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Whittle School and Studios Suzhou / Perkins Eastman

December 24, 2023 July Shao 0

The Whittle School and Studios Suzhou Campus is beautifully situated on a gracious 7.5 ha waterfront site in the heart of the high-speed rail new town district in Suzhou, China. A 19 minute- commute from Shanghai, the new purpose-built 119,000sm facility is designed to accommodate 2,500 students, grades Pre-K through 12, in a boarding school environment that supports the Whittle philosophy, “learning happens any place all the time”. The campus is comprised of several courtyard-style academic buildings, a sports and performing arts center and a 1000 student residential hall. The design provides high performance, flexible learning spaces that enhance the Whittle’s core academic curriculum and facilitate interdisciplinary, problem-based project work, bi-lingual and experiential learning programs. Designed to meet a LEED for Schools Silver benchmark and China Greenstar (two star) requirements, the new state-of- the-art campus is poised to become one of the premier boarding school campuses in Asia.

Twisting Tower and Spiral Station / HCCH Studio

December 22, 2023 July Shao 0

Twisting Tower and Spiral Station are two structures of the Shanghai Lingang Ecological Restoration Project, located 10 kilometers apart along the coastline. They demonstrate the possibility of infrastructure as a landmark, that not only serves for ecological purposes but also attracts public attention to environmental issues through the visual expression of technical elements. From an architectural perspective, they also attempt to explore economic and intriguing solutions by taking minimal formal manipulation.

Itree Mankekeli Homestay / Wildurban Architects

December 13, 2023 July Shao 0

The Shenzhen Reef Library is situated in Jiaochangwei, the only village along the Dapeng Peninsula’s coastline in Shenzhen. The aggressive expansion of the tourism industry has caused this once tranquil and peaceful seaside village overcrowded and noisy. The project is affixed to the edge of a busy old street, and except for the relatively open view from the street, the rest of the three sides are adjacent to the neighboring houses. The initial design purpose was to create a diverse and complex public space within a tightly enclosed site.

Wooden Pavilion by the River- FEI PATISSERIE / NEME Studio Architects

November 26, 2023 July Shao 0

The project is located in a granary built by Shunde County in the 1980s. Next to the 70m wide river is the Shunde Lunjiao Dachong, which has been the venue for dragon boat races, and dragon boat crews can often be seen shuttling through the river. The design site is a long glass box (20x6m in length and width) that was added after the renovation. Although it is located at the entrance of the building, the external facade is covered by plants, and the interior is dim, while the internal staircase leading to the first floor (for other tenants) takes up 2/3 of the space, resulting in the interior being only 3m wide at the narrowest point, and at the same time, at a floor height of 4.2m, the space at the bottom of the staircase creates a sense of oppression and is difficult to use. Our aim was to provide a comfortable and complete service space while at the same time combining the characteristics of the site with a sense of being here and now for the FEI, clients, and passers-by.

A Hamlet within The Urban Village / TAO – Trace Architecture Office

November 21, 2023 July Shao 0

“A Hamlet within the urban village” is TAO’s first urban renewal project in Nantou Ancient Town, Shenzhen. This is an urban cluster that originally consisted of multiple buildings with different property rights of the land. Part of it was preserved and partly demolished and renovated to form a new composite urban community. It is both a building and a miniature urban village. An open-ended concrete structure integrates all the old and new elements of the site, making it a stage for the lively and ever-changing life here.

FUTURE CITY Exhibition Center / Various Associates

November 17, 2023 July Shao 0

The Golden Business Center, a hallmark of “Golden Luohu”, is one of Shenzhen’s earliest urban landmarks completed not long after the city opened up. Constructed in 2003, this building embodies the architectural style prevalent during that period, notably recognized by citizens for its golden hue. To harmoniously integrate the new exhibition center with the existing structure, it becomes crucial to establish an appropriate design scale for the exhibition space’s facade while preserving the style of the original building. To achieve this delicate balance, Various Associates ingeniously incorporated hollowed-out patterns inspired by the city fabric with a golden facade, to echo the original architectural features and establish a connection between the original structure and the new space.

Jinqiao Caojiagou Riverfront Renewal Design / VIASCAPE design

November 9, 2023 July Shao 0

Caojiagou is a tributary of the Huangpu River, which is excluded from the key channel system of Shanghai. In contrast to the renowned Huangpu River or Suzhou Creek, the Caojiagou riverfront appeared to be enclosed, poorly maintained, desolated and lacked interaction with local inhabitants and urban functionalities before renewal. So how to transform the small channel side space from the back side of the urban landscape to the front side of public daily life is the key point of the renewal design.

Asian Games Athlete Village / c+d Design Center

October 23, 2023 July Shao 0

The project is located in the north unit of Qianjiang Century City, Hangzhou, the heart of the Asian Games Athlete Village, which is the international zone during the Asian Games. During the event, the international zone will serve as administration center, NOC (National Olympic Committee) service center, business and entertainment center, and large basic service facility (110kv substation), which is designed to be the most important public activity area in the functional composition of the Asian Games Athlete Village, and also the window for the Asian Games Athlete Village to show the image of the city to the outside. The buildings in this area should bear the main functions as supporting service facilities during the event and will be transformed into large public buildings serving the city after the Asian Games to meet the needs of urban development for culture, art, and public space.

NOWSEE Store / Informal Design

October 20, 2023 July Shao 0

Future city – A proposal for community commerce and life. As the times and city landscape keep evolving, our consumption activities tend to be more diversified. The project is a response to CR Land’s vision of creating new-style property scale centers that highlight both community commerce and living experience. Delving into the local cultural context, community experience, and dwelling spaces of Huizhou, Informal Design activated a community space in this second-tier city by breaking away from conventional commercial design. Combined with an innovative property sales center, NOWSEE is conceived as a platform for experiencing future community life. With the intention to redefine the commercial value of community space, Informal Design delivered integrated solutions for site selection, branding, architectural renovation, space, and VI design, and even for future operation management and supply chain. This gave birth to NOWSEE, a brand-new community-based commercial space. Located beside the sales center of Park View Mansion – a residential community developed by CR Land in Huizhou City, NOWSEE assumes some functions of the property sales center and is an important commercial destination in the community in the long term.

BeiQing Experimental School Boundary Renovation / ELSE

October 11, 2023 July Shao 0

Located in Kunming, China, the project aims to redefine the entrance and boundaries of this campus. The school is a 12-year boarding school with approximately 5,000 students and teachers. The campus is in a typical Chinese urban setting, surrounded by residential blocks mostly built in the early 2000s. However, as is typical for campuses, existing walls separate the school from the surrounding community, creating a small, inward-looking, self-sufficient community. Due to changes in land use and road reconfiguration, the original main entrance will no longer be usable.