Social Micro-complex: Popped Orange Uhub House by Wutopia Lab.Wutopia Lab has completed a new vertical social micro-complex located in the T.I.T Creative Park in Guangzhou, China. With an orange facade and a light tower at its centre the 177-square-metre building houses a cafe, bar, theatre and...
Out-Of-This-World: KIKS Sanlitun Store by ROOI Design & Research.ROOI Design & Research take us to another universe of retail where the infinite intergalactic world and fashion metaphorically collide. Taking cues from the majestic planets of the Solar System and principles found in classical Chinese...
Layers of Time: Harmay Wuhan by AIM Architecture.AIM Architecture continues their collaboration with Harmay in the beauty retailer’s latest outpost in Wuhan, China. Housed in a 1940s era former bank building, Shanghai architects explore a layered approach to the design with different...
The Beauty of Subtleties: ILO Living Showroom by Yatofu Creatives.For ILO Living’s first retail space, Yatofu Creatives have devised a warm and restrained interior that packs a punch. Located in a former bunker, the studio infused the space with a palette of warm and natural materials and fresh hues,...
Public Spaces That Pop.Public spaces define the culture of a city and shape the way we all live. Well designed, they have the power to create a sense of community, belonging and identity. And the best part? Everyone can join in. They can also be almost anything,...
FUNFUN Gallery, Exhibition Space & Cafe in Hangzhou by lialawlab.FUNFUN Gallery is exactly what it sounds like—fun, fun, fun, in big capital letters. Situated in an old building that once housed the Hangzhou silk printing and dyeing factory, the cultural and creative park-cum-gallery retains the...
A Dilapidated City: Looknow Beijing Flagship by Sò Studio.Sò Studio has developed an ethereal collage of materials and juxtaposed objects for Looknow’s new Beijing flagship. Broken columns and tilted sculptures create an unreal sense of scale while layered materials, colours and LED...
Black Diamond by AD Architecture.Come dine with us inside a space that appears as an architecturalisation of a world that’s a lovechild of Grand Canyon and Richard Serra. This impressive moody terracotta interior is AD Architecture’s Black Diamond, a French restaurant...
Art Gallery Extension of Nanjing University of Arts by Atelier Diameter.Taking great care of the existing community and site context, Atelier Diameter introduces an Art Gallery Extension that artfully attaches to the existing levels of a dormitory. From afar, the building appears as a monumental concrete...
