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Interior design with a special focus on refurbishment and revitalisation.
24-05-2023 - Design
The Zikawei Library by Wutopia Lab in Shanghai
The story of the Zikawei Library in Shanghai is a tale of intelligent reuse, as the building was originally designed as a bookstore by David Chipperfield Architects. Immediately after the completion of the façade and the structure, it remained empty. However, at the city's will and thanks to the intervention of the Wutopia Lab studio, it has recently become the iconic public library of the Zikawei district.
26-04-2023 - Design
Art to narrate transformation, Carlo Stanga for LAND
Beyond words: leaving room for imagination, even when tackling extremely current and urgent topics, such as the ecological transition. This is precisely what the colourful drawings created by illustrator and architect Carlo Stanga deal with. While his works usually narrate cities with "WanderWorld", instead, he explored the new "urban landscapes".
15-03-2023 - Design
Circular design for a reversible shop in Milan
Flexible circular design for retail, a scene that is continually changing in response to new trends and demands, is the key to the new store opened by multibrand retailer ON-OFF in Milan, designed by bloomscape Architecture with Francesca Perani Enterprise.
RECENT PROJECTS
23-07-2021 - Design
Floating Realities, a spa in Geneva designed by BUREAU
Architectural practice BUREAU renewed a spa in Geneva. The studio approached the idea of psychological and physical wellness on the basis of the experience of floating in water, in a state of fluid suspension. To make the most of the relaxing experience of the spa, the architects have designed a world dominated by pastel colours.
14-07-2021 - Design
An installation by TOWOdesign introducing the passive home
Chinese studio TOWOdesign was appointed to convert the second floor, a 15,000 square metre exhibition space, of Gaoxin Real Estate’s sales office in Xi'an, China, to underline the virtues of the passive home. The project draws inspiration from the city’s magnificent past to offer a glimpse of how we might live in the future.
13-07-2021 - Design
Clayton Korte’s Design Office: a conversion in Austin, Texas
Clayton Korte (formerly Clayton & Little) of Austin/San Antonio, Texas has converted a 1963 building to house two design studios: its own and that of the Word + Carr Design Group, a landscape architecture studio. The project incarnates Clayton Korte’s commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration and fostering discourse in the design community.
08-07-2021 - Design
LUO Studio creates Mumokuteki Concept Bookstore in Beijing
The creative designers of LUO Studio have produced a bookshop in an unused underground space in a Beijing shopping centre. The project makes the most of the existing construction, despite the presence of utility installations and all the limitations associated with underground spaces.
16-06-2021 - Design
Masquespacio designs Bun, Turin: playful colours for a captivating interior design
As anticipated, we are pleased to present the second project completed in Italy by Spanish creative studio Masquespacio - led by Ana Milena Hernández Palacios and Christophe Penasse - this time in Turin. Bun’s Turin branch is the latest addition to the Milan-based chain, which has used inviting colours in all its restaurants to create a welcoming atmosphere.
21-05-2021 - Design
The Law of Beliefs installation at Creative Expo Taiwan 2021
The Law of Beliefs, curated by Lin Kun Ying, a Taiwanese interdisciplinary artist, is a data-driven installation that customises each visitor’s experience enriching 2021 Creative Expo Taiwan, a cultural exhibition held April 16 through 25 at three locations in Taipei.
