First built during the Qing Dynasty’s Kangxi period in Chengdu, China, Kuanzhai Alley mainly consists of three northwest-southeast streets, which are connected by lots of small alleys in a crisscrossed pattern. During the early stage of the Republic of China period, among the three main streets, the wider street was named “Kuan Alley” (Wide Alley),...
Project name
% Arabica, Wide & Narrow Alley in Chengdu
Architecture firm
B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
Location
Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
Principal architect
Shuhei Aoyama, Yoko Fujii, Lingzi Liu, Dejing Zou, Masaya Kawashima / B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
Lighting
B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
Material
Wall: stucco, handcrafted brick Floor: grey brick, exposed aggregate concrete Bar Counter: Dupont Corian
Typology
Café, Architectural Renovation / Interior Design
The high-line rising up is the yearning of mankind for the sky. Karv One Design has created a floating urban center-"Metropolis".
Interior design
Karv One Design
Photography
Chen Ming, Neon Wang
Principal designer
Kyle Chan
Design team
Kyle Chan (Cheif Designer). Jimmy Ho, Yujie Peng (Project Designer). Angel Ho, Leon Zhang, Amber Ho, Kennys Zeng, Joey Zhou, Sail Huang, An Luo, Lily Lee, Li Song, Shao Shuai
Collaborators
Hannah Shen, Cvin He, Chiron Xiao, Rovi Luo (Furniture Designer). Cheryl Tam (Graphic Designer). Sophie Shu, Larrissa Yan, Neon Wang, Amber Peng (Theme Analyst)
Material
Grey marble, White marble, Black marble, White terrazzo, Copper color brushed stainless steel, Corrugated stainless steel Primary color mirror stainless steel, Turquoise Glass, Pink Paint, Wood Flooring
Tools used
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
To introduce this meeting of culture, aoe created a Cultural Exchange City Reception Center in the city where it all begun. The marriage of the Italian and Sino style was at the heart of the project to illustrate the cultural mix and was adapted to merge the structure and its surrounding.
Project name
Sino-Italian Cultural Exchange City Reception Center
Photography
Arch-exist Photography
Principal architect
Wen Qun
Design team
Ma Jianning, Fan Ruixue, Wang Ye, Chang Zhiyu, Pan Jichang, Li Xiangting, Lu Yu
Interior design
Zhu Dan, Du Jing, Liu Jingyi, Xue Yawen, Liu Chen
Structural engineer
CSCEC AECOM CONSULTANTS CO., LTD
Material
Low-E glass, local wood, and green roofs
Client
Tianfu Investment Group Co., LTD
Typology
Cultural › Exhibition
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