Tag Shanghai

23-03-2022

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.

21-01-2022

GRNDCNTRL, a theatrical nightclub in Shanghai

Located in Shanghai's affluent Xintiandi district, the new GRNDCNTRL nightclub designed by the PIG DESIGN studio, led by architect Li Wenqiang, stands out from other Shanghai nightlife spots. Inspired by the metaphorical concept of a "theatre", the design elevates the hip-pop nightclub to the next level of evening entertainment.

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.

30-12-2021

UNStudio's Shanghai Jiuguang Center inaugurated

The recently inaugurated Shanghai Jiuguang Center, the largest shopping complex in the northern part of Shanghai, was designed by the architectural studios Nihon Sekkei and UNStudio. The former was in charge of the exterior shell, while the latter was tasked with making the mall an important landmark not only for customers, but for the entire community. UNStudio's project addressed all the interior spaces of the shopping centre, including the design of the courtyard and its façades, as well as the public roof terrace.

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.

21-10-2021

Activating the rural space by LIN Architecture

LIN Architecture is a pioneering design and research institute in Asia, dedicated to spatial research, design and education. The team carried out an experimental project on the reactivation of the rural space in Chongming, a very important topic, not only in China.

26-08-2021

Architecture that helps, Snail Baby Growth Center by TOWODesign

Snail Baby Growth Center, designed by Chinese studio TOWODesign in Shanghai, is an environment for users with special needs. Despite a limited budget, the designers have created a space with a warm and welcoming atmosphere.

17-08-2021

ZHA Close Up – Work & Research exhibition at MAM Shanghai

"ZHA Close Up – Work & Research” is the title of the exhibition running until 29 August at MAM Shanghai, which provides China’s first major retrospective of the projects of the Zaha Hadid Architects firm from 1982 onwards. It provides a detailed, precise survey of works of architecture ranging from the MAXXI in Rome (2010) to the Leeza SOHO in Beijing (2019), through to the latest, most innovative projects the firm is undertaking in various parts of the world.