Located in the heart of Braga, a city from Portugal, Jorge Oculista Store stands out for its harmonious fusion of modern and classic elements. The store entrance resembles an art gallery, with an industrial touch, preserving the original purity of the building in visible parts.
Project name
Jorge Oculista
Architecture firm
Inception Architects Studio
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Construction
Amaro Construções
Typology
Commercial › Retail
POETIC GARDEN is a private club that draws people into a poetic space with a quiet mood. This is a leisure space in the form of a private clubhouse to display the customized products of the whole house, through the creation of a poetic lifestyle to immerse people in it.
Project name
Poetic Garden
Architecture firm
BDSD Boundless Design
Photography
Hanmo Vision Ye Song. Videography: Hanmo Vision Liang zhenxin
Principal architect
Lin Wenke, Sun Zhengyuan
Design team
Su Rixian, He Haiquan, Pan Meijia, Wu Ruikang, Xu Zhaoyang
Collaborators
Dong Hongqiong Ye Jiaxin (Soft Decoration Design)
Structural engineer
Pingkong Design
Construction
Minghui Decoration
Client
Shenhui Customization
Typology
Commercial › Showroom
In 2011, Natura, a Brazilian multinational company of cosmetics and beauty products, promoted an architectural competition on invitation to its new administrative headquarters in São Paulo. The project chosen among nine participating teams is located on the borders of Via Anhanguera, one kilometer from Marginal Tietê.
Project name
NASP - Natura Headquarters São Paulo
Architecture firm
Dal Pian Arquitetos
Location
São Paulo, Brazil
Photography
Nelson Kon, Pedro Mascaro
Principal architect
Lilian Dal Pian, Renato Dal Pian
Design team
Carolina Freire (coordinator); Amanda Higuti, Bruno Pimenta, Carolina Fukumoto, Carolina Tobias, Cristina Sin, Cristiane Sbruzzi, Filomena Piscoletta, Giovana Giosa, Júlio Costa, Lídia Martello, Luís Taboada, Marina Risse, Natalie Tchilian, Paola Meneghetti, Paulo Noguer, Ricardo Rossin, Sabrina Aron and Yuri Chamon
Collaborators
Acoustics: Harmonia Acústica. Cenotechnics: Cineplast. Frames consultancy: Crescêncio Consultoria. Building Automation: Jugend Controle Predial. Accessibility: Pimenta Associados. Waterproofing: Proasp Assessoria e Projetos. Earthworks and Drainage: Fat’s Engenharia. Helipad: Sigger. LEED Certification: CTE Engenharia e Planejamento. Legal Consultancy: H2, Tekton, IGP, Negrisolo&Negrisolo. Project Management: ARC Controle de Investimentos
Landscape
Sérgio Santana Paisagismo
Structural engineer
Modus Engenharia
Environmental & MEP
Chapman-BDSP
Lighting
Franco Associados
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
The Luxe Lakes CPI Island Commercial Renewal Project is a collection of villa models located on the east side of Luke Island in the "Luxe Lakes Ecological City" of Chengdu.
Project name
Luxe Lakes CPI Island
Architecture firm
Vari Architects
Location
Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
Photography
Existing Architecture, Blue Orange Photography
Principal architect
Fan Qi, Dingliang Yang
Design team
Panao Feng, Chenxin Wang, Handan Tang, Xiaoyu Ding, Mou, Jun Li
Collaborators
Construction unit: Tutai Construction Group, Dingyu Construction Engineering Co., Ltd. Construction drawing design: Zhoyu Design Group Co., Ltd.； Sichuan Zhonghengzhuke Survey and Design Co., Ltd
Landscape
Yudao Landscape
Lighting
BPI Lighting Consultant Design Company
Client
Chengdu Wide Horizon Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.
Typology
Commercial Architecture
The SKYBOWL project at Hisense Plaza in Qingdao's Fushan Bayfront reimagines the mall's rooftop into a vibrant, accessible public space. Traditionally closed off and focused inward, the mall's design previously limited engagement with the city's beautiful bay views and temperate climate.
Architecture firm
Society Particular (SOPA)
Photography
Yong Gao, Ying Liu, Hisense Plaza
Principal architect
Yong Cui
Design team
Mindaugas Glodenis, Ignas Rackauskas, Xin Guo, Ping Lu, Mikas Kauzonas, Jingru Zhang, Mingzhan Zhao, Ran Lin
Collaborators
Facade Consultant: CABR Technology Co., Ltd. LDI: Qingdao Beiyang Architectural Design Co., Ltd.
Interior design
Society Particular (SOPA)
Structural engineer
XinY Structural Consultants
Landscape
Society Particular (SOPA)
Lighting
One Lighting Associates
Material
EPDM, Glass, Steel, Aluminium
Client
Qingdao Hisense Plaza
Typology
Commercial › Commercial Renovation, Urban Renewal, Amphitheater
Aurora Design has received a renovation project for an old residential building located in an old neighborhood in the center of Kunming, adjacent to a multi-story parking lot and a snack street. The complex surrounding environment, the tension between the new and old, makes the project more interesting. “Spring” are easily expected to blossom at an...
Project name
Chun Sheng Jewelry
Architecture firm
Aurora Design
Location
Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
Photography
Na Xin from INSPACE
Principal architect
Yang Xuewan
Collaborators
Video: WM STUDIO
Construction
Rebuilding Space Lab
Typology
Commercial › Jewelry Store
In search of a space that reflected their architectural identity, Goiva Arquitetura found a new location with a homely feel without losing the necessary functionality of a modern office. The chosen site, located in a historic building constructed with concrete and wood and surrounded by green areas, matched their desired essence.
Project name
Goiva Office
Architecture firm
Goiva Arquitetura
Location
Vila Madalena, São Paulo, Brazil
Principal architect
Karen Evangelisti, Marcos Mendes
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
Of brewing and building, from yesterday into tomorrow—the history of the so-called Gösserhalle in Favoriten, Vienna’s 10th district, is a checkered one. Ever since its construction the industrial building, originally built as a workshop premises by the ÖBB before 1900.
Project name
Conversion Gösserhalle
Architecture firm
AllesWirdGut
Photography
Tschinkersten Fotografie
Principal architect
Herwig Spiegl
Design team
Competition team: Aline Schmidt, Johannes Windbichler, Karolina Pettikova, Teresa Aćimović. Project team: Alexis Brune, Arwen Weber, Florian Gottler, Martino Matteo, Till Martin
Collaborators
Illustrations: AllesWirdGut; Collage: socks-studio.com/ Michael Kirkham (CC BY-SA 3.0), amended by AllesWirdGut
Design year
2020 (competition – 1st prize)
Interior design
BURGHARDT ZT GESMBH
Landscape
ARGE SimZim Grimm
Civil engineer
SWIETELSKY AG
Structural engineer
Structural planning: KS Ingenieure ZT GmbH, Building services planning: Ingenieurbüro Schulterer
Environmental & MEP
BCE Beyond Carbon Energy Holding GmbH
Construction
steel construction
Supervision
KS Ingenieure ZT GmbH
Tools used
ArchiCAD, Twinmotion, Revit, Solibri, Madaster
Material
brick, steel, glass, wood
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
