Seed Plaza is located in Nanhu District, Jiaxing, 10 kilometer east of the downtown area. It sits at the boundary between urban and natural environment. Half of the surroundings are farms and parks, and the other half are residential and commercial streets.
Project name
Seed Plaza in Jiaxing
Architecture firm
B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
Location
Zhejiang Province, China
Photography
Eiichi Kano, Qingyan Zhu
Design team
Shuhei Aoyama, Yoko Fujii, Haoxiang Rong, Nailun Chen, Jingyuan Li, Yuting Wang, Xinyi Zhang, Yu Nagasaki
Collaborators
Facade (Curtain Wall) Design: Hangzhou Jiawei Curtain Wall Decoration Co., Ltd. Sign Design: Boxi Sign
Lighting
ZOE Lighting Design
Material
Raw Concrete Coating, Aluminum Panels, Stainless Steel, Precast Aggregate Concrete Panels, Facade Wood Veneer Panels, Glass, Exposed Aggregate Concrete, Laminated Bamboo, Concrete Frame Structure
Client
Jiaxing Shihe New Rural Development Co.,Ltd. & Jiaxing Vanke Real Estate Development Co., Ltd
Typology
Cultural › Exhibition Center
MAD Architects has completed Jiaxing Train Station, the firm’s first transportation infrastructure reconstruction and expansion project. Located at the center of Jiaxing, a historic city 100 kilometers southwest of Shanghai, the project replaces a dysfunctional train station that had stood at the site between 1995 and 2019.
Project name
Jiaxing Train Station
Architecture firm
MAD Architects
Photography
CreatAR Images
Principal architect
Ma Yansong, Dang Qun, Yosuke Hayano
Design team
Yao Ran, Yu Lin, Cao Chen, Chen Nianhai, Cheng Xiangju, Reinier Simons, Fu Xiaoyi, Chen Wei, He Shunpeng, Li Zhengdong, Cao Xi, Zhang Kai, Li Xinyun, Kaushik Raghuraman, Deng Wei, Huang Zhiyu, Huai Wei, Sun Mingze, Dayie Wu, Hou Jinghui, Yin Jianfeng, Claudia Hertrich, Liu Zifan, Xie Qilin, Alan Rodríguez Carrillo, Qiang Siyang,
Collaborators
Associate Partners in Charge: Liu Huiying, Tiffany Dalhen; Executive Architects: Tongji Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd., China Railway Siyuan Survey and Design Group Co., Ltd.; Heritage Consultant: Shanghai Shuishi Architectural Design & Planning Corp.,Ltd.; Signage Consultant: NDC CHINA, Inc.; Façade Consultant: RFR Shanghai.
Built area
around 330,000 m²
Interior design
Shanghai Xian Dai Architectural Decoration & Landscape Design Research Institute Co., Ltd.
Landscape
Z’scape Landscape Planning and Design
Structural engineer
LERA Consulting Structural Engineers
Lighting
Beijing Sign Lighting Industry Group
Construction
China Railway Construction Engineering Group, China Tiesiju Civil Engineering Group, China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Co., Ltd.
Client
Jiaxing Modern Service Industry Development & Investment (Group) Co., Ltd.
Typology
Train Station › Urban Renewal, Urban Planning, Transportation Infrastructure, Mixed-Use
Among these treasures stands the Zhang Garden, located at No.38 Jinfan Road, a valuable cultural landmark in this neighborhood. Constructed in 1932, this residence belonged to an eminent scholar of Chinese nationalism named Zhang Taiyan.
Project name
Renovation of the Former Residence of Zhang Taiyan - Gu Wu Xuan Bookstore
Architecture firm
Tsing-Tien Making
Location
No.38 Jinfan Road, Gusu District, Suzhou, China
Photography
Minjie Wang, Shiying Jiang. Video Shooting: Wei Yuan, Wenbin Wang. Video Producer: Alice Xiao. Video Editing: Ruofan Lin. Video Recording: Bojian Xu
Principal architect
Freja Bao
Design team
Mingkun Li, Xinchang Xu, Yuchen Lu, Jiyu Li, Zhengyuan Zhu, Yiwei Chen, Shucen Liu, Yuwen Wang, Hongxuan Zhu
Collaborators
Bookstore Design Consulting: Mililab / Mengfei Wu. Client Team: Xixin Yao, Lefei Wang, Xiaoping Xi. Suppliers: Siemens, Shanghai Yuchen Lighting Design Engineering Co., Ltd., Suzhou Tuli Environmental Technology Co., Ltd
Completion year
December2023
Lighting
WIN Design Consultant
Construction
Shanghai Zhonggeng Decoration Design Co., Ltd.
Client
Gu Wu Xuan Books Publishing Co., Ltd.
Typology
Commercial › Bookstore
Elevating the brand image to resonate with the target audience, making the space a vessel for memories, embracing a contemporary sensibility, and imbuing it with spirituality. Navigating the market currents by flowing with the stream, while retaining a distinct and authentic identity.
Project name
Wanwei Roast Duck Wangfujing Branch
Architecture firm
Beijing IN•X Design Co., Ltd.
Principal architect
Wu Wei
Design team
Li Weiju, Jia Qifeng, Qu Zheng
Interior design
Beijing IN•X Design Co., Ltd.
Collaborators
Interior Furnishings: Song Jiangli, Ying Zheguang. Project Copywriting: NARJEELING. Project Planning: LE Brand Strategy Agency
Lighting
Uniimport by Elementech
Client
Wanwei Roast Duck & Beijing Cuisine
Typology
Commercial › Restaurant
Designing a Center for Future Sciences and Culture in the islands of China embraces a visionary approach, combining modern architecture with a forward-looking perspective. This innovative center is envisioned as a hub for scientific advancement, cultural exploration, and a symbol of the future. The architectural design, rooted in modern principles,...
Project name
Designing a Center for Future Sciences and Culture in the islands of China
Architecture firm
Rezvan Yarhaghi
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Rezvan Yarhaghi
Visualization
Rezvan Yarhaghi
Site area
Island in china
Typology
Cultural Architecture > Cultural Center
SAKO Architects: Kaleidoscope in Tianshui is a kindergarten located in Tianshui City, Gansu Province, China. The first fascinating feature is using ten different colors that apply to a total amount of 438 pieces of colored glass as the main design element.
Project name
KALEIDOSCOPE in Tianshui
Architecture firm
SAKO Architects
Photography
CreatAR Images
Principal architect
Keiichiro Sako
Interior design
SAKO Architects
Structural engineer
Beijing Yanhuang International Architecture & Engineering Co.Ltd
Landscape
SAKO Architects
Typology
Education › Kindergarten
As one of the representatives of the “new tea brands” , AURORA DESIGN chooses the “emotional design” as the main approach to depict the space by projecting different types of “emotions” in a tangible way. These emotions converge into the taste of tea, emerging customers into fragrant experiences.
Project name
Ye Xiao Xiao
Interior design
Aurora Design
Location
Mengzi, Yunnan, China
Photography
Na Xin from INSPACE
Principal designer
Yang Xuewan
Collaborators
Lighting design: Uniimport; Cloth Vine Device: Knight art lab
Typology
Hospitality › Tea Space
Located on Wangfujing Street in Beijing, a commercial hub steeped in rich historical context, the project stands as one of ANTA's premier flagship stores. Drawing inspiration from the Olympic spirit, STILL YOUNG met the brief with a creative design that responds to the genius loci and encapsulates the brand's vision of meticulous craftsmanship and...
Project name
ANTA flagship Store, Wangfujing
Architecture firm
ANTA, STILL YOUNG
Photography
Yuuuun Studio
Design team
Eric Ch, Dawn Du, Doris Gu
Collaborators
Project manager: Mr. Jiang; Floor plans: Azel Wang; Renderings: Ethan Li, CC Li; Construction drawings: Mr. Jiang; Electromechanical design: James Xu
Completion year
Oct. 2023
Typology
Commercial › Store
