Chinese architecture
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Project • By atelier ingarden • Factories
Langfang Beifengdao Garbage Station Design
This project is located on the edge of Langfang, Hebei. The south side of the site is a high-rise commercial and residential area developed in recent years, and the north side of the site is a blank area left after the village demolition. According to the current situation and functional requirements of the site, we first raised two questions and used them as design goals: one is how to restore the micro-order of the urban corner space and return it to the daily life of the city; the other is whether it is possible to use basic architectural methods within limited investment to significantly improve the operating efficiency and external image of urban micro-infrastructure.
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Based on this goal, at the beginning of t... More
News • News • 11 Nov 2024
Open Architecture designs conical Sun Tower as a “cultural lighthouse”
Beijing-based Open Architecture has completed the Sun Tower, a waterside cultural facility in the Chinese port city of Yantai. The asymmetrical and conical concrete tower appears to have been sliced open, revealing its inner contents and structure. Recalling the age-old practice of sun worship, the Sun Tower is described by Open Architecture as a “cultural lighthouse”, where ancient wisdom and respect for nature integrate with contemporary urban living.
Iwan Baan
Open Architecture
Archeological endeavors show Yantai to be one of the earliest places in China where people worshipped the sun. Open Architecture designed the Sun Tower as a way of celebrating the sun as a natural and life-sustaining entity. The towe... More
News • Innovations • 18 Jul 2024
XISUI Design creates serene woven metal pavilion inspired by bird nest and eggshell structures
Shanghai-based XISUI Design is a multidisciplinary studio with a team of architects, installation artists, and engineers. The studio is interested in the application of advanced digital design and construction technologies plus new processes and materials, as demonstrated in its “Thin-Shell Metal Woven Pavilion”.
Yihao Hu, XISUI Design
Site Plan by XISUI Design
XISUI Design set out to create an immersive pavilion installation by exploring new possibilities in design, engineering, and fabrication using continuous computational testing and working across interdisciplinary teams. The studio found inspiration in nature’s structural complexity — the pavilion’s segmented metal shell draws on the in... More
Project • By JMAD • Apartments
Ming Dynasty Suite
Richly appointed, our client’s condo on Nicollet Island presented the opportunity to create an atmosphere, spaces to display their art collection and a highly detailed primary suite.
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JMAD
Architect James McNeal started with the stair railing that connects the upper floor to the suite. The suite was tight on space, so we wanted to use details that would open up the space without eliminating any. Since the tub takes up so much space, we decided to make the tub an art and water feature - with a hand-carved dragon serving at the helm. All the detailing was custom designed by us, with granite and a pebbled tile flooring underneath the tub. We hired local artists to bring our designs to life.
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News • News • 29 Apr 2024
Zaha Hadid Architects’ Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre echoes chevron patterns of migratory birds
Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, the Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre is defined by the acclaimed architectural studio’s futuristic flowing lines and sweeping curves. The expressive design echoes the chevron — V-shaped — patterns of migratory birds as they fly in formation. Conceived by the studio as a “hub of contemporary creativity”, the Civic Art Centre is at the heart of Aviation New City, a large-scale urbanization project in Zhuhai’s Jinwan District in Guangdong province, southern China.
CAT-OPTOGRAM STUDIO
Yipeng Lyu
The new Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre is constructed in glass fibre reinforced concrete, steel, and glass, and consists of three discrete cultural institutes: a Per... More
News • News • 26 Feb 2024
Stacked boxes create a zigzagging indoor-outdoor plaza in Nanhu District, Jiaxing
B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio (Beijing Laboratory for Urban Environment) has completed Seed Plaza in Nanhu District, Jiaxing, China, a zigzagging indoor-outdoor plaza composed of a series of stacked boxes, set in a semi-rural location. In use as an exhibition and retail space for the local community, the plaza will eventually serve as a community center.
Eiichi Kano
B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio noticed more and more people wishing to interact with nature and spend time outdoors. This led the studio to think differently about the inherent value of architecture, creating a space in which the urban environment and nature c... More
News • News • 12 Feb 2024
Restrained architecture of new wellness retreat by Studio A+ emphasizes closeness with nature
Studio A+ has completed the Mu Feng Yue Hot Spring Hotel, a wellness retreat located in Fengxi New City, Shanxi Province, China. The hotel’s restrained architecture emphasizes a closeness with nature, from its rustic facade to the meticulous landscaping.
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More than a physical structure, the hotel is defined by the careful placement of a series of walls that compose and frame its myriad spaces. “These walls fold and unfold the spatial experience, integrating the ‘environment’ with its larger context,” says Studio A+. A sunken courtyard gives the impression of a structure that emerges from and is a part of the land. The building’s board-formed concre... More
News • News • 21 Dec 2023
A grid of customized skylight modules creates a highly sculptural gallery ceiling
The Sky Light Gallery was designed by Beijing-based People’s Architecture Office. Located in TANKO Park in Beijing’s Mentougou District, the structure is made up of a series of white geometric forms. People’s Architecture Office set the gallery on an elevated site, overlooking the grounds of TANKO Park and the surrounding area. The studio explains that “Sky Light Gallery anchors the culmination of a prominent park route and functions as a hub for exhibitions and events.”
Zhu Yumeng
PAO
Yuan Yingzi
The 300-square-meter (3,229-square-feet) gallery’s varied geometric forms serve a number of purposes: A deformation in the lower half of the folded facade can be used as public... More
News • Detail • 23 Nov 2023
Detail: The material essence of Liuba multifunctional service center
Shulin Architects has completed a multifunctional service center in Liuba County, in the southwest of Shaanxi province, China. At the entrance to Liuba’s scenic mountain area and the Qinling Mountains, the service center provides a reception, public toilets, and retail facilities. With a material palette of warm wood, concrete, and natural stone, the meticulously crafted structure offers travelers and locals a place in which to stop and rest.
Zhao Yilong
Zhao Yilong
Zhao Yilong
Based in Zhuantang Town, Hangzhou, Shulin Architects was founded in 2015 by architect Chen Lin. A small architectural studio, the firm places an emphasis on rural construction and traditional culture, materials and nature, the enviro... More
Project • By Greater Dog Architects • Shops
Renovation of 5 X 7
“ The greenest building is one that is already built. ” — Carl Elefante
Metaviz Studio
ADAPTIVE REUSE
Recognize the value of all buildings, even when it lies abandoned in a corner.
Greater Dog Architects was commissioned to renovate a small brick and concrete mixed structure near the ééé building and Its previous function was as a backup room for a substation. The building 5 X 7 is situated on the edge of a riverfront plot. The owner hopes to transform it into a stopping point during the tour of the BSH goose down tourist factory to meet the daily activities of tourists and customers. In response to this requirement, the architects employed an adaptive reuse strategy, making effective use of th... More
News • News • 30 Oct 2023
Neri&Hu’s Sanya Wellness Retreat is inspired by an ancient Chinese walled city
Sanya Wellness Retreat is located in Haitang Bay on Hainan Island, a popular Chinese resort destination in the South China Sea. Designed by Shanghai-based Neri&Hu Design and Research Office, the wellness retreat is inspired by the majesty of an ancient Chinese walled city — raised on a plinth, wooden pavilions were usually surrounded by water for protection. Neri&Hu’s design is thus defined by two parts: a large wooden dwelling that contains guest rooms on top of a masonry base that consists of various public spaces and amenities.
Neri&Hu Design and Research Office
Neri&Hu Design and Research Office
Neri&Hu Design and Research Office
Spread across an area of 83,000 square meters (8... More
News • News • 6 Oct 2023
Wuxi Meili Site Museum embraces an ancient archeological site and the public realm
The Wuxi Meili Site Museum was built on the archeological site of the Chinese Shang and Zhou dynasties. Located in Meili Ancient Town, part of the Xinwu District of Wuxi, a city in Jiangsu province, the museum was designed by the Institute of Architectural History, CADG and Atelier Diameter, ZSA. The Wuxi Meili Site Museum is situated in a built-up urban area, close to the ancient Taibo Temple (on its west side) and Bodu River (on its north side). Sitting amidst commercial buildings given the appearance of those from the Ming and Qing dynasties, the museum’s focus is on telling the founding story of Wu culture.
Yang Chen
Yang Chen
Yang Chen
Built on a site measuring approximately 2,000-square-meters (21,528... More
News • News • 14 Sep 2023
Archi-Tectonics and !melk complete an Eco Park Master Plan for Hangzhou 2022 and beyond
New York-based firms Archi-Tectonics and !melk, in collaboration with the Local Design Institute at ZIAD in Hangzhou, have completed a master plan that forms part of the 19th Asian Games: Hangzhou 2022. Postponed due to Covid-19, the Asian Games 2022 take place in Hangzhou, China, from 23rd September to 8th October 2023. (The Games are a huge undertaking and constitute the second-largest international athletics competition after the Olympics.)
SFAP: Shao Feng Photography Shanghai
Located on a 116-acre (47-hectare) site, the master plan consists of seven buildings and an eco park, set amidst Hangzhou’s dense and fast-growing urban fabric. When designing the buildings and park, architectural studio Archi-Tectonics and lan... More
News • News • 27 Aug 2023
Zaha Hadid Architects complete the new 295-metre Jiangxi River Bridge
In Chengdu, the new 295-metre Jiangxi River Bridge by Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) is now complete. Designed to accommodate vehicular traffic, cycling enthusiasts, and pedestrians, the bridge is the first of a series of bridges planned along Chengdu's reimagined West Line Road, which will form part of the Airport New Town Ring Road and Cycle Path in its redeveloped state.
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Designed using sophisticated structural analysis software, the symmetrical bridge comprises two primary steel arches that rise from either side of the road deck. As the arches rise, they lean toward each other, touching tangentially at their crown and thus stabilizing the structure from lateral wind forces.
With a maximum height of 30 meter... More
Project • By MENDONÇA CARRÃO - ATELIER • Museums
PORTUGUESE CENTER OF CHINESE MEDICINE
The challenge posed to MC-A was the creation of the Portuguese Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine in Lisbon. This space would host a vast exhibition on the various treatments and techniques available in Traditional Chinese Medicine, as well as some of the tools and medicines used by this ancient practice.
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Based on a history as rich and long as the one that today represents the People's Republic of China, MC-A carried out a reinterpretation inspired by the imaginary and tools typical of traditional culture, resorting to a metric of pieces and evocative rhythms of the writing systems Chinese.
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The outlined program consisted of an area dedicated to ancestral products used as medicines,... More