Holy Fire Lit Place in China by URBANUS Architecture.Beijing & Shenzhen-based Architecture Practice URBANUS redesigned the former Xihoudu holy fire plaza for the 2019 Second China National Youth Games at the junction of Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Henan provinces. Considered one of the most...
Bricks Decoded: Typography with Bricks.On our journey of Bricks Decoded we’ve done a deep-dive into the vast and almost endless capability of bricks. Today we’re on the path less travelled as we discover how bricks are being used as a form of typography. Our experience...
Highland Star Chef Restaurant in Shenzhen by JG Phoenix.Located at the top floor of the Shenzhen’s Yanhan Highland infrastructure, the Highland Star Chef Restaurant by Jingu Phoenix is a sentimental love letter to the surrounds, “from nature, and back to nature.” Away from the bustling...
EVD Adopt Classical Architecture Principles in Their Own Shanghai Office.Shanghai-based inter-disciplinary design office EVD has unveiled their own studio space which appears plucked out from another time and place. The interior was conceived with two design threads derived from site restrictions – one...
Green Massage in Shanghai by Vermilion Zhou Design Group.Vermilion Zhou Design Group has created Green Massage in Shanghai’s Huangpu Qu district to emulate the mysterious beauty of the moon. Upon entering, clients are thrust into the depths of a different, calmer world. Continuously curving...
Coexist Exhibition Takes Over a Heritage House in Shanghai Staged by Chris Shao & Objective Collection.New York and Shanghai-based designer Chris Shao staged an inaugural showcase of contemporary design via his new platform Objective Collection. "The beauty of life lies in collision and harmony,” says Shao. “It is my objective to...
1960s Industrial Sugar Mill in Guilin, China, Transformed into Yangshuo Sugar House Luxury Hotel by Vector Architects.Can we please take a moment to appreciate just how breathtaking this project is? I mean the sheer scale of it alone is extraordinary but paired with a dramatic landscape and historically thoughtful architecture, and we are in for a treat!...
Random Art Space in Hangzhou, China by Air Architects.Miami based AIR Architects’ Random Art Space masterfully fuses a contemporary language with the traditional architectural style of Dajing Lane in Hangzhou, China. The project becomes defined by the juxtaposition of these two languages, a...
R Society Store for Floral Art in Yixing by 0321 Studio.0321 Studio have completed a 180-square-metre store for an independent floral expressionist in Yixing, China. According to the designers, R Society atelier endeavours to “showcase the diverse relationship between floral art and space”....
