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Wutopia Lab’s latest bookstore in Shanghai borrows from traditional Chinese garden design

June 7, 2021 Ali Morris 0

Bookshelves made from perforated aluminium and quartz stone double as partition walls in this maze-like Shanghai bookstore by local architecture studio Wutopia Lab. The 452-square-metre bookstore, which opened last month, is located at the base of a recently completed brick-red office block called Cifi Xintiandi (which translates as “The Roof”) by Ateliers Jean Nouvel. The

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Dezeen teams up with Design Shanghai to present cafe and bar designed by Michael Young

June 4, 2021 Benedict Hobson 0

Michael Young x Dezeen cafe and bar at Design Shanghai

Dezeen has partnered with Design Shanghai to present a cafe and bar designed by Michael Young at the 2021 edition of the trade show, which opened in Shanghai this week. The cafe and bar is located at booth K207 in Hall 2 at Design Shanghai 2021, which takes place at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition

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Delugan Meissl completes Taiyuan Botanical Garden with giant domed greenhouses

June 2, 2021 Alyn Griffiths 0

Domed greenhouses were built by an artificial lake

Austrian firm Delugan Meissl Associated Architects has completed a botanical garden complex in Taiyuan, China, featuring three domed greenhouses positioned on or alongside an artificial lake. The Taiyuan Botanical Garden occupies the site of a former coal mine in the Jinyuan district of Taiyuan in northern China, which the client wanted to transform into a

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Formoral is a skincare store that resembles a “desert planet”

June 1, 2021 Ali Morris 0

A spherical gateway and otherworldly light reflected through glass prisms feature in this skincare store in Hangzhou, China, which local interiors studio Lialawlab has designed around the theme of retro-futurism. Created for independent skincare brand Formoral, the concept store is laid out across a 120-square-metre retail unit in the city’s GDA Plaza shopping mall. The

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Atelier Right Hub replaces corners with curves in cavernous Hangzhou spa

May 30, 2021 Ali Morris 0

Soul Realm SPA House by Atelier Right Hub

Chinese studio Atelier Right Hub created a cave-like spa in Hangzhou, China, with a network of interconnected, circular rooms and walls finished in white clay. Located on the 13th floor of a commercial building by the Qiantang river in downtown Hangzhou, the Soul Realm Spa offers spaces for massage and meditation. Local studio Atelier Right

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Sky Yards Hotel by Domain Architects has deep balconies that frame mountain views

May 25, 2021 Jon Astbury 0

The balconies of Sky Yards Hotel in Xiuwu County, China, are designed to focus views upwards, framing the sky and mountains instead of the construction sites below. Located in an industrial area in Henan Province, the 48-room hotel was designed by Shanghai-based practice Domain Architects and includesa restaurant, banquet hall and swimming pools. The building sits

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Vector Architects creates network of terraces around Pingshan Art Museum

May 21, 2021 Amy Frearson 0

Pingshan Art Museum by Vector Architects

Vector Architects has completed the Pingshan Art Museum near Shenzhen, featuring a network of balconies and bridges that allow artworks to be displayed both inside and out. The 47,000-square-metre museum gives the Chinese city its first major destination for contemporary art. It is located within the Pingshan Cultural Cluster, a hub of buildings that includes a new theatre

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Open Architecture designs Shanghai school to be more like a village than a megastructure

May 19, 2021 Amy Frearson 0

Arts Centre at Shanghai Qingpu Pinghe International School by Open Architecture

An eclectic mix of buildings form the Shanghai Qingpu Pinghe International School, designed by Chinese studio Open Architecture to promote a richer and more varied learning experience. Open Architecture co-founder Huang Wenjing told Dezeen the aim was to find an alternative to the “school-as megastructure” model, which has become particularly prevalent in China. Instead of

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Open Architecture designs Shanghai school to be more like a village than a megastructure

May 19, 2021 Amy Frearson 0

An eclectic mix of buildings form the Shanghai Qingpu Pinghe International School, designed by Chinese studio Open Architecture to promote a richer and more varied learning experience. Open Architecture co-founder Huang Wenjing told Dezeen the aim was to find an alternative to the “school-as megastructure” model, which has become particularly prevalent in China. Instead of

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Supertall skyscraper in Shenzhen evacuated after unexplained wobbling

May 19, 2021 India Block 0

SEG Plaza, a supertall skyscraper that is the 18th tallest in Shenzhen, China, had to be evacuated yesterday when it started to shake. Footage on social media shows crowds of people fleeing in panic as the building started swaying just after noon local time on 18 May 2021. SEG Plaza has been evacuated and remains

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