On the picturesque Gulangyu Island, a distinctive cigar space brand is quietly emerging. Far from the urban hustle, driven by a strong sense of place, it delves deep into the relationship between brand and environment. By integrating architectural typology, symbiosis theory, and innovative methods,
Project name
Xujia Cigar Club
Architecture firm
CUN PANDA NANA
Location
Xiamen, Fujian, China
Principal architect
Lin Jiacheng, Cai Xuanna
Collaborators
SAC Chen Ziyang, lue Knight Art Society (Installation), Panda Nyota
Interior design
CUN PANDA NANA Team
Typology
Cultural Architecture > Cultural Center
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
The theme “Phoenix Roosts in the Parasol Tree” represents the hotel's exclusivity and nobility. In ancient Chinese mythology, the phoenix is the king of birds, which only chooses the parasol trees to roost, becoming a symbol of nobility.
Project name
Shangri-La Nanshan, Shenzhen
Architecture firm
CCD / Cheng Chung Design (HK)
Location
Building J, Phase V, Huiyun Center, Baishi 3rd Road, Baishizhou East Community, Shahe, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China
Photography
Qiu Xin, Wang Ting, ACF
Completion year
December 2023
Collaborators
CCD·WOWU Art Consultancy
Interior design
CCD / Cheng Chung Design (HK)
Lighting
CCD / Cheng Chung Design (HK)
Client
Shenzhen Metro Group Co., Ltd.
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
Damai Interior Design: Writing a New Chapter in Financial Spaces with the Deep Strokes of Time. In a rapidly changing era, design redefines financial technology spaces with a forward-looking vision, focusing on the core concepts of "interaction, care, technology, sharing, vitality, and efficiency."
Project name
Tailong Bank Technology Software Development Office
Architecture firm
Damai Interior Design
Location
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Principal architect
Black Lv
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
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
The beauty of time, day and night. As a physical medium, it is possible for our surrounding environment to organically establish a kind of spiritual connection with metaphysical consciousness through various forms, such as spatial constructions, the rendering of specific atmospheres, and the reshaping of tactile surroundings.
Project name
DOK Design Showroom and Studio
Architecture firm
DOK Design
Location
Jing’an District, Shanghai, China
Principal architect
Deng Peiguo
Collaborators
OKK Woodwork (Woodwork unit). Content planning: off-words
Material
Floorings – TERiWOOD. Cement Tiles – FLORINA
Typology
Commercial › Showroom
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
