The restaurant's entrance beautifully embodies the grace and meandering of a traditional Shanghai-style garden house, embracing the city's rich history, inclusive culture, and countless tales. The entrance exudes an exquisite elegance, with bespoke wine cabinets and glass show windows that emanate the delightful aroma of wine, creating a sense of a...
Project name
Xin Rong Ji at Taikoo Li Qiantan
Location
W-L6-01, No. 1-9, Lane 500, Dongyu Road, Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone, China
Photography
CCD / Cheng Chung Design (HK)
Interior design
CCD / Cheng Chung Design (HK)
Collaborators
Decoration design: CCD / Cheng Chung Design (HK); Artwork design: Xin Rong Ji
Built area
interior area 630 m², outdoor area 430 m²
Completion year
July 28, 2023
Lighting
CCD / Cheng Chung Design (HK)
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
The 29-story office building with a maximum height of 126 m is located in the development zone around the new high-speed railroad station. 500% floor area ratio and economic rationality have led to the adoption of twin towers in the surrounding areas with the same conditions.
Project name
CRYSTAL in Jinan
Architecture firm
SAKO Architects
Photography
Yu Mingsong, Yao Zhenjia
Principal architect
Keiichiro Sako
Design team
SAKO Architects
Interior design
SAKO Architects
Lighting
Puri Lighting Design
Client
Jinan Wanrong Real Estate Co.,LTD.
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
: Showcasing the future potential of diversified regional development, the Qingdao Vanke Coastal City combines work and living spaces in an accumulative contextual setting that builds on the natural environment and panoramic views of the site. Located on Qingdao’s west coast far away from the busy city centre, from the tourist hustle of Zhanqiao Pi...
Project name
Vanke Coastal City
Architecture firm
CLOU architects
Design team
Jan Clostermann, Zhi Zhang, Tiago Tavares, Christian Taeubert, Javier Pelaez Garcia, Ally Yen, Principia Wardhani, Yiqiao Zhao, Kyra Zhao, Yaxi Wang, Qiao Ding, Otmane Outifa
Collaborators
Construction Drawings/MEP/Structure: Beiyang Design Group; Façade Consultant: CAC
Built area
Retail 16,600 m²; office 16,400 m²
Typology
Commercial › Office Building, Mixed-use Development
Designed as a hub of contemporary creativity within one of the world’s most dynamic regions, the Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre is at the heart of Aviation New City, an urbanisation with a built area of 4.78 million sq. m housing 100,000 residents and incorporating new civic, cultural, academic and commercial infrastructure within Zhuhai’s Jinwan d...
Project name
Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Art Centre
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects
Photography
Virgile Simon Bertrand
Principal architect
Zaha Hadid and Patrik Schumacher
Design team
Armando Bussey, Marius Cernica, Grace Chung, Nelli Denisova, Xuexin Duan, Kaloyan Erevinov, Nassim Eshaghi, Kate Hunter, Yang Jingwen, Reza Karimi, Ben Kikkawa, Lydia Kim, Julian Lin, Mei-Ling Lin, Valeria Mazzilli, Sareh Mirseyed Nazari, Massimo Napoleoni, Satoshi Ohashi, Yevgeniya Pozigun, Qi Cao, Qiuyu Zhao, Aurora Santana, Hannes Schafelner, Michael Sims, Patrik Schumacher, Sharan Sundar, Maria Touloupou, Chao Wei, Charles Walker, Kai-Jui Tsao, Yuling Ma, Feifei Fan
Interior design
Shenzhen Global Lighting Technology
Structural engineer
Beijing Institute of Architecture & Design South China Centre
Landscape
Beijing Institute of Architecture & Design (South China Centre)
Lighting
Shenzhen Global Lighting Technology
Construction
MCC City Investment Holding
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Art Center
Following the Sheng Yongxing Sanlitun branch in Beijing, TANZO's spatial designer Wang Daquan and Wang He explore the possibilities of Peking duck in this new space. Connecting Beijing and Shanghai, North and South, East and West, and the convergence of emotions and objects — in the small scenic views of the new space, a grand culture unfolds.
Project name
Sheng Yongxing (Lujiazui Branch)
Photography
Zhu Hai, Zhong Yonggang
Principal architect
Wang Daquan
Design team
Jin Ping, Ma Hongxu, Zhang Xiangrong
Interior design
Tanzo Space Design
Collaborators
Videography: Zhu Hai; Copywriting and Planning: NARJEELING; Project Planning: LER Brand Strategy Agency
Completion year
August 2023
Construction
Shanghai Xingbo Construction and Installation Engineering Co., Ltd.
Lighting
Beijing Lightstone Pro Lighting Design
Client
Shanghai Shengji Catering Management Co., Ltd.
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
The open framework of the design invites multi-authored narratives in the creation of an interactive and immersive campus. Students are the directors of their own daily encounters and plot developments on campus, devising their narratives through choosing different paths to take.
Project name
Ningbo Gulin Vocational High School
Architecture firm
ARCHIS Design Studio
Photography
Xiazhi, Runzi Zhu. Video: Black Station
Principal architect
Shining (Christina) Sun
Design team
Shining (Christina) Sun, Zirui (Allen) Pang, Yotam Ben-Hur, Yuzhou Peng, Yiqing Wu, Xun Lu, Yalun Li, Guangwei Ren, Liding Fan, Jiahao Shi, Xinyao Xiao
Collaborators
Zhejiang Xinjie Construction Co., Ltd. (Hao Zhang, Liangjun Chen, Ming Luo, Yifei Pan, Xin Luo, Tianqian Zhu, Huili Liang, Linghang Li, Yuanwang Zhu). Facade Consultant: Chuanxing Jiang, Jun Wang. Signage Design: SURE Design. LED Panel: Unilumin. Monitoring System: Dahua Technology
Landscape
Feng Liu, Sheng Cao
Material
Wood Grain Magnesium Carbonate Board, Corrugated Aluminum Plate, Wood Grain Perforated Aluminum Grille, Sound Absorbing Coating, Macallen Marble, Plastic Floor
Client
Ningbo Gulin Vocational High School, Ningbo Education Bureau
Typology
Educational › School
Shanghai-based y.ad studio has engaged in the construction of the Rural Future Community of Xikou, a renewal project that transforms a residential quarter for pyrite workers built over 60 years ago into a vibrant rural future community with a distinct local identity of Xikou Town.
Project name
Future Community Center, Xikou
Architecture firm
y.ad studio
Location
Huangnishan Community, Xikou Town, Longyou County, Quzhou City, China
Principal architect
Yan Yang
Design team
Wu Kejia, Gao Chengkai
Collaborators
Architectural design collaborator: Shanghai Times Architecture Design Co., Ltd. Development organization: People's Government of Xikou Town, Longyou County
Design year
March 2020 - June 2020
Completion year
July 2023
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Community Center
The restaurant's name, Cong Banquet, is derived from the shape of the Cong, a long hollow piece of jade with rectangular sides and a central round hole, which symbolizes the formation of divine authority or identity consciousness and proves the beginning of civilization.
Project name
Cong Banquet
Architecture firm
Associate Interior Design
Location
BIRLAND 21-101, Liangzhu Street, Yuhang District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China
Principal architect
Jianwei Ge
Design team
Junhui Ma, Lili Xue, Tianzhe Yang, Qinpeng Chen, Bing Fan, Sheng Wang, Yang Zhou, Xinyue Lu, Chenwei Li, Chuhong Ruan, Jiamin Li, Jiali Chen
Interior design
Associate Interior Design
Collaborators
Selected Subcontractors:Hangzhou Huagandang Landscape Design Co., Ltd. Quantity Surveyor: Vanke Engineering Department. Other Consultants: Hangzhou Yishiyi Decoration Design Co., Ltd
Built area
Gross Floor Area: 1500 m2, Interior Space Area: 1300 m2, Architecture Height (Max): 4600mm, Floor Area Ratio: 0.39, Greening Rate: 30%
Structural engineer
Vanke Engineering Department
Environmental & MEP
Vanke Engineering Department
Construction
Shaoxing Yunjian Decoration Design Co., Ltd
Lighting
Hangzhou Tongpai Lighting Equipment Engineering Co., Ltd
Typology
Hospitality › Restaurant
