TaoCang Art Centre in Jiaxing, China by RoarcRenew.Like a phoenix about to take flight, TaoCang Art Centre in Jiaxing, China by Roarc Renew is a triumphant adaptive reuse of a pair of abandoned granaries. The architects, made very little disturbances to the existing structure – external...
Church of Beatified Restituta in Brno-Sever, Czech Republic by Atelier Štěpán.With minimal use of religious ornamentation, Atelier Štěpán’s Church of Beatified Restituta in the Czech Republic distils kaleidoscopic rainbow-colours into a brutalist scheme that also feels entirely heavenly. Regardless of whether...
KaDeWe’s Customer Service Area by Vanessa Heepen and Claire Wildenhues.Young Berlin-based multidisciplinary designer Vanessa Heepen straddles the worlds of creative direction, spatial design and event production, seeking to deliver spaces that are equally functional and laced with a singular atmosphere. Her...
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...
Yinka Ilori’s Colorama Skatepark Takes Over the 19thC Warehouse in Roubaix.British-Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori was commissioned by La Condition Publique cultural centre to design an indoor skatepark set within a 19th-century warehouse in Roubaix, France. The result is a colourful landscape that fuses culture...
Plantea’s Transformation of an Abandoned Adult Cinema in Madrid into Sala Equis.Plantea transformed a former adult-film cinema in Madrid into a contemporary art-nouveau theatre within its abandoned shell. The previous dark interiors reminiscent of its racy, X-rated past have been replaced with an undeniable air of...
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!...
Maggie’s Centre in Leeds by Heatherwick Studio.Maggie’s, a charity that provides support for people affected by cancer, commissioned Heatherwick Studio to create its new centre in Leeds, located on the campus of St James’s University Hospital. The building was conceived as an...
Revitalization of 20 vaults in the Prague Riverside Walls by Petr Janda/Brainwork.Petr Janda/Brainwork has initiated the cultural and social revival of a former quay and transhipment point along Prague’s riverfront, injecting energetic public space into its neglected shell. Glowing orbs pierce through the dark haze...
