Domain Architects: Surrounded by unfinished building site, wasted land and industrial sites, this project is definitely not blessed with a beautiful site. This hotel near a scenic area consists of 48 rooms, an independent restaurant, a banquet hall, swimming pools, underground parking and spaces preserved for later phase development.
Project name
Sky Yards Hotel
Architecture firm
Domain Architects
Location
Xiuwu County, Henan Province, China
Principal architect
Xiaomeng Xu
Design team
Xiaomeng Xu, Chun Wang
Structural engineer
AND Office
Interior design
Xiaomeng Xu, Hannah Wang
Material
Concrete, Wood, Metal, Glass
Contractor
Henan Jutailong Decoration and Construction Co., Ltd.
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
Co-life symbolizes the coaction of different aspects of life. The latest work by Karv One Design aims at creating a place where people's needs in life are met through the building where people have a close relationship with coffee. As a component of the diversified Co-life Experience Centre, the Coffee Museum offers a space for social interaction a...
Interior design
Karv One Design
Photography
Jack Qin / Chen Ming
Principal designer
Kyle Chan
Design team
Jimmy Ho, Derek Ng, Jacky Wan, Nicko Hui, Ally So, Amber Ho, Lou Lu, Sherman Lai, Samuel Wan, Reeta Wu, Kennys Zeng, Bruce Li
Material
White marble, Dark green marble, Black marble, White terrazzo, Copper color brushed stainless steel, Corrugated stainless steel, Primary color mirror stainless steel, Distressed chaotic pattern bronze stainless steel, Wood grain aluminum square plate, Silver mirror, Dark solid wood, White texture paint
Typology
Experience Center
To introduce this meeting of culture, aoe created a Cultural Exchange City Reception Center in the city where it all begun. The marriage of the Italian and Sino style was at the heart of the project to illustrate the cultural mix and was adapted to merge the structure and its surrounding.
Project name
Sino-Italian Cultural Exchange City Reception Center
Photography
Arch-exist Photography
Principal architect
Wen Qun
Design team
Ma Jianning, Fan Ruixue, Wang Ye, Chang Zhiyu, Pan Jichang, Li Xiangting, Lu Yu
Interior design
Zhu Dan, Du Jing, Liu Jingyi, Xue Yawen, Liu Chen
Structural engineer
CSCEC AECOM CONSULTANTS CO., LTD
Material
Low-E glass, local wood, and green roofs
Client
Tianfu Investment Group Co., LTD
Typology
Cultural › Exhibition
v One Design: Sometimes, we wish to pause and experience the static moment. The Dali for Relief urban life centre, with its Chinese name symbolizing the thirteenth extra month of life, offers the place to turn your ideal lifestyle to actual experience.
Interior design
Karv One Design
Principal designer
Kyle Chan
Design team
Yujie Peng, King Ou, Amber Ho, Reeta Wu, Leon Zhang, Sail Huang, Derrick Liang, Bruce Li, Joey Zhou
Architecture firm
Jacky Wan, Ally So
Material
Light gray terrazzo Flooring, Dark gray natural stone staging platform Grey-grained white marble, Bronze stainless steel, Mirror stainless steel Light-colored solid wood, Blue striped denim, Orange gradient glass, Frosted acrylic
Typology
Exhibition Center
“After a rain, in the forest, all lives are awoken. Take some time and enjoy the moment. Treat your taste buds to rich flavours. This might be the most beautiful thing.” Inspired by such aspiration for beautiful life, Karv One Design created a nature themed multi-media restaurant with an artistic concept.
Architecture firm
Karv One Design
Photography
Sean, King Ou
Design team
Kyle Chan, Derek Ng, Jacky Wan, King Ou, Yang, Leon Zhang, Bruce Li, Nicko Hui, Hannah Shen, Cvin Ho, Katie Ng
Interior design
Karv One Design
Material
Panda white marble, Grantie, Wood pattern tiles, Wood veneer, Clear glass, Sandblasted stainless steel, Black mirror, Grey aluminium panel
Focus Hangzhou, a new landmark at the heart of Hangzhou. Aedas, SWA, BPI and CAADI were specially invited to design the architecture, landscape, lighting and interior of Focus Hangzhou, respectively, to jointly create a landmark complex, one of the landmarks for the 2022 Olympic Games, and a new name card of Hangzhou.
Project name
Focus Hangzhou
Photography
Hangzhou Zhehong Real Estate Co. Ltd
Design team
Andy Wen (Design Directors), Nicole Liu (Global Design Principle)
Typology
Mixed-use building
Zaha Hadid Architects announced winner of the design competition to build Phase II of the International Exhibition Centre in Beijing. As the cultural, academic and civic centre of China, Beijing has also developed into one of the world’s centres of communication and scientific research.
Project name
Beijing’s International Exhibition Centre, China
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects
Principal architect
Patrik Schumacher
Design team
Patrik Schumacher, Eduardo Camarena, Enoch Kolo, Che-Hung Chien, Felix Amiss, Genci Sulo, I-Chun Lin, Jiaxing Lu, Juan Liu, Mariana Custodio dos Santos, Meng Zhao, Michael On, Nastasja Mitrovic, Nicolas Tornero, Ying Xia, Zheng Xu
Visualization
Atchain, Slashcube, Brick Visual
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max , V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Typology
Cultural › Exhibition
Martin Duplantier Architectes: The landscape is baroque. Unique. Breathtaking. It is world heritage site. The mountains rise like nimble fingers towards the sky. The vegetation, against all odds, has managed to grow on this invincible rock. Faced with this topographical spectacle, all are left astounded.
Architecture firm
Martin Duplantier Architectes
Location
Zhangjiajie Shi, Hunan Province, China
Design team
Martin Duplantier Architectes, Daqian Landscape Architects
Status
Ongoing (unbuilt, winning-project)
Typology
Urban and landscape design
