Mixed-Use Cultural Venue Morph in Shenzhen, China by Various Associates.Throughout multi-use cultural centre MORPH in Shenzhen, Various Associates explored and worked on solutions to tackle the disappearance of traditional Chinese materials. They adopted unique design approaches to innovate ways of using...
Cheng Dong – A Coherent City in Xi’an, China by Sangu Design.Set within Qujiang New District in Xi’an, China, the site of this urban renewal project was formerly a semi-abandoned urban square with a two-story parking lot surrounded by office buildings and residential communities. Sangu Design...
Archiloft Event Space in Moscow by Geometrix Design.Archiloft is an intriguing adaptive reuse project which saw Geometrix Design transform a Moscow power station built in the first half of the 20th century into a public and event space. The 450sqm interior celebrates the original brick...
Changjiang Art Museum in Taiyuan, China by Vector Architects.Vector Architects have completed the Changjiang Art Museum, located in its namesake village built in 2016 to cater to rapid urban development. The museum serves as a cultural link between the residential community and culture of the city,...
Dangrove Art Storage Facility in Sydney’s Alexandria by Tzannes.Sydney—based architectural practice Tzannes has created a purpose-built state of the art storage facility, Dangrove, in Sydney’s Alexandria. Housing art philanthropist Judith Nielson’s private collection of contemporary Chinese art...
GAME StreetMekka in Viborg, Denmark by EFFEKT.The vast ex-factory interior of StreetMekka in Viborg, Denmark offers cathedral-like proportions with, quite literally, plenty of room for activities. Designed by Danish studio EFFEKT, the center contains everything from a skating bowl to...
TEA Community Centre in Xiamen, China by Waterfrom Design.The Tea Community Center in Xiamen, China is set across two levels, one of which is below the ground and hidden beneath a pool of water. A spherical internal courtyard spans across both floors, with Waterfrom Design planting a tree at its...
The Twist Museum in Norway by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG).Bridging two forest riverbanks, the twisted aluminium-clad museum by Bjarke Ingels Group effectively doubles as infrastructure that completes the cultural route through Kistefos, northern Europe’s largest sculpture park. The...
GreenMonster Lab in Beijing by BANDe Architects.BANDe Architects inserted a set of timber structures inspired by traditional Chinese cultural pavilions into Beijing’s GreenMonster Lab, with historical relics from around the world displayed within. As visitors descend an escalator into...
