If you imagine the nighttime Guijie Street as a scroll, scanning the east-west restaurant facades, all eyes will undoubtedly catch - a transparent glass exterior enclosing a fantastical light-filled architectural box. Nearly twenty years after its founding, Duyiwei has entered Beijing's most popular dining scene with an unprecedented brand image....
Project name
Duyiwei Grilled Fish
Principal architect
Wu Wei
Design team
Cheng Lu, Jia Qifeng, Liu Chenyang, Zhang Shun
Interior design
IN.X Space Design
Lighting
Uniimport Technology
Visualization
Fayoung Design
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
Bobo, founder and creative director of LubanEra·Design, created a unique rhythm and mood within the store through architectural language and thinking, focusing on the commercial value of aesthetics rather than a specific design style.
Project name
ZHUZHANG Store
Architecture firm
LubanEra·Design
Location
MGU Universe Nanshan, Shenzhen, China
Principal architect
Bobo Chen
Design team
Gan Ao, Jiang Yifeng
Completion year
February 2024
Typology
Commercial › Store
In the spring of 2024, Unknown Design was commissioned by MIICUUH to design the brand's first collection store in Linping, Hangzhou. Inspired by Le Corbusier's classic work, the Ronchamp chapel, the designers hope to create a sculptural and spiritual retail space with a soft and restrained form through the juxtaposition of different body scales and...
Architecture firm
Unknown Design
Location
Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
Principal architect
MK. ZHU. Zhang Danman
Design team
MK. ZHU. Zhang Danman
Lighting
Guangji Lighting
Construction
Jiuwei Decoration Engineering Co.
Material
Art Paint, Limestone
Typology
Commercial › Retail
Returning to the essence of eternal wonder, nurturing vitality, and shedding common troubles to be free from worries. This embodies the essence of "returning" that Shuiguo 2.0 advocates, rooted in primal purity and distant from worldly distractions. As Water Encased becomes a lifestyle.
Project name
Shanghai Shuiguo · Tangquan Life (Wujiaochang Store)
Architecture firm
DJX Design Studio
Location
Block E, 111 Songhu Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai, China
Photography
Tan Xiaozhong, Wu Hehongquan. Video: Mingze
Principal architect
Wang Bing
Interior design
DJX Design Studio
Completion year
November 2023
Lighting
DJX Design Studio
Typology
Commercial › Store
At No. 528 Huaihai Middle Road, behind a classical Baroque balcony, a vibrant "blazing flame" highlights MASONPRINCE’s distinctive identity.
This surreal “flame”, sparked by MASONPRINCE, has spread from Dongshankou to this location.
Crossng the boundary between reality and illusion, a tunnel of consciousness opens up, leading to the "backroom...
Project name
MASONPRINCE Shanghai Flagship Store
Architecture firm
TOMO DESIGN, TO ACC
Photography
Free Will Photography
Principal architect
Uno Chan, Xiao Fei
Collaborators
Cooperative design: Psyun, Linus, Jing, Jennifer. Decoration design: Tin. Brand promotion: Xiao Fei, Angel Yiu, Yuu, TUANTUAN, Sunshine PR. Installation art: Acéphale Studio. Technical support: Shenzhen Botoo Construction Co., ltd
Material
Gradient glass, mirrored metal, walnut flooring, terrazzo, handmade brick, salt brick, carpet
Typology
Commercial › Store
Aurora Design has received a renovation project for an old residential building located in an old neighborhood in the center of Kunming, adjacent to a multi-story parking lot and a snack street. The complex surrounding environment, the tension between the new and old, makes the project more interesting. “Spring” are easily expected to blossom at an...
Project name
Chun Sheng Jewelry
Architecture firm
Aurora Design
Location
Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
Photography
Na Xin from INSPACE
Principal architect
Yang Xuewan
Collaborators
Video: WM STUDIO
Construction
Rebuilding Space Lab
Typology
Commercial › Jewelry Store
Vinos Chidos, a recently completed wine store in Mexico City, reimagines the retail experience for cool wines from around the world. Emphasizing curated selection and minimalist design, the compact space prioritizes customer exploration within a thoughtfully crafted environment.
Project name
Vinos Chidos Roma
Architecture firm
Alfille Arquitectos
Location
Col. Roma, Mexico City, Mexico
Principal architect
Moises Alfille
Collaborators
Gamma Arquitectos
Interior design
Moises Alfille
Supervision
Alicia Martinez
Visualization
Moises Alfille
Construction
Gamma Arquitectos
Material
Charred Wood, Metal, Lava Rock
Typology
Commercial › Store, Retail
Fortune Farm, alchemised in terracotta splendour - A retail design that defies the conventional, Sauntering down Ahmedabad’s high street, one wouldn’t gamble on the chances of crossing paths with an otherworldly realm disguised as a jewellery boutique. With only a sliver of its demeanour peeking through the façade, the bijouterie destination lives...
Project name
Fortune Farm, Store Name: Luire
Architecture firm
MuseLAB
Location
Pirojpur, Ahmedabad, India
Photography
Ishita Sitwala, The Fishy Project
Principal architect
Jasem Pirani, Huzefa Rangwala
Design team
Fahim Khambati, Trupti Desai
Collaborators
Shailesh Rajput Design Studio, Flos India
Completion year
October 2023
Typology
Commercial › Store
