Banyan Tree Nanjing Garden Expo is a luxury hotel located on Tangshan Mountain, which was once a paradise dense with clouds and mists. However, the exploitation and destruction by humans have stripped its vegetation, changed the geography, eroded the soil, and damaged landscape, turning Tangshan Mountain into devastated industrial ruins.
Project name
Banyan Tree Nanjing Garden Expo
Architecture firm
Cheng Chung Design
Location
Nanjing Garden Expo, Jiangsu, China
Completion year
October 2021
Collaborators
Art consulting: CCD · WOWU Art Consultancy
Interior design
CCD / Cheng Chung Design (HK)
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Client
Nanjing Garden Expo
Typology
Hospitality › Hotel
The White Section Homestay designed by Wutopia Lab in Suzhou was opened in October 2021 in West Lindu Village on the shore of Taihu Lake. It is invested by Jingcheng Culture Tourism Development (Suzhou) Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of TONGCHENGTRAVEL, and managed by Taolu Brand homestay. The White Section Homestay is the first prototype building that is...
Project name
Suzhou Section Homestay
Architecture firm
Wutopia Lab
Location
No.1 West Lindu, Shanglin Village, Hengjing Street, Wuzhong District, Suzhou, Jiangsu. China
Photography
CreatAR Images
Principal architect
Yu Ting, Huang He
Design team
Li Ziheng, Zhuang Yinfei (Intern)
Collaborators
Document Development: Shanghai Sunyat Architecture Design Co., Ltd.; Development Team: Zhu Yumei, Hu Wenxiao (Structure), Shi Jiaying, Mao Bo, Mao Yaqian, Wang Can, Yu Bing, Shen Rui.; Plant Consultant: Liu Yuelai, Xie Wenwan
Lighting
Chloe Zhang, Wei Shiyu, Chen Xingru, Liu Xueyi
Material
Exterior Wall Paint, Aluminum Veneer, Steel, Aluminum Composite Panel, Volcanic Rock, Micro Cement, Terrazzo
Client
Jingcheng Culture Tourism Development (Suzhou) Co., Ltd
Typology
Hospitality, Hotel
Wutopia Lab’s design for the fairytale parent-child bookstore, the Miro store of Duoyun Bookstore, for Jiangsu Spring Blossom Culture and Creative Town, was inaugurated in October at Dream Town in Yancheng, Jiangsu.
Project name
The Miro Store of Duoyun Bookstore, Dream La Miro
Architecture firm
Wutopia Lab
Location
Yancheng, Jiangsu, China
Photography
CreatAR Images
Principal architect
YU Ting
Design team
LV Jie, FENG Yanyan, XU Zijie, BIAN Chao
Collaborators
Project Manager: PU Shengrui; Project Architect: LIN Chen; Design Consultant: TOPOS DESIGN; Graphic Design: MEEM DESIGN (XIU Zi, CHEN Siyu); Construction Drawing Design: Jiangsu Mingcheng Architectural Design Co., Ltd.; Construction Drawing Design Team: HUANG Tianpeng, SUN Xin, XU Jian, HU Fei, MAO Xiaoli, MING Feng, LU You, HAN Shuang; Operator: Jiangsu Spring Blossom Cultural and Creative Town Cultural Tourism Industry Development Co., Ltd.; Operator Team: ZHOU Wenjun, MU Gengen, ZHANG Hongyu, YANG Wenjing; IP materials: all provided by the operator, copyright © by the operator; Development Side: Jiangsu Spring Blossom Cultural and Creative Town Cultural Tourism Industry Development Co., Ltd.; Construction Unit: Shanghai Lantian Building Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd. Supplier of Terrazzo Series: Holistic Opulent Terrazzo; Aluminum Panels Supplier: Shanghai Tengkuo; Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd.; Customized Bookshelf Supplier: Zhejiang Meisen Wood Industry Micro; Cement Supplier: Shanghai Zhumeng International Art Wall Material Soft; Furnishing Brands: Ziinlife (Interior), Vondom (Exterior), W-Casa (Cloud Stool); Model: iz
Lighting
ZHANG Chenlu, WEI Shiyu, LIU Xueyi
Material
Perforated Aluminum Panels, Gold Terrazzo, Washed Stone, Micro-cement, Acrylic, Stainless Steel
Client
Shanghai Century Duoyun Culture Development Co., Ltd.
Typology
Commercial / Store
Designed by T.K. Chu Design, the Mansion Oriental is located on the Qinhuai River, which is well-known for its rich historical and cultural heritage. With an area of 498 sqm, the villa is a high-end real estate project in the CBD of Nanjing, whose features of living should be emphasized.
Project name
The Mansion Oriental
Architecture firm
T.K. Chu Design Group
Location
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Principal architect
T.K. Chu, Chin-Hsu Jiang, Huei-Chun Chen
Design team
Wei-Hsin Lin, Yu-Gu Chang, Tiff Tsai, Shu-yun Bai, Pei-Ju Tu, Jin-Ying Liu, Yen-Chen Lin
Collaborators
Project manager: Xiaodong Zhu and Tianyao He
Interior design
Furniture: T.K HOME, Versace; Decoration: Versace, Egizia, Tom Dixon, Gardeco, Aesop, Made Goods Objects
Design year
May 2021-August 2021
Completion year
December 2021
Material
Limestone, stone, stone mosaics, art paints, wood veneer, stoving varnish, special wallpaper and stainless steel
Typology
Residential › House
“So what moved me? Everything.”
At the beginning of this year, a group of photos featuring a red brick building and a white spiral staircase went viral on the social media. Then, another post showed that the space with the logo of GIORIO CASA was located in “Shenghui Furniture Mall”, which attracted some young people to travel a long way for a vis...
Project name
GIORIO CASA Store
Architecture firm
CATANIAN
Location
Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
Principal architect
Wang Zhongli
Design team
Zheng Haili, Liang Jianfang, Wang Dian
Collaborators
Furnishing: Guangzhou A3Home Co., Ltd. Smart System: Beijing Ruying Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. Furniture: Beijing Giorio Casa Home Design Co., ltd. Copywriting Agency: NARJEELING
Material
Wood finish, red bricks, white, leather, wallpapers, stainless steel
Typology
Commercial › Store
BAU (Brearley Architects & Urbanists) designs Yuandang bridge that connects Jiangsu and Shanghai.
The Yuandang Pedestrian Bridge celebrates the coming together of Jiangsu Province and Shanghai. The 586m bridge is a hybrid structure incorporating landscape, infrastructure, and architecture. It is located in a key location where the two jurisdiction...
Project name
Yuandang Bridge
Architecture firm
BAU (Brearley Architects & Urbanists)
Location
Qingpu, Shanghai, Suzhou Jiangsu, China
Principal architect
Huang Fang
Design team
Berry Pan Linlu , Zhu Qizhen , Yan Xiaoxi , Guo Liexia, Shi Zhengting, Sheng Bailu, Zhao Zheng
Collaborators
Yangtze River Delta Ecological Integration Development Demonstration Zone Executive Committee (General coordinator); by: China Three Gorges Corporation
Structural engineer
Shanghai Investigation, Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd
Construction
CCCC Shanghai Dredging Co., Ltd.
Photography
Zhu Runzi, Video: Dera (Construction footage provided by CCCC Shanghai Dredging Co., Ltd.)
Client
Construction Bureau of Fen Lake High-tech Industrial Development Zone, Jiangsu Province, Shanghai Qingpu District Water Conservancy Management Institute
Typology
Bridge, Urban design, public landscape
An experiment of archetype. Are there any new architectural space prototypes that can be discussed? This is the starting point of this experimental project. This space experiment is located near the river in the tourist area of Jiangxin Island in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province.
Project name
Wood Pavilion #1 Experiment on space prototype (I)
Architecture firm
LIN Architecture
Location
Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
Photography
LIU Songkai, Lin Lifeng
Principal architect
Lin Lifeng, Chen Yuwei
Design team
Chai Zongrui, Li Xueqing, Huo Yan, Huang Qiyue, Zhong Yaoyao, Ren Yiyang, Chen Xiaochi, Chen Luyao, Yang Chenxuan, Wang Xuening, Zhang Zhen, Li Xiaomin, Zhu Xuanyi, Wu Yifan, Lu Zheyuan, MAO Dangran, Wen Sirui
Collaborators
Chen Yuwei, Chai Zongrui, Li Xueqing, Huo Yan, Huang Qiyue,
Construction
Shanghai Kangle Wood Structure Co., LTD
Client
Aoya Design, Jiangxinzhou Wutao Village
Typology
Cultural › Pavilion
BAU (Brearley Architects & Urbanists): The Jiangyin Greenway belongs to a growing movement in China towards healthy, sustainable transportation and urban enjoyment. Infrastructure of this scale has an opportunity, or more correctly a responsibility, to create meaningful places in the city. It is also seen as an opportunity for Jiangyin to assert it...
Project name
Jiangyin Greenway
Architecture firm
BAU (Brearley Architects & Urbanists)
Location
Jiangyin, Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China
Principal architect
James Brearley and Fang Qun
Design team
Guo Liexia, Gao Weiguo, Wu Xiaojian, Pan Linglu, Li Zheng, Yu Zhirui, Rong Yu, Lei Tao, Pablo Jimenez, Manuel Jose Godoy Alvarez, Fang Qun, Huang Fang, Steve Whitford, Peter Felicetti (Concept stage engineer), James Brearley
Structural engineer
Shanghai Lin Tongyan Li Guohao Civil Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd.
Construction
China Construction City Development Ltd in Jiangyin
Photography
Pavel Shubskiy - Egghead Photo
Client
China Construction City Development Ltd in Jiangyin
Typology
Public infrastructure › Landscape › Transport. Program: Elevated walkway, pedestrian bridges, playgrounds, amphitheatres, cafes, bike shops
