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Project • By AIM ARCHITECTURE • Shops
Short Sentence
Located in the historic heart of Shanghai, the first store of this playful fashion brand, is slightly set back from the street. Inspired by its small scale surroundings we wanted to work with a more abstract idea of what a new home could be like.
The store settles into its new neighborhood with a sequence of rooms, carefully positioned in accordance to the original structure. The spatial experience of the rooms and corridors lead to an intimate introduction of the brand. The connection between each room frames different areas and scenes that guide you through the space intentionally.
Wen Studio
Wen Studio
Wen Studio
Wen Studio
The furniture hints on the duality of being there for display or to be displayed.... More
Project • By AIM ARCHITECTURE • Shops
HARMAY Chengdu
What does Li Bai, lyrical poet from the Tang Dynasty, architectural brutalism, and a modern-day cosmetics store in a shopping mall have in common? Allow us to introduce the newest HARMAY store, in the heart of Chengdu, where journey and discovery meet the future of shopping.
Dirk Weiblen
Dirk Weiblen
Dirk Weiblen
Li Bai, famed poet of the Tang Dynasty, wrote in the poem “The Hard Road to Shu”, the stairs to heaven are easier to climb than the road to Sichuan. With Chinese e-tailer HARMAY’s fourth brick and mortar location in Chengdu, Sichuan, AIM Architecture has bridged the gaps between the power of a journey, and the beauty of discovery.
AIM’s HARMAY playbook always involves an element... More
Project • By AIM ARCHITECTURE • Offices
Aluminum Lobby
Our goal was to create a simple, yet abundant space that complimented the strong linearity of the architecture. The question we asked ourselves was how to make a space out of minimal amount of materials that is still able to respond to the demands of its purpose, and set itself apart from the more commonly used marble or stone.
Dirk Weiblen
The developers wanted futuristic design with contemporary simplicity. Using aluminum foam sheets, we succeeded in making an environmentally friendly solution that employs new techniques and materials, and evokes a similar strength and richness as stone or marble.
Dirk Weiblen
It’s an intelligently engineered panel with small to medium pores. We used it unpainted and uncoated... More
Project • By AIM ARCHITECTURE • Hotels
Taoxichuan Hotel by Hyatt
The Power of porcelain
Set in phase 2 of Taoxichuan, the Art & Tourism development in the heart of Jingdezhen, the project celebrates all things ceramic in a one-of-a-kind hotel, The Unbound Collection by Hyatt.
Wen Studio
The project, named “The Road of a Fascination,” is a story of a journey: Like the long and fascinating life of porcelain, a journey toward the unknown, the unexpected, an urge to find the truth, and all the encounters in between.
Wen Studio
With this in mind, the physical spaces are divided by themes that feature the porcelain journey from China’s origin, eventually spread and influence in the broader world, and return to its native home. The different spaces are the origin (Lobby)... More