, 2023 Katie Last 0

Chinese practice Wang Chong Studio used rustic stone walls and a sloping roof to help this art museum blend into its rocky site in China’s Henan Province. Named Taihang Xinyu Art Museum, the museum is built around an old warehouse on the site, which backs onto Taihang Mountain and sits alongside the Cangxi River. Wang

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Open Architecture draws on traditional gardens for concrete cultural centre in China

May 28, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

Classical Chinese gardens informed the sweeping white-concrete geometries of Shanfeng Academy, a culture and sports centre in Suzhou by Chinese studio Open Architecture. Shanfeng Academy combines a theatre, gallery, library and cafe with sports and dance facilities, which serve 2,000 students as well as locals in a newly-created district in the city. Due to the

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Wutopia Lab reveals “shimmering whale” Shanghai museum with arched copper shell

May 16, 2023 Christina Yao 0

Chinese studio Wutopia Lab has created Copper Blockhouse, a multi-functional cultural space located inside a copper arch in Shanghai, China. The 405-square-metre structure was designed as the centrepiece of a creative industry park located in the Pudong district and will be used to host exhibitions, performances, lectures, parties, and even skateboarding events. Wutopia Lab used

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Cliffside hotel in China features cave-like pool with sea views

May 11, 2023 Christina Yao 0

Chinese interior studio GS Design has created the nature-informed Miyue Blue and White Island Pool Homestay near Shenzhen, China. Located in Nan’ao Subdistrict, the Miyue Blue and White Island Pool Homestay was designed to reference its surrounding environment. The exterior of the five-storey building is punctuated by a series of arched windows, inviting the surrounding natural landscape

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3D-printed walls added to abandoned wooden home to create Traditional House of the Future

May 10, 2023 Christina Yao 0

University of Hong Kong professors John Lin and Lidia Ratoi have combined an abandoned traditional wooden house in China with a 3D-printed structure. Named Traditional House of the Future, the prototype project is part of a government plan in Nanlong Village in southwest China to renovate hundreds of old wooden houses that have become dilapidated. The original house

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Neri&Hu clads Piaget’s Hong Kong boutique in ceramic tiles and bronze

April 27, 2023 Christina Yao 0

Chinese architecture studio Neri&Hu has designed a storefront for Swiss watchmaker and jeweller Piaget in Hong Kong, using handmade ceramic tiles that reference the heritage of both the brand and the site. The bespoke ceramic tiles, glazed in nuanced shades of deep blue and framed in bronze, have been neatly arranged on the storefront of

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Open Architecture models Chinese theatre on “ever-changing body of water”

April 12, 2023 Christina Yao 0

Chinese studio Open Architecture has revealed the visuals for Yichang Grand Theatre in China, which will have an amorphous form intended to evoke flowing water. The 70,000 square-meter theatre will be located at the Pinghu Peninsula in Hubei Province, at a site where the Yangtze River meets the Huangbai River tributary. Open Architecture’s proposal comprises

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Kooo Architects creates Shanghai Freitag store in 1970s textile factory

April 5, 2023 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Japanese studio Kooo Architects has converted a 1970s textile factory in Shanghai into a store that aims to capture the ethos of messenger bag manufacturer Freitag. Located on an alley in the Xian-Suo district in central Shanghai, the store was designed to retain elements of the former state-run factory while incorporating reused material. Kooo Architects aimed

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Stylish Modern Home Interior With Unique Accent Pieces

March 29, 2023 HD Staff 0

Unique accent pieces pepper this 900-square-meter luxury home in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. Visualized by Shexia Space Design, this home interior is a modern vision that amuses the eye at every turn. From colorful accent chairs to striking light fixtures, there is always an interesting focal point or two to elevate every room. We’ll find […]

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Linehouse creates tactile restaurant with “Mediterranean soul” in Shanghai

March 27, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

Design studio Linehouse has used natural, tactile materials for the interiors of the Coast restaurant in Shanghai for China’s casual dining brand Gaga. The restaurant is set inside a traditional mid-century Shikumen house – a blend of Western and Chinese architecture – with a renovated interior informed by its Mediterranean menu. “We aimed to create a deep

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