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...
Bibu Pet Store by One Fine Day Studio & Partners.One Fine Day Studio orchestrates a retro-furtistic dreamscape for this pet store in Guangzhou, China. Inspired by the sci-fi classic "2001: A Space Odyssey", the project looks to the Space Age to create an interior that stands in striking...
Back to the Future: X11 Toy Store in Xi’an by TOMO.X11 and TOMO DESIGN are taking you back to the future. The toy retailer’s latest flagship in Xi'an unfolds as a distinct journey into the unknown—through the belly of an airship. Like a futuristic blimp, the metal airship is centre...
The Romance of Old Libraries: Common Reader Bookstore by Atelier Tao+C.Taking inspiration from Virginia Woolf's book by the same name, Atelier tao+c has designed an independent bookstore in Hangzhou, China, dubbed Common Reader. The cinematic interior recalls the traditional reading experience and the romance...
Holiland Lab Bakery in Nanjing by Sò Studio.Sò Studio have devised an experimental bakery and retailer interior for Holiland Lab in Nanjing that is unlike anything they have collaborated on before. Like stumbling into a laboratory, the futuristic design transports patrons to a...
