Continuing BBDO’s design initiatives from their head office, Spacemen highlighted BBDO Live’s new workplace with spaces that evoke the rugged edginess and sleek refinement of all things ‘Automotive’ which is the very essence of the clients under this branch of the global agency. The result was an unexpected unity of raw materials, patterns and colours into a perfect blend of creative spaces that encapsulates BBDO Live’s role in the industry.
The first building in MVRDV’s masterplan, a flower shaped landmark offering 15.000 m2 of Grade A offices, combines a strong identity with rental flexibility. The 45,000 m2 plot on the edge of Shanghai’s Honqiao airport will include a total of 9 further MVRDV-designed office buildings atop an Aedas-designed underground shopping centre, and will be completed in early 2016. The Flower Building will receive a 3-star Green Building Label, the best energy performance rating available in China, and was designed by MVRDV for Sincere Property Group. The masterplan’s mixed-use program includes a total of 110,000 m2 of offices, 47,000 m2 of retail space, and 55,000 m2 of parking.
Chemical Bookstore was located on Meilong Rd, Shanghai. It was a typical old style bookstore. What you saw is just as simple as bookshelves, everywhere full of books and several aisles. Books, people reading books and purchasing behavior constituted the space.
The first of our ‘Timber Forest’ series, nestled in the lower ground of the Soho Bund building in Shanghai, this 150sqm cafe’s main aim was to provide an escape for the buildings’ office dwellers and shop-goers.
Drawing our inspiration from nature, the concept hopes to create a calming place for the customers to gather and dine under the trees to emulate the comforts and tranquillity of an open forest canopy. The irregular timber profiles mimic the branches and hanging vines of trees, transforming the eatery into a place of nature.
Warm light filters between the timber branches as the bulbs hang down mimicking drops of rain falling of leaves.
Article source: Q&A – Quarta & Armando Architecture Design Research
Designed by architecture office Q&A, Brazilian bar Barraco uses reclaimed materials, doors and windows from demolished buildings in Shanghai and as-found objects to stage the informal, messy and colorful atmosphere of tropical cities.
The neutral tones of bare concrete, wood and white gravel on the floor and walls serve as a background for the controlled chaos of plants, lights and hanging swings on the ceiling, which projects itself from inside to outside and towards the street.
Article source: Shanghai Ben Zhe Architecture Design
The project is located on East Fuxing Road, Shanghai, China, which is next to Yu Garden, thus is named “Yu Hotel” to echo with Yu Garden. It was originally an old hostel/chess & card room. With the changes of times and urban renewal, the owner wanted to deconstruct the new meaning of B&B on the basis of reinforcing the existing structure.
The old hostel was comprised of four old buildings that were narrow, small with inadequate lighting on the inside. The key of the renovation project is spatial restructuring and bringing sunlight and nature to the interior space that used to be narrow and dark to begin with. After more than half a year, the designers have deconstructed and turned the old place into the complex whose interior is connected with the exterior with courtyard interspaced inbetween. It is comprised of waterfront landscaping, terrace, guest room, dining room, tea room and garden and so on, which enable it to combine the functionality and landscape of B&B together and devote particular care for fine details. And it shows the transition from the old to the new happened to the lanes and alleys in Shanghai over time through the interior and soft decoration on the basis of repairing the overall structure of the house as before.
Starting from the West, industrial revolution had began to affect the change of times throughout the world since the 1760s; the invention and application of the new power machine—steam engine marked the beginning of the Age of Steam. Plants facilities with oil tanks and steel pipes had become an important symbol of that glorious age, what’s more, what hidden behind these symbols is the power that starts the capitalist world system.
HOW Art Museum is located in ZhangJiang Hi-Teck Park at Pudong Shanghai. Occupying three levels of the podium floors within the existing HOW Art Hotel building, this 7000sqm Contemporary Art Museum includes a 4200sqm Exhibition space and an about 2800sqm space of supporting service area. The Museum entry hall at the west side of the hotel building is a new addition. To echo with the existing glass curtain wall, this new addition takes on a simple architecture form. The new addition hall way is a transitional space between the exterior sculpture park and the interior Gallery space as well as a link between the Art Hotel and the Museum. The 22 meter long rectangular form takes one single bend in correspond to the existing podium building shape.
The purpose of the project client is to add a relaxed area to the work environment. What makes us feel interesting behind this statement is that people often intentionally or unintentionally presuppose the two sides antagonism and juxtaposition of the two characteristics of “tense work” and “relaxed mood”. The idea of this scheme is not to forcibly let it come from the two element structure of the simple perception difference. On the contrary, we try to distinguish and interlock the two elements between “work” and “rest”, and to shape the tension between the two and rethink the office space in the process. The trait of reason.
Amazing decor and imaginative interior designs are what set one coffee shop or cafe apart from its neighbour. Good design and stylish decor instil a rich atmosphere and a relaxing ambience that will make paying customers stay far longer to enjoy their favorite hot drink, namely coffee! Today’s many cafés in towns and cities around the world are trendy, busy and vibrant places that serve food and hot drinks to a broad variety of customers. Read on or click here to start the slideshow.
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