Fusion • Danilo Paint Showroom in Guangdong, China by JG Phoenix.JG Phoenix has created a wonderland of shape, scale, and texture within the Fusion • Danilo Paint Showroom in Guangdong, China. The interior unfolds less like a showroom and more like a sculpture, the space seemingly carved like an...
Utter Space Photography Studio in Beijing by Cun Design.A hunk of textured stone sits at the base of a cascading canyon of suspended shapes. This is the first image one is confronted with upon entering Cun Design’s Utter Space Photography Studio in Beijing. The entrance is theatrical,...
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...
Qishe Courtyard House in Beijing by ARCHSTUDIO.ARCHSTUDIO has renovated a dilapidated hutong in Beijing, introducing a series of contemporary architectural insertions. A central curved veranda — a basic element of traditional Chinese architecture, is embedded into the old Siheyuan to...
Voisin Organique Restaurant & Lounge in Shenzhen, China by Various Associates.A towering bronze façade shields diners from glaring sunlight within Voisin Organique restaurant in Shenzhen, while a row of portal windows triggers the curiosity of passersby. The light that filters through the portals makes the dark...
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...
Darial Concept Store in Barcelona by Djaba Diassamidze.Paris-based Haute couturier Djaba Diassamidze has a new lifestyle concept store, Darial in Barcelona, encompassing retail space, a restaurant and a gallery spread across 1,500sqm of the grand 19th century Casa Tomàs Roger building....
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...
Redfern Warehouse by Ian Moore Architects.Redfern Warehouse has been through many iterations, once a Vegemite factory and then in the ‘90s, an art gallery and architect’s office. The recent residential renovation by Ian Moore Architects is also rather multi-purpose, including...
