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Yushe Design slots office around existing trees in Shanghai suburb

June 17, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

Trees grow through holes in the concrete floors and ceilings of the Shen Shen Garden office in Shanghai, which was designed to preserve the site’s natural features. Local studio Yushe Design developed the project as a workspace away from the bustle of downtown Shanghai. Located in a suburb of the Chinese city, the building combines offices

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Zaha Hadid Architects unveils Morpheus hotel in Macau

June 15, 2018 India Block 0

Three holes punctuate the twisting geometric facade of the Morpheus hotel in Macau, China, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, which opens today, 15 June 2018. According to ZHA the building is the “world’s first free-form high-rise exoskeleton”, with its structural geometric grid negating the need for internal walls, or columns, that would clutter the hotel’s interior. “Morpheus combines

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Gridded bamboo framework partitions Beijing office by 0 Architecture

June 14, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

Chinese studio 0 Architecture has converted a traditional courtyard house in Beijing into an office with spaces divided up by screens made from thousands of bamboo poles. Located in the Chinese capital’s Xicheng District, the building is typical of the traditional Siheyuan properties found throughout this neighbourhood. Siheyuan houses feature a series of connected buildings

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Peach House is a contemporary brick-clad courtyard house in Beijing

June 11, 2018 Alyn Griffiths 0

Architect Frederic Schnee has modernised and extended a traditional house in Beijing by moving the courtyard onto the first floor so a shop can be accommodated at street level. The original building is a typical example of a self-built residence that had undergone multiple adaptations over several decades in response to the changing needs of its

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Jiakun Architects completes first foreign Serpentine Pavilion in Beijing

June 6, 2018 Amy Frearson 0

The first Serpentine Pavilion built outside the UK is a tunnel made out of arched steel beams, built by Chinese studio Jiakun Architects in Beijing. The Serpentine Pavilion Beijing opened in the Chinese capital last week, marking the first time the prestigious project has been located somewhere other than Kensington Gardens in London. The structure

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BEFORE and AFTER – This Hotel Got A Fresh Update From One Take Architects

May 31, 2018 Erin 0

Photography by Kang Wei   One Take Architects have recently completed the transformation of the Silver Linings Boutique Country Hotel in Yixing, China.   The architects broke up the flat front of the hotel and added angled balconies, using locally sourced bamboo wood to create interest on the facade. Photography by Kang Wei Here’s a […]

Blocks of grey terrazzo set the tone of muted pizza restaurant in Beijing

May 23, 2018 Ali Morris 0

Subtle stepped levels and intersecting volumes of grey terrazzo break up this Beijing pizza-restaurant interior, designed by Italian-German architectural practice MDDM Studio. Called Lievito Gourmet Pizza, the restaurant is located on the ground floor of a hotel building in the city’s Maizidan Residential district by the Landmark River. MDDM Studio designed the restaurant’s long and narrow interior that

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Foster + Partners’ completes Hong Kong hotel inside former government headquarters

May 18, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Foster + Partners has completed The Murray hotel in Hong Kong, which sits within the shell of a gridded 1960s tower once used as governmental offices. The Murray hotel is situated on the southern edge of the city’s central business district. Originally built in 1969, the building was formerly used as government headquarters but now hosts

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OMA and Morphosis unveil competing designs for island of unicorn startups in Chengdu

May 17, 2018 India Block 0

OMA and Morphosis have unveiled their visions for Unicorn Island, a new technology hub proposed for Chinese city Chengdu, which are competing against two other yet-to-be-revealed designs. Four architects were named as winners in the Unicorn Island competition: OMA, Morphosis, Foster + Partners, and Arata Isozaki & Associates and Jun Aoki & Associates. But it is unclear

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Work begins on world’s second-tallest skyscraper in Shenzhen

May 16, 2018 India Block 0

Construction is underway on the Shimao Shenzhen-Hong Kong International Centre, a 668-metre-high megatall skyscraper in Shenzhen, China. The skyscraper is set to rise above China’s current tallest building – the 632-metre-high Shanghai Tower – which is also currently the world’s second tallest building behind SOM’s 828-metre Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Details of the design are sparse and the architect

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