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The Zikawei Library by Wutopia Lab in Shanghai

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.

Art to narrate transformation, Carlo Stanga for LAND

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".

Circular design for a reversible shop in Milan

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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Star-studded hospitality: CCD’s interior design for W Changsha Hotel

15-12-2021 - Design

Star-studded hospitality: CCD’s interior design for W Changsha Hotel

The designers of Chinese studio CCD created the interior design for W Changsha Hotel for the client YUNDA. The creative design is inspired by the history of the Chinese city named after a star, and this cosmic theme provides the inspiration for the interior design of a hotel with a futuristic atmosphere.

Baranowitz & Goldberg, “a” Restaurant in Tel Aviv

07-12-2021 - Design

Baranowitz & Goldberg, “a” Restaurant in Tel Aviv

“a”, a new restaurant by architectural studio Baranowitz & Goldberg in Tel Aviv, offers a harmonious combination of the heritage of Japanese design, European materials and Israeli flair. The result is captivating, timeless interior design.

Graham Baba Architects for the Lino Tagliapietra Glass Studio

30-11-2021 - Design

Graham Baba Architects for the Lino Tagliapietra Glass Studio

The American Graham Bab architecture studio has transformed a historic pre-existing building in Seattle, an old auction house, into the showroom for the well-known glass artist Lino Tagliapietra. A recovery intervention that emphasises the materiality of architecture, in a balanced dialogue with the glass art.

Various Associates and the (SO)What store in Chengdu

23-11-2021 - Design

Various Associates and the (SO)What store in Chengdu

The Chinese-based Various Associates studio has designed the new boutique of the (SO)What women's clothing brand, which emphasises the freedom to choose one's own style, drawing inspiration from the cultural history of Chengdu, a city known for its traditional Shu operas. The shop presents itself as a theatrical stage for customers, where the spaces are structured like the acts of an opera.

Kossmann Dejong, an exhibition for The House of Artisans in Abu Dhabi

17-11-2021 - Design

Kossmann Dejong, an exhibition for The House of Artisans in Abu Dhabi

Designers from the Dutch Kossmann Dejong studio, together with Tellart, have created an exhibition on ancient crafts and artisanry at the House of Artisans, in Abu Dhabi. The exhibition concept has been fittingly revisited in an evocative architecture designed by architect Alex Franklin featuring a façade of woven wicker panels.

Neuhäusl Hunal studio creates a multifunctional interlocking environment

16-11-2021 - Design

Neuhäusl Hunal studio creates a multifunctional interlocking environment

The firm led by architects David Neuhäusl and Matěj Hunal has created a very small but perfectly functional house in Prague. The show-piece is the 20-square-metre kitchen-living room, where we find all the comforts, thanks to a truly rational interior design.

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