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OMA to create waterfront conference centre in Shenzhen

July 29, 2019 India Block 0
International Conference and Exchange Centre in Shenzhen by OMA and CCDI

Architecture practices OMA and CCDI have won the competition to design the International Conference and Exchange Centre on the waterfront in Shenzhen. Dutch practice OMA and Chinese firm CCDI beat six other entries in the international design competition. The studios’ design divides the conference facilities and 400-room hotel into into three distinct volumes, which will

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UAD merges traditional and contemporary forms for Shaoxing Hotel hall

July 27, 2019 Jon Astbury 0
Multi-purpose hall in Shaoxing Hotel by Architectural Design and Research Institute at Zhejiang University UAD

The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Zhejiang University has completed a new hall for the Shaoxing Hotel in eastern China. The large, triple-height central hall was built to connect the hotel to the natural surroundings of the site in the city of Shaoxing, fusing traditional Chinese architectural elements with modern forms and materials. Working

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Joy Season Studio makes red the “protagonist” of Chongqing’s Annakiki store

July 25, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Annakiki shop by Joy Season Studio

Spools of scarlet thread and huge sheets of steel make an unconventional pairing inside this store in Chongqing, China, which Joy Season Studio has created for independent fashion label Annakiki. Annakiki is headed up by designer Anna Yang and aims to produce clothing that strikes a balance between “tradition and rebellion”. When it came to

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Slanted walls frame monochrome display areas in Chongqing’s SND boutique

July 23, 2019 Semi Han 0
SND Boutique Buyer's Shop by Various Associates

Architecture studio Various Associates has fashioned monochromatic interiors with mirrored surfaces and unusual fur-covered partitions, for this womenswear store in Chongqing, China. Shenzhen-based Various Associates ensured that symmetry was the focus of the store’s design by creating a rectangular floor plan that encloses a smaller rectangular zone inside. Described by the studio as a “milestone”, the

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Henning Larsen completes Iceberg-like opera house in Hangzhou

July 15, 2019 India Block 0
Henning Larsen completes Hangzhou Yuhang Opera

Henning Larsen designed tech white angular volumes of Hangzhou Yuhang Opera, which visitors can climb up, to look like “floes of ice” on a lake. The waterfront performance venue in Hangzhou, China, contains a 1,400-seat auditorium, a 500-seat black box theatre, and an exhibition centre. The white facade of the cultural centre in Hangzhou, China, is punctuated with

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Curving stone walls surround the Hefei River Central Smart Garden Library in China

July 13, 2019 Jon Astbury 0

Chinese architecture studio Geedesign has completed a library in Hefei, China, with arcing stone-clad walls, planted courtyards and roof terraces. Hefei River Central Smart Garden Library is located between a greenbelt area and the Fei River river and a busy financial district at the edge of city. The library provides kindergarten spaces for children as well

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AZL Architects wraps wheelchair ramp around multi-generational house

July 8, 2019 Semi Han 0
Song House by AZL Architects

AZL Architects has completed Song House, a concrete five-bedroom house adapted to the needs of its elderly and infirm occupants in the rural village of Nansong, China. The three-storey countryside residence was designed to provide comfort and accessible living conditions for a couple in their 50s. It is also home to three older family members, a

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Grey tones pervade interiors of Zhengzhou’s JHW store

July 7, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
JHW store by Atelier Tao+C

Plaster, concrete and shiny steel merge to form the greyscale interiors of this menswear store in Zhengzhou, China, which has been designed by Atelier Tao+C. Set inside what Atelier Tao+C describe as a “banal” shopping centre, the JHW store has been designed to be an “austere, monochrome” space. To achieve an all-grey aesthetic, the studio

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Curved roof transforms Free Balcony An into an elevated tearoom

July 3, 2019 Semi Han 0
Free Balcony An by Drawing Architecture Studio DAS

Drawing Architecture Studio has enclosed the balcony of a two-bedroom apartment in Beijing to make it resemble the front facade of a typical detached house. The balcony stands out against the neighbouring balconies in the residential development, with its curved roof and rectangular dormer window. Named Free Balcony An – as balcony spaces are not

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This Art Installation Was Designed To Create Discussion On What Is Love In Modern Life

July 1, 2019 Erin 0

Photography by CreatAR Images   Design firm Wutopia Lab in collaboration with digital construction team RoboticPlus.AI, has recently completed a modern public art installation that’s made from a woven carbon-fiber structure.   Photography by CreatAR Images Located in a rural area of Zhejiang, China, the ‘Shrine of Whatslove’, is a red triangle that’s designed to […]