Public schools in Shanghai are conservative in their pedagogy and factory-like in their architecture. The new Chonggu Experimental School however provides the potential for a shift in pedagogy from the traditional disciplinary model to less formal, enquiry-based approaches. It also presents a paradigm shift in formal expression – a design shaped fo...
Project name
Chonggu Experimental School, Years 1-9
Architecture firm
BAU Brearley Architects+Urbanists
Location
Qingpu District, Shanghai, China
Design team
James Brearley, Huaili Luo, Wang Liao, He Huang, Zheng Li, Shuangdiao Wang, Xiaohang Qin, Francisco Garcia, Wenxuan Yao
Collaborators
Project Management: Shanghai Qingpu Newcity Development (Group) Co.,Ltd. Engineer & architecture documentation: Shanghai Hanlian Architectural Design Consulting Co. Ltd.
Landscape
Fang Huang, Liexia Guo, Yuqing He, Li Luo, Zhengting Shi
Construction
China Railway No.4 Engineering Group Co.,Ltd.
Client
Shanghai Qingpu District Education Comprehensive Affairs Centre
Typology
Education › Public School
From traditional modular cubicles to today’s open collaborative spaces, humans have never stopped changing the way they work. Designed by the One House team led by founder Fang Lei, the interior of the new office of Shanghai Transaction Succeed Industrial Investment, recently unveiled at Shanghai Yuejie Expo Park, is contemporary, minimalist, smart...
Project name
Shanghai Transaction Succeed Office
Architecture firm
One House Design
Location
Yuejie Expo Park, Huangpu District, Shanghai, China
Principal architect
Fang Lei
Design team
Li Huang, Wang Jiarui, Zhao Binjie
Collaborators
Wendy Li, Pass Pan, Chen Ying
Typology
Commercial › Office
The project site’s ground level was originally below that of the adjacent office buildings, resulting in water from the surrounding area flooding the site on rainy days. Taking into account the client’s enthusiasm for traditional Chinese gardens, LDP’s Lead Designer Lei Jian took inspiration from famed Ming Dynasty gardens in the Jiangnan style, ad...
Project name
Purple Garden Restaurant
Architecture firm
LDP (LEI DESIGN AND PRODUCTION)
Location
140 meters northwest of the intersection of Macheng Road and Wensan Road, Xixi Street, Xihu District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China
Design team
Li Wen, Zhang Yu
Interior design
LDP (LEI DESIGN AND PRODUCTION)
Material
silk, fabric, stainless steel plated with copper
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
GFD Studio: Located in Hangzhou, Shinion · Moonlight unfolds its unique design philosophy and architectural aesthetics in the fusion of modernity and classicism, offering a peaceful haven away from the urban hustle and bustle. Embracing both urban prosperity and nature, it presents a harmonious living environment secluded from the clamor, simple an...
Project name
Shinion · Moonlight
Interior design
GFD Studio
Photography
Hanmo Vision / Ye Song
Principal designer
Ye Fei
Design team
Wei Baijun, Wu Chitao, Deng Qiang, Ren Conghui, Bai Xuemin, Huang Man. Furnishings team: Zuo Jue, Gao Chenmei
Collaborators
Shinion Design Department / Chen Xiaojing, Tang Rong, Ye Lei, Xu Shuiliang
Architecture firm
GFD Studio
Typology
Residential › House
Designed by Aedas Global Design Principal Ken Wai, Executive Directors Wei Li and Feili Shen, the Hangzhou Alibaba DAMO Nanhu Industry Park is completed. The park integrates the state-of-the-art office, tech laboratory, visitor center, creating a world-class research workplace in Hangzhou.
Project name
Hangzhou Alibaba DAMO Nanhu Industry Park
Principal architect
Ken Wai
Design team
Ken Wai, Global Design Principal; Wei Li, Executive Director; Feili Shen, Executive Director
Client
Chuanjia Technology (Hangzhou) Ltd.
Typology
Commercial › Mixed-Use Development
Red Dot Design Museum in Xiamen is the third Red Dot Design Museum globally and the second in Asia. Different with traditional museum, Red Dot Design Museum mainly exhibit industrial design products that are close to people’s daily life, which naturally inspires us with the relation of consumer culture.
Project name
Red Dot Design Museum · Xiamen
Architecture firm
STEPS Architecture, Network Party
Location
Chengyi International Business Center, No. 502, Xinglinwan Road, Jimei District, Xiamen, Fujian, China
Photography
CreatAR Images (Ai Qing)
Principal architect
Wu Yu, Ji Zixiao
Design team
Cai Kai (Network Party), Li Chenshu (Network Party), Chen Yanping (Network Party), Zeng Tian (Network Party), Zhao Yueming, Li Tao, Zhao Hui, Wang Kaiping, Cheng Guangxiao, Yan Ruiqi, Liu Yu, Sadiq, Wang Bo, Shi Luhang, Li Chunrong
Collaborators
Wayfinding design: out.o studio. Multi-media design: Network Party. Exhibition design: STEPS Architecture, Network Party, Weitian Design.
Material
Fluorocarbon paint, plywood, PC sheet, PVC flooring
Typology
Cultural › Museum
In the historical building, the spiraling ramp that ascends symbolizes reverence towards the heavens and deities, often referred to as the "Eye of Heaven." Within the atrium of the modern museum, this motif is carried forward through a spiraling descent passageway, serving as a metaphor for delving into the origins of ancient Shu, known as the "Eye...
Project name
Sanxingdui Museum Public Area and Tourist Reception Center（Sanxingdui Museum Public Area Interior Design）
Architecture firm
CSD.DESIGN
Principal architect
Can Zhang, Wenting Li
Design team
Wei Lai, Pengchong Jiang, Jing Yang, Wenjie Dong, Wenjing Liu, Jun Tang, Jinli Fan, Yan Yang, Zhangping Wang, Guangchao Li, Jia Tang, Maoya Xu
Design year
April 2022 to August 2022
Completion year
July 2023
Material
epoxy grinding stone, artistic concrete hanging board, imitation old copper stainless steel, imitation old black iron stainless steel, sound-absorbing coating
Typology
Cultural Architecture > Museum
In the pursuit of sustainable development in pastoral areas, people are actively seeking solutions from multiple dimensions. The integration of climate, resources, housing, production, and culture in pastoral areas has created its unique attributes.
Project name
Zhengxiangbaiqi Grassland Community Center
Architecture firm
Ger Atelier, Inner Mongolian Grand Architecture Design CO.,LTD.
Location
Zhengxiangbaiqi, Xilin Gol League, Inner Mongolia, China
Principal architect
Zalagenbaier, Huhehada, Zhang Pengju
Design team
Daimurigen, Qu Wenyong, Mengkezhula, Liu Handong(internship), Xie Haodong(internship), Zhao Zhen(internship)
Collaborators
Developing Party: Zhengxiangbaiqi Weilisi Industrial Service Co., Ltd
Completion year
August 2023
Material
prefabricated assembly
Typology
Cultural › Community Center
