Poetry Wine (Pinyin translation: Shijiu), the name of this restaurant, means picking up the taste of the old days. When we think about the old taste, we may recall the taste of home where we spent our childhood, with chimney, leaky roof, sunlight, leaves, silhouette.
Project name
Poetry Wine (Solana)
Architecture firm
LDH Architectural Design
Location
Solana, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
Principal architect
Liu Daohua
Completion year
June 2021
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
Changping District is 30km to the north of Beijing, the scenery of which is completely different from that of an international city. KiKi ARCHi has completed a renovation project within 15 months there. Carrying the happy time of its owner’s childhood in the country, it seeks not the concrete object of memory, but the memory itself.
Architecture firm
KiKi ARCHi
Photography
Eiichi Kano, PRphoto
Principal architect
Yoshihiko Seki
Design team
Yoshihiko Seki, Saika Akiyoshi, Tianping Wang
Collaborators
Plant Design: WILD - SCAPE
Interior design
KiKi ARCHi
Civil engineer
Sun Corporation
Lighting
ChenYi Lighting. Co., Ltd.
Tools used
AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D, V-ray
Construction
Sun Corporation
Material
Micro cement-Gobbetto, Diatom mud-Shikoku, Kitchen-TJM kitchenhouse
Typology
Residential › House
The site of the Emperor Hotel, Qianmen was once occupied by a public bath and so the spirit of bathing and mystery lives on in the new hotel. The design is organized not by spaces and circulation but by emotions and dreams; not by materials and details but by illusions and memories. From the l’Occitane Spa below ground to Beijing’s largest hotel ro...
Project name
The Emperor Hotel
Architecture firm
asap/adam sokol architecture practice
Photography
Jonathan Leijonhufvud
Principal architect
Adam Sokol
Design team
Adam Sokol, AIA, principal; Daymond Robinson, Gregory Serweta, Nicole Halstead, Nicole Lee, Ana Misenas
Lighting
Smith + Anderson
Material
Concrete, Brick, Glass, Metal
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
A project that takes advantage of immersive urban views while also conveying a sense of the significance and dynamism of the client's work
and the tremendous joy and enthusiasm that is so characteristic of this company.
Architecture firm
asap/adam sokol architecture practice
Photography
Jonathan Leijonhufvud
Principal architect
Adam Sokol
Design team
Adam Sokol, AIA, principal; Michael Wysochanski, project architect; Breanna Browning; Cisem Saglam
Interior design
asap/adam sokol architecture practice
Tools used
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, AutoCAD, Rhinoceros 3D
Material
Glass, Drywall, Carpet
Typology
Commercial, Office
Opened in 798 Art Zone, Beijing in 2009, PIFO GALLERY is one of the earliest major art intuitions in China dedicated to advancing the research and development of abstract art. After more than a decade of operation, the owner of the gallery invited ARCHSTUDIO to renovate the space, to improve its functions and adapt to future development demands.
Project name
PIFO GALLERY
Architecture firm
ARCHSTUDIO
Location
798 Art Zone, Beijing, China
Principal architect
Han Wenqiang, Li Xiaoming
Collaborators
Image editing: Wang Tonghui
Design year
October 2020 - January 2021
Completion year
February 2022
Structural engineer
Zhu Changan
Environmental & MEP
Zheng Baowei, Li Dongjie, Li Zhongjuan
Construction
Guo Shunxi, etc.
Material
Concrete, Micro cement, U-shaped glass
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Gallery
Located in the financial industry belt adjacent to Hongling North Road, the project includes a high-rise office and apartment tower, along with a retail podium. Inspired by Chinese thoughts, the design integrates the natural elements. The design divides the tower crown into four jagged quadrants. The shape is drawn from the conceit of the Pinwheel...
Project name
Bagualing Industrial Park Urban Renewal Design
Location
Baguashi Street, Shenzhen, China
Principal architect
Kelvin Hu, Executive Director; Keith Griffiths, Chairman & Global Design Principal
Built area
Approximately 140,000 m²
Typology
Commercial › Mixed-use development
A Collaborative Design by Chen Lin and Cui Sh. Beauty is always hidden in a large environment, exists in life, and appears in all things. In such a space, the elements of wind, fire, water, and soil change and move, where the stripes are deep and brilliant, the lights are clear and independent, the water rhythm is light, and the ink brush is vigoro...
Project name
Techsize Living Aesthetic Exhibition Hall
Architecture firm
MMC Design, Design Lin, CUN Design
Location
The Sixth Space Building Materials Museum, Binjiang, Hangzhou, China
Photography
Pan Jie, WM STUDIO, Si You. Video Production: Yun Dawei
Principal architect
Chen Lin, Cui Shu, Chen Linping
Design team
Kong Weiqing, Li Hui, Na Mula
Collaborators
Calligrapher: Wang Dongling. Multimedia Installation: Ruan Yuelai, Zhang Haoguang. LED Screen: Shenzhen Juhe Guangcai Display Technology Co., Ltd. Intelligent System: Morgan Smart System. Fragrance: EnjoyScent. Logo light box: Hangzhou Wanlin Advertising Co., Ltd. Stainless Steel Metal: Castle Metal Aesthetics. Ancient Furniture: Xingyue Culture and Art. Kitchen Appliances: SMEG. Revolving Frame: Zuofan Smart.
Interior design
Kong Weiqing, Li Hui, Na Mula
Landscape
Xinzizhu Gardening Design Co., Ltd., Hangzhou Wushe Gardening Co., Ltd.
Lighting
Beijing Benzhi Lighting Design Co., Ltd., An Sheng
Construction
Hangzhou Taoyi Building Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd
Material
Superimposed metal plates
Client
Techsize Global Flagship Store
Typology
Commercial › Store
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has been named winner of the competition to design the Jinghe New City Culture & Art Centre.
Project name
Jinghe New City Culture & Art Centre
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects
Location
Jinghe, Xi’an, China
Principal architect
Patrik Schumacher
Design team
Sanxing Zhao, Lianyuan Ye, Shaofei Zhang, Qiyue Li, Shuchen Dong, Yuan Feng, Congyue Wang, Yuling Ma, Yanran Lu
Collaborators
容柏生建筑结构设计事务所 RBS, 中联西北工程设计研究院有限公司 China United Northwest Institute for Engineering Design & Research Co
Status
Competition winner
Typology
Commercial › Art Center
