Art has always been the driven force for WIDE HORIZON, a famous real estate developer, to motivate the cohesion of a community. Located at Jiangdong New District, Haikou, the capital of Hainan Province, Luxe Art Gallery is a modest earth-sheltered building that stands in a panoramic ecosystem of oceans, rainforests, rivers and lakes.
Project name
Luxe Art Gallery
Architecture firm
40 Studio
Location
Jiangdong New District, Haikou, China
Photography
Zhu Di @ SHADØO PLAY, He Chuan @Here Space, Here Architecture
Design team
He Ou & Qv Liming
Interior design
ENJOY DESIGN
Civil engineer
China Construction Fourth Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd.
Landscape
Guangzhou Landscape Bidder Design Co., Ltd., Changsha Moby Landscape Planning & Design Co., Ltd., Landscape Architects 49
Lighting
Chengdu Dipet Lighting Design Consulting Co., Ltd.
Construction
Hainan Xingyuan Landscape Engineering Co., Ltd.
Typology
Cultural › Art gallery
The project is the new store of the new-Chinese-style dessert brand “Zolaism” in Aranya, Qinhuangdao, one of the most popular seaside resort communities sitting 3-4 hours drive from the central city of Beijing
Project name
Zolaism Café, Aranya
Architecture firm
B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
Location
Qinhuangdao City, Hebei Province, China
Principal architect
Shuhei Aoyama, Yoko Fujii, Lingzi Liu, Jiaxi Li, Ziwei Zhou/ B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
Built area
170 m² (interior), 47 m² (exterior)
Interior design
B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
Lighting
B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
Material
Wall: cement coating. Floor: terrazzo. Rock Sculpture: GRC
Typology
Hospitality › Cafe
The innovation of design comes from daily life and leads the transformation of city life from tradition to the future. Foshan Vanke Financial Center is located on Jinhua Road, which has been known as "Top Street of Financial Headquarters" in the city.
Interior design
Karv One Design
Photography
King Ou, Neon Wang
Principal designer
Kyle Chan
Design team
Jimmy Ho, Yujie Peng, Angel Ho, Amber Ho, Kennys Zeng, Derrick Liang, Joey Zhou, Edwin Ng, Sherman Lai, Sail Huang, Lily Li
Collaborators
IF Design (Furniture Designer)
Material
Grey marble, White marble, silver stainless steel, black stainless steel, Wood Flooring, Stucco, Light Grey Wallpaper
Tools used
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Typology
Commercial › Financial Center
Located within a quadrangle courtyard in Beilucaoyuan Hutong in Beijing, La maison Xun, a Chinese style restaurant, has been put into operation quietly. Unlike other popular high-end restaurants today, it boasts its comfortable modern art and antique architectural pattern.
Project name
La Maison Xun
Architecture firm
LDH Architectural Design
Location
Beilucaoyuan Hutong, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China
Photography
Wang Ting from Dalian AsYouSee
Principal architect
Liu Daohua
Design team
Liu Daohua, Cheng Qianyuan, Li Youzhe, Li Lei
Collaborators
Chen Darui (Furniture Consultant), Maxmark and Chendarui (Furniture Cooperator), : Zhao Qianying and Zhang Zhanzhan from ArtDepot (Art Cooperator), Creative Director of spatial flower and plant of Cohim Yu Honghui (Spatial flower and plant design)
Lighting
Beijing Guangshe Lighting Design Co., Ltd
Material
Wood, Glass, Stone, Steel
As an important component of Zhengdong New District’s public amenities, the Dragon Lake Public Art Center will be used to showcase urban planning initiatives and exhibitions in the short term, and as a public art center in the long run.
Project name
Dragon Lake Public Art Center
Architecture firm
STUDIO A+
Location
Zhengzhou, Henan Province, China
Photography
Su Chen, Chun Fang, Zhendong Jiang, Arch-exist photography
Principal architect
Min Wang（STUDIO A+)
Design team
Min Wang, Mei Ding, Hui Li, Yuliang Wang, Ye Miao, Shizhuang Zhu, Dahua Liu, Chongshuo Wang, Kefeng Liu, Yufeng Zhao, Rui Li, Jiale Ge, Yiyang Song, Mingyan Zhang
Collaborators
BIM: Hao Jiang, Yiting Gao, Xiaoqiang Zhou, Yan Liu, Heng Jin. Curtainwall Design: Bing Qu, Chi Gao. Partner: The Architectural Design and Research Institute of HIT (Harbin Institute of Technology), China Academy of Building Research Co., Ltd.
Interior design
Ge Zhang, Wuting Li, Hongyu Wang
Structural engineer
Congzhen Xiao
Environmental & MEP
Chaohong Mi, Gang Chen, Peijiang Zhao, Shouyong Liu, Hong Li, Peng Zhang, Liying Zhang, Zhenyu Sun, Bin Sun, Baolong Shen, Shuwei Wang
Landscape
Wenwen Zhang, Puqi Liu, Kai Shen
Lighting
Dongning Wang, Lihua Zhou, Jinlong Liang, Qiang Chen
Construction
The Second Construction Limited Company of China Construction Eighth Engineering Division
Material
Smooth fair-faced concrete, ultra-clear glass, white and wooden color coated aluminum panels/grilles
Client
Zhengdong New District Construction Development Investment Co.,Ltd.
Typology
Cultural › Arts Center
The high-line rising up is the yearning of mankind for the sky. Karv One Design has created a floating urban center-"Metropolis".
Interior design
Karv One Design
Photography
Chen Ming, Neon Wang
Principal designer
Kyle Chan
Design team
Kyle Chan (Cheif Designer). Jimmy Ho, Yujie Peng (Project Designer). Angel Ho, Leon Zhang, Amber Ho, Kennys Zeng, Joey Zhou, Sail Huang, An Luo, Lily Lee, Li Song, Shao Shuai
Collaborators
Hannah Shen, Cvin He, Chiron Xiao, Rovi Luo (Furniture Designer). Cheryl Tam (Graphic Designer). Sophie Shu, Larrissa Yan, Neon Wang, Amber Peng (Theme Analyst)
Material
Grey marble, White marble, Black marble, White terrazzo, Copper color brushed stainless steel, Corrugated stainless steel Primary color mirror stainless steel, Turquoise Glass, Pink Paint, Wood Flooring
Tools used
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
The Hotel Nudibranch is a key part of the Nanji international tourism island development in Zhejiang, in the East China Sea. The site is called Dashaao, which means ‘grand sandy bay’. The design is inspired by sea creatures, which the island is famous for, such as nudibranch and other shellfish.
Project name
Hotel Nudibranch
Architecture firm
SpActrum
Location
Dashaao, Dongping, Dongtou District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, P.R.China
Principal architect
Yan Pan
Design team
Zhen Li, Yu Zheng, Hao Chen, ShAil Paragkum Patel, Nan Sun, and Yuchen Qiu
Client
Pingyang (Nanji Island) Tourism Investment Co.
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel, Urban Facility, Playground, Restaurants, Bars, Spa and swimming pool
As a typical picturesque Chinese Jiangnan town, the village of Jijiadun locates about 1.5-hour drive from the central city of Shanghai. With the rapid development of urbanization in China, the problem of rural hollowing-out is becoming increasingly serious
Architecture firm
B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
Location
Jijiadun Village, Kunshan City, China
Principal architect
Shuhei Aoyama, Yoko Fujii, Yixin Yang, Yu Cao, Lu Chen
Material
(exterior) laminated bamboo, white stucco, matte white metal roofing, galvanized steel sheet / (interior) terrazzo, exposed aggregate concrete, wood, stucco
Typology
Residential › Boutique Guesthouse
