Tag Shopping Centers

14-11-2022

MVRDV Gaîté Montparnasse urban regeneration in Paris

In the French capital, the architectural studio MVRDV is working on an urban block, reusing significant parts of a previous building, constructed in the 1970s, to create a new mixed-use complex. The new project creates a more welcoming building by streamlining the existing uses and expanding the offer with new social housing and a kindergarten.

26-10-2022

MVRDV transforms a shopping centre in Lyon

What to do with an old shopping centre from the ’70s such as La Part-Dieu, right in the centre of Lyon, France? - Call Dutch studio MVRRDV and ask them to transform it in a way that not only sustainably reuses a lot of the materials from the existing building, but reorganises and expands its internal programmes, making an urban dinosaur into an attractive location for the citizenry and revitalising its surroundings.

18-10-2022

Hitzig Militello Architects’ Manduca Market inaugurated in Buenos Aires

Argentinian studio Hitzig Militello Architects has come up with a new attraction for Paseo La Plaza, a cultural and shopping complex in the San Nicolás district of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Manduca Market brings new life to this popular place, staying true to the studio’s tradition of drawing on local history and references.

23-09-2022

Traverso-Vighy: Salvagnini Campus in Sarego, Vicenza, Italy

Salvagnini asked Giovanni Traverso and Paola Vighy to transform its historic headquarters into a cutting-edge production facility. A stunning new face for the company, an exceptional combination of digital design and advanced prefabrication, but also the careful planning of light with a view to improved staff wellbeing.

22-06-2022

AZL Architects: BingDing Wood Kiln Factory, Qiancheng, China

AZL Architects has built a symbolic enclosure around an old kiln used for firing porcelain. The mission is to safeguard an ancient Chinese technique that is under threat from industrialisation, as well as to construct a space for respect and contemplation to make the population proud.

25-05-2022

Aulík Fišer architekti: Bořislavka Centre in Prague

Prague’s Bořislavka Centre takes advantage of its privileged location above the metro station of the same name to become a public plaza. Aulík Fišer’s project provides the area with an infrastructure connecting the residential neighbourhoods around it, in a form of architecture designed on the basis of memories of the area’s urban development.

19-04-2022

Cité Arquitetura Shopping Mall integrated into the landscape of Brasilia

Partage Shopping Brasília, designed by architectural studios Cité Arquitetur and Sá & Almeida, aspires to become a model of innovation in shopping mall design on the Brazilian market. The architects have designed a building which aims to achieve LEED certification for sustainability and fits into the local landscape and culture.

02-03-2022

Colectivo C733: Public market in Matamoros, Mexico

Collettivo C733’s market in Matamoros, on the border between Mexico and Texas, responds to society’s need for spaces for hospitality and dialogue with its form and internal layout. The market is not just a centre of trade, but a sustainable system that may be replicated elsewhere to support vulnerable communities.

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.