Design practice Atelier Waterside has renovated a cafe in Guangzhou called the Sigma Cafe that has been positioned as an important node for the local community, where residents gather at this cosy sharing space.…
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Architecture F&B Interiors
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Adaptive reuse Architecture Furniture design Interiors
HONG Designworks converts 20th-century Victorian building in Shanghai into Fritz Hansen’s experiential centre
HONG Designworks has transformed a historic 20th-century Victorian building in Shanghai as the home of Danish furniture brand Fritz Hansen. Over the years, the old house has witnessed the changes of Julu Road where…
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Adaptive reuse Architecture Hotel design
Sunyat Architects converts Shanghai boutique hotel’s former boiler room into part of larger urban landscape
It’s been 10 years since Singaporean hotelier Loh Lik Peng enlisted one of China’s leading architecture practices, Neri&Hu, to convert a former crumbling factory and warehouse facility on the Shanghai Bund into a hip…
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Adaptive reuse Architecture Community architecture Culture Leisure attraction
Atelier Tsuyoshi Tane Architects converts former brick brewery warehouse into contemporary art museum in Japan’s Hirosaki city
Atelier Tsuyoshi Tane Architects (ATTA) has designed the recently-opened Hirosaki Museum of Contemporary Art (Hirosaki MOCA), located in northern Japan’s western Aomori Prefecture. The city is known for being the largest producer of apples…
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Adaptive reuse Architecture Art Public Institution
OPEN Architecture converts decommissioned aviation fuel tanks in Shanghai into inclusive art complex
OPEN Architecture has transformed five decommissioned aviation fuel tanks in Shanghai into a vibrant contemporary art centre. Located in Longteng Avenue in Xuhui District along the city’s Huangpu River, and in close proximity to…
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Adaptive reuse Architecture
Trace Architecture Office restores old traditional house in paddy fields, converts it into library and cafe
Trace Architecture Office (TAO), led by Li Hua, has designed a library-cum-cafe in the idyllic paddy fields of Pingnan in Fujian province in China. Located within a building that was a long-abandoned local residence,…
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Adaptive reuse Architecture Art Culture Public Institution
Singapore Art Museum to get major facelift helmed by SCDA Architects; completion expected in 2023
The Singapore Art Museum (SAM) is undergoing major refurbishment work – first time since it opened in 1996, which is being led by acclaimed local architecture firm SCDA Architects. Recently revealed artist’s impressions present a…