Otherworldly Jiyu Spa in Shanghai by Hip-Pop Design.Influenced by Freud, Chinese studio Hip-Pop Design has imagined Jiyu Spa in Shanghai as a distinctively different example of wellness interiors. This highly imaginative project is presented an entirely artificial environment in an urban...
Geijoeng Concept Store in Shenzhen by Studio 10.Translucent materials are layered throughout the Geijoeng's store in Shenzen, combined with mottled green elements such as marble plinths and a velour curtain made from textile designed by Raf Simons for Kvadrat. The display window and...
Artists’ Apartment in Hohhot, Mongolia by NA-DECO.Probably better known for its association with great warriors and characters like Genghis Khan, Mongolia, once a sprawling empire has been relatively quiet over the last few centuries - specifically on the architectural front. But all...
Hypnotic Kinetic Light Installation for “Weaving Machine” Dance Performance in Beijing, China.What do you get when you combine ballet dancers, kinetic light, exquisite music and Chinese folk art? Something pretty extraordinary. 2047 Apologue is the synthesis of visual poetry created by the Chinese director and visionary, Zhang...
Stories On Design // Old Meets New: Architecture of Renewal.We are extremely lucky to have a world filled with creative geniuses that appropriate spaces which are built in one era and transform them into a space that harmoniously incorporate a contemporary one. Be that by planning, use of...
Stories On Design // Perfectly Perforated.Perfectly Perforated (try saying that as fast as you can five times in a row) is a celebration of the love affair architects & interior designers seem to have with the 'hole'. Get your mind out of the gutter - you know that I mean,...
Micro-Housing: Hutong Experiments by Standardarchitecture in Beijing, China.Standardarchitecture developed the Hutong experiment with the aim to explore the possibilities of micro scale social housing within the tight confines of the Beijing streets. Hutong are residential lane-ways, traditionally the home of the...
Stories On Design // Why Are Architects So Sick For Green?I've been noticing a peculiar phenomenon in architecture both here and overseas which has me scratching my head juuuust a little. There happens to be one colour (other than "concrete") that sits at the top of architect's list. Green....
