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Bullet-shaped China Resources Headquarters skyscraper completes in Shenzhen

January 9, 2019 Tom Ravenscroft 0
China Resources HQ by KPF

Kohn Pedersen Fox has completed a 400-metre-high supertall skyscraper as the headquarters of the China Resources export company in Shenzhen, China. The 67-storey tower, which Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) describes as “inspired by the shape of the winter bamboo shoot”, is the third tallest building in the rapidly developing city. Named China Resources Headquarters, the skyscraper is located in the

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MDDM Studio uses primary colours to brighten up simple office in Beijing

January 7, 2019 Natasha Levy 0
Interiors of CWITM office in Beijing designed by MDDM Studio

Bold red and yellow furnishings break up the otherwise pale interiors of this office in China, which MDDM Studio created inside a 1950s fabric factory. The office is located in Beijing and belongs to film production company CWITM. The building, which was previously used for the manufacture of textiles, was revamped by locally based MDMM Studio into

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Linehouse adds elevated tearooms in a warehouse for Tingtai Teahouse in Shanghai

January 4, 2019 Katie de Klee 0
Interiors of Tingai Teahouse in Shanghai, China, designed by Linehouse

Huge elevated boxes creates private tearooms inside this cafe in a Shanghai warehouse, designed by locally based studio Linehouse. Tingtai Teahouse is situated inside an old factory space in Shanghai’s Moganshan Road arts district, which was abandoned and inhabited by artists for almost two decades. The new box rooms create a degree of seclusion in the vast

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Foster + Partners reveals Shenzhen skyscraper for China Merchants Bank

January 3, 2019 Tom Ravenscroft 0
China Merchants Bank skyscraper by Foster + Partners in Shenzhen

British architecture studio Foster + Partners is designing a 350-metre-tall skyscraper in Shenzhen as the headquarters for the China Merchants Bank. The tower in Shenzhen, which will be the first building in the city’s new Super Headquarters District, will house the Chinese bank’s 13,000 employees. Foster + Partners envisions a tower with structural cores on the east and west sides, meaning

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Lukstudio creates monochrome interior for LePur yoghurt cafe in Beijing

January 2, 2019 Katie de Klee 0
Interiors of LePur cafe by Lukstudio

A monochromatic palette and limited selection of materials create a minimal interior for the LePur yoghurt cafe in Beijing, while mirrors exaggerate light in the space. The interior is designed to translate the LePur brand name, which suggests purity in Mandarin, through a “no-frills design approach”. It creates a calm space where customers can escape Beijing’s hyper-stimulating

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A Sculptural Outdoor Pavilion For A New Property Development In China

December 31, 2018 Erin 0

Photography by NAARO   MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY designed a large-scale sculptural outdoor pavilion on the elevated plaza of the Suzhou Center in China, as part of the Jinji Lake Biennial.   Photography by NAARO Named ‘Boolean Operator’, the installation has been crafted from white aluminum, with the design featuring a ‘porous shell’, that casts a delicate […]