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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.
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06-05-2022 - Design
Moshu Tree House, a new venue by Hitzig Militello Arquitectos
Hitzig Militello Arquitectos, HMA, designed a striking new venue in an existing building with a bold aesthetic impact in Buenos Aires’ hip Palermo district. The design idiom is inspired by the gastronomic specialty on offer: typical American pies, of the type traditionally cooled by an open window.
14-04-2022 - Design
Canal House by i29 in Amsterdam
Designers from the Amsterdam-based i29 interior design studio have brought a typical canal house back to life near Amstelveld. After two years of careful restoration and transformation works, in collaboration with a team of specialists, the house is ready to welcome a new family.
07-04-2022 - Design
BIBU Pet Store by One Fine Day Studio & Partners
Designers from the One Fine Day Studio & Partners firm have created a veterinary clinic and pet store in Guangzhou on par to the most exclusive luxury boutiques. The retrofuturist-style architectural storytelling is geared to Gen Z's tastes, elevating the spaces from functional to experiential, at least for pet owners.
05-04-2022 - Design
Salty Architects for Jerusalem’s Gordon Gallery
Gordon Gallery, one of Tel Aviv’s oldest and best-known institutions for the arts, appointed Israeli studio Salty Architects to convert an old industrial workshop in Jerusalem’s Sapir Center area into an anxiously awaited new exhibition space.
31-03-2022 - Design
ACABADO MATE’s renovation of the LT ENERRAY offices
The founders of architectural studio ACABADO MATE, Alessandra Faraone and Valeria Merola, renovated the LT ENERRAY offices in Bologna with interior designer Laura Muñoz. Remote working during the pandemic succeeded in creating a welcoming multisensorial space in line with the customer’s corporate philosophy.
23-03-2022 - Design
Leaping Creative’s Bosie “Space” presents shopping as an experience
Leaping Creative, Zen Zheng’s brand experience design company, designed the biggest flagship store of China’s "unisex" fashion brand Bosie in central Shanghai. The store in vintage futuristic style offers not only clothing but a snack bar, a coffee shop and a pet hotel, as well as a variety of interactive installations for its trendy young clientele.
