DDDD Creative Company: GARAGE is located on the B1 floor of Poly Theatre, the centre of Shenzhen's busiest commercial district. It is a non-standard themed commercial complex related to vintage modified cars, combined with the transformation of the original car park.
Architecture firm
DDDD Creative Company
Location
B1 floor, Yuehai St, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China
Principal architect
John Sun
Completion year
December，2023
Material
Aluminum oxide plate, black limestone, brass plate, distressed stainless steel, black vintage rectangular brick, black vintage mosaic, orange marble, galvanized iron plate, galvanized steel grating plate, burl wood grain plate, wooden wool acoustic panel
Client
Super Pixel (Shenzhen) Commercial Operations Management Co., Ltd.
As the birthplace of Chengdu’s new culture movement and new business, Citang Street still has many buildings for strategies of the protection of historical and cultural heritage. Its reconstruction and expansion project adopts organic renewal organizing the traditional urban space.
Project name
Citang Street Regeneration
Architecture firm
China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd.
Location
Qingyang District, Chengdu, Sichuan
Principal architect
Zheng Yong
Design team
Zhang Zongteng, Liu Yu, Xu Wenqi, Wang Yixuan, Li Botao, Li Yi, Li Yue,Zheng Hancong
Completion year
(Phase I) July 2023
Collaborators
Deputy Lead Architect: Chen Jiale; Structural Engineers: Yi Dan, Wang Heng, Tang Min; Water Supply and Drainage Engineers: Xiao Sida, Wen Zhiwei; HVAC Engineers: Gong Bo, Bai Yinghe; Electrical Engineers: Li Guohui, Zhu Ke; Building Intelligence Engineer: Zhang Jing 2; Curtain Wall Façade Engineers: Yin Bingli, Cai Honglin, Cheng Chao, Zhou Chunxiao, Fan Haibo; Architectural technology: Luo Jing, Chen Jun
Landscape
Ouyang Shuang (Chengdu Jizhun Fangzhong Architectural Design Co., Ltd.)
Structural engineer
Yi Dan, Wang Heng, Tang Min
Client
Chengdu Xingguanghua Urban Construction Co., Ltd.
What is the nature of grief and mourning in a society that no longer shares a religious or philosophical view of death and what comes after? In the design of the Vratislavice cemetery extension, we sought a form that is appropriately dignified yet contains a glimmer of hope without relying on religious symbols.
Project name
The Final Place
Architecture firm
Mjölk Architekti
Location
Nad Školou 160, Liberec – Vratislavice nad Nisou, Czech Republic
Principal architect
Tobiáš Hrabec, Jan Mach, Jan Vondrák
Collaborators
Project documentation: Mjölking. Landscaping design: Atelier Flera. Construction: Two Bricks. Lighting solutions: Archlights [Michal Řehák].
Lighting
Archlights [Michal Řehák].
Material
Liberec granite – pavement, borders of the dispersal garden and the insertion meadows, ceremonial table and memorial to Unborn children made of solid rock. Polished steel sheet – surface of the ceremonial table. Steel coated with hammer paint – memorial lanterns. Frosted glass – lanterns of memorial lights. Brass plate – nameplates and markings.
Client
Liberec Municipal District – Vratislavice nad Nisou
The intervention area is located in front of the “Lucia Viano” Kindergarten in the Donatello district of Cuneo. Previously, it was a road section with a space used as a parking lot.
Project name
New School Square
Architecture firm
Studio 3Mark
Photography
Oscar Bernelli, Paolo Ansaldi (Drone), Marco Bertola (Drone video)
Principal architect
Michele Cassino, Manuela Rosso
Typology
Educational Architecture › School, Playground, Square
The project is situated within West Lane Cultural and Creative Park—formerly a toy factory nestled in an old industrial neighborhood in Xiaoshan District, Hangzhou. Through conceiving a comprehensive brand design solution for the client healing pets, Informal Design aims to create a destination for pet lovers, fostering a warm human-pet community t...
Project name
Healing Pets
Architecture firm
Informal Design
Location
West Lane Cultural and Creative Park, Xiaoshao District, Hangzhou, China
Photography
Hei Shui, Rocky
Design team
Spatial design: Sheng Wang, Zhihang Luo, Ning Ye, Huangying Cheng Graphic design: Jing Zheng, Yanhong Liu
Typology
Public Space › Pet-Friendly Social Space
The project is located in Quinta da Estrela which occupies a valley in Odemira, a landscape significantly altered over the last three decades.The slope surrounding the Quinta da Estrela house was removed to make way for a parking lot, isolating the building and causing structural issues due to the excavation.
Project name
Olaria Municipal
Architecture firm
ARDE Arquitetura + Design
Location
Quinta da Estrela, Odemira, Portugal
Photography
Ivo Tavares Studio
Principal architect
Daniel Pinho
Collaborators
Fluids Engineering: Paulo Ferreira. Thermal Engineering: Miguel Ferreira – certiterm. Visual identity: Daniel Pinho
Structural engineer
Paulo Ferreira
Lighting
Claudio Espirito Santo
Construction
Virgílio de Sousa Leal
Supervision
Rui Graça, Vitor Afonso
Material
Stone, concrete, glass, wood, brick
Typology
Public Space › Municipal Building
China's rural revitalization initiative emphasizes leveraging urban resources to support rural development. A key strategy involves developing tourism to attract capital and industries, foster cultural engagement, promote population retention, and facilitate the settlement of new residents in rural areas.
Project name
"Soft Square" in Changshou Village
Architecture firm
ZXD Architects
Location
Changshou Village, Jiangling Community, Pingshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Photography
Zhang Chao, Zhu Xiaodi, Hou Danqing, Xiao Hui
Principal architect
Zhu Xiaodi
Design team
Ma Tiangang, Xiao Ruyi
Completion year
July 8, 2024
Structural engineer
Beijing Institute of Architectural Design Co., Ltd. / Bai Guangbo, Duan Shichang, Gao Zhijun, Wang Yi, Cui Jianhua, Zhu Zhongyi
Lighting
Purilighting (PURI) / Hu Fang, Ma Zanbao
Client
Bureau of Public Works of Pingshan District, Shenzhen
This project is a pivotal part of the Chaichanglong Historic Area Organic Regeneration initiative in the old city of Shaoxing. The site comprises a collection of structures built by local people over various periods before the notion of planning came into being.
Project name
Dazhou Atelier and Its Surrounding Area Renovation
Architecture firm
SpActrum
Location
Chaichanglong (Fairy Li), Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
Photography
Su Shengliang, ZhuDi@SHADØOPLAY, Jinyu Wan. Video: Su Shengliang, SpActrum. Other Image Credits: SpActrum
Principal architect
Yan Pan
Design team
Zhen Li, Yimeng Tang, Ying Li, Hao Chen, Xianglong Meng, ShAil Paragkum Patel, Gregorio Soravito, Jinyu Wan
Structural engineer
China International Engineering Design & Consult Co., Ltd.
Client
Shaoxing Historical and Cultural City Protection Office, New Century Cultural Tourism
