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...
Undressing The Interior: SPMA Fashion Store by Atelier tao+c.Evoking a Scarpa-like atmosphere of grace, curiosity and detail, Atelier tao+c’s latest SPMA store is stitched with layers of history and patches of modernity. Adapting and reusing the ground floor of a 1930’s brick lane house in...
TIC Art Centre by DOMANI Architectural Concepts.Situated in an impressively paved landscape of terracotta bricks sharply contrasted with garden beds of ebony pebble, trees and sculptures, DOMANI Architectural Concepts' TIC Art Centre stands as a distinguished monolithic box clad in the...
Nantou City Guesthouse in Shenzhen by Neri&Hu.The discrete but not-so-secret entrances herald the arrival of a former private apartment, which Neri&Hu have transformed into a light-filled guesthouse in Shenzhen. Filled with filtered light and vertical gardens, the architects afford...
Clou Beijing Office by CLOU Architects.At CLOU Architects' new Beijing office, silver galvanised walls mark the main entrance through to the open-plan studio floor and communal areas, the softly distorting reflections emphasising industrious brightness in a connective gesture....
Chapel of Sound: Brutalist Concert Hall by Open Architecture.Elements and sounds of nature come together as a harmonious unit within Open Architecture’s Chapel of Sound in Chengde, northeast of Beijing. Inspired by research and the shape of the human ear, the building beckons nature to enter and...
Taoxichuan Hotel by David Chipperfield Architects and Interiors by AIM Architecture.At Taoxichuan Hotel in Jingdezhen, China, AIM Architecture extends the brick facades of the David Chipperfield-designed building into the interior, "thereby using the architecture instead of replacing it," says Vincent de Graaf, co-founder...
