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LUO Studio turns abandoned concrete foundations into community centre

March 17, 2020 Jon Astbury 0

Party and Public Service Center of Yuanheguan Village by LUO studio in China

Architcture practice. LUO Studio has extended the abandoned foundations and concrete columns of a residential project with a timber-framed upper storey to create a community centre in Yuanheguan, China. Perforated brick wraps the lower storey of the village’s Party and Public Service Centre, which includes offices and conference spaces. Located in Hubei province, the village

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A Woodwork Enthusiast’s Home in Xiamen is set inside a former cement factory

March 13, 2020 Natasha Levy 0

A Woodwork Enthusiast's Home by ZMY Design

ZMY Design has transformed a cement factory in southeast China into a tranquil home, dotting its cavernous living spaces with a minimal amount of furnishings. Situated in the port city of Xiamen, A Woodwork Enthusiast’s Home has been created by ZMY Design to be a “physically static place” that evokes a complete sense of calm.

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NBBJ models Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center stadium on lotus flowers

March 5, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0

Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center by NBBJ in China

Petal-like cladding wraps around this 80,000-seat stadium, which forms the centrepiece of NBBJ’s riverside Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center in China. The 400,000-square-metre stadium is designed to evoke the lotus flowers found in the West Lake, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Hangzhou that is celebrated for its gardens and temples. It is teamed with series

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Beautified China book celebrates the country’s “architectural revolution”

March 4, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0

Beautified China book by Kris Provoost for Lannoo

Detailed photos of 80 Chinese buildings feature in Kris Provoost’s book Beautified China, which spotlights the country’s current architectural boom. The book is an expansion of the Beautified China photography series that Provoost revealed in 2017, in which “iconic architecture” by the likes of Zaha Hadid, MAD and Foster + Partners is depicted as abstract

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Beautified China book celebrates the country’s “architectural revolution”

March 4, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0

Detailed photos of 80 Chinese buildings feature in Kris Provoost’s book Beautified China, which spotlights the country’s current architectural boom. The book is an expansion of the Beautified China photography series that Provoost revealed in 2017, in which “iconic architecture” by the likes of Zaha Hadid, MAD and Foster + Partners is depicted as abstract

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Various Associates designs Voisin Organique restaurant to resemble a gloomy valley

March 1, 2020 Natasha Levy 0

Voisin Organique restaurant by Various Associates

Towering ceilings and shadowy dining areas within this restaurant in Shenzhen are meant to emulate the experience of traversing a mountain valley. Located in Shenzhen’s Futian district, Voisin Organique is a farm-to-table restaurant that offers a contemporary take on traditional Chinese cuisine. Various Associates was tasked with developing the restaurant’s interior, which needed to include

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Neri&Hu surrounds Junshan Cultural Center with angled aluminium louvres

February 25, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0

Angled aluminium louvres cover the reclaimed brick walls of the Junshan Cultural Center near Beijing, China, designed by Neri&Hu. Nestled amongst the mountains around Miyun Resevoir, the Junshan Cultural Center transforms an existing two-storey sales building that previously only contained conventional office spaces. The overhaul was commissioned by a Chinese developer to improve the facilities

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Foster + Partners reveals visuals of co-living apartment block in China

February 17, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0

Qianhai Talents' Apartments by Foster + Partners for Shenzhen, China

Foster + Partners has released visuals of Qianhai Talents’ Apartments, an apartment block with co-living spaces that is set to be built in Shenzhen, China. The proposal has been developed for the city’s Qianhai financial district, and will centre around the construction of rentable apartments that are connected to shared living and dining spaces. According

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Foster + Partners reveals visuals of co-living apartment block in China

February 17, 2020 Lizzie Crook 0

Foster + Partners has released visuals of Qianhai Talents’ Apartments, an apartment block with co-living spaces that is set to be built in Shenzhen, China. The proposal has been developed for the city’s Qianhai financial district, and will centre around the construction of rentable apartments that are connected to shared living and dining spaces. According

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Curved tiled wall guides customers inside Hangzhou’s Angelot patisserie

February 11, 2020 Ali Morris 0

A sloping wall clad in slim white tiles hides the formerly problematic facade of this minimal patisserie in Hangzhou, China, which has been designed by Say Architects. Located in the city’s Xiasha district, the 150-square-metre Angelot patisserie occupies an awkward site with an entrance set back from the street. One third of the storefront was

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