Tag Refurbishment

14-02-2022

Remembering the past in the Chinese countryside: LLLab’s WAAAM

Chinese studio LLLab designed WAAAM, a museum of art and architecture in Beigou, Beijing testifying to the great impact of rural revitalisation on the local community. The museum adopts a critical approach to local materials, casting new light on them and expressing their characteristics in accordance with a contemporary artistic sensibility.

09-02-2022

DA Bureau designs a recovery project in St. Petersburg, Russia

The founders of the Russian DA bureau architectural firm have created their home in the historic centre of St. Petersburg. The recovery of a studio apartment in a historic building has given the architects the opportunity to express their design philosophy, in other words to achieve maximum expressiveness with a minimum of means.

14-01-2022

Kaunas in Lithuania, one of the three European capitals of culture 2022

The European Capitals of Culture is an EU-backed initiative that puts culture at the heart of European cities, for an annual celebration of art and culture. In 2022, three capitals have been selected: Kaunas in Lithuania, Novi Sad in Serbia and Esch in Luxembourg. We will begin our exploratory journey in Kaunas.

05-01-2022

Creative recycling: MVRDV’s Bulgari flagship store in Shanghai

Rotterdam architectural studio MVRDV has completed the Bulgari flagship store in Shanghai, a new boutique showcasing the circular economy with a green, jade-like façade made from brass and recycled glass bottles, referencing the original Bulgari boutique in Rome and Shanghai’s Art Deco architecture.

28-12-2021

The Best of Livegreenblog: hospitality and conviviality the world over

The Best of Livegreenblog is back to mark the end of the year. Restaurants and hotels have always been pioneers in interior design, and so we take a look at four projects with a focus on conviviality published in the year 2021 that is about to close, from Morocco to the United States and from Italy to Taiwan.

07-12-2021

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.

02-12-2021

From steel mill to photographer’s studio, by TRI-ORANGE DESIGN

In Hangzhou’s Binjiang district, Chinese architectural practice TRI-ORANGE DESIGN converted an old stainless steel factory into Moments Photography Base, concerned with the production of images for web customers. The industrial building with its patina formed by the passage of time allowed the architects to create a truly fascinating place.

25-11-2021

Wutopia Lab and The Shrine of Everyman

The Chinese Wutopia Lab architectural firm has transformed an abandoned rural building into an attraction, in other words a rest stop for visitors to the Qian Shao Farm. A project inspired by an idea deeply rooted in Chinese culture, that of the sacredness of everyday life.