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
MAM Shanghai presents the first exhibition of Zaha Hadid Architects in mainland China, with a retrospective display of projects dating from 1982 to today.
Written by
Zaha Hadid Architects
Photography
Zaha Hadid Architects
One House Design: On a late spring night in Manhattan in 2023, designer Fang Lei received a call from Mr. L, inviting him to design his new residence at Shanghai's One Sino Park. A month later, Fang Lei returned to China, and the two began a detailed discussion.
Project name
A Renowned Director's Home at Shanghai One Sino Park
Architecture firm
One House Design
Location
Shanghai's One Sino Park, China
Principal architect
Fang Lei
Design team
Fan Qianzhong, Zhao Binjie, Meng Chengpeng, Fang Zinuo, Cheng Tong, Li Bin, Chen Wenxiao, Gong Xucheng
Collaborators
Visual Display | Wendy Li, Michelle Li, Fangfang Tan
Typology
Residential › House
As a trendy destination for Generation Z designed by Fun Connection, with functional sports aesthetics as the theme, it has integrated multi-functionality into the overall space design, creating an innovative and leading scene for indoor sports.
Project name
XBOX Family Sports Center
Architecture firm
Fun Connection
Principal architect
Zhang Yaotian
Design team
Zhu Qian, Wang Yingfei, Qin Zihan, Wang Keyi
Collaborators
XBOX Brand Management Company: Hangzhou Ningnuo Investment Management Co., Ltd. Main Products Creation Team: Pang Zhedong, Zheng Ying
At No. 528 Huaihai Middle Road, behind a classical Baroque balcony, a vibrant "blazing flame" highlights MASONPRINCE’s distinctive identity.
This surreal “flame”, sparked by MASONPRINCE, has spread from Dongshankou to this location.
Crossng the boundary between reality and illusion, a tunnel of consciousness opens up, leading to the "backroom...
Project name
MASONPRINCE Shanghai Flagship Store
Architecture firm
TOMO DESIGN, TO ACC
Photography
Free Will Photography
Principal architect
Uno Chan, Xiao Fei
Collaborators
Cooperative design: Psyun, Linus, Jing, Jennifer. Decoration design: Tin. Brand promotion: Xiao Fei, Angel Yiu, Yuu, TUANTUAN, Sunshine PR. Installation art: Acéphale Studio. Technical support: Shenzhen Botoo Construction Co., ltd
Material
Gradient glass, mirrored metal, walnut flooring, terrazzo, handmade brick, salt brick, carpet
Typology
Commercial › Store
This 10-story twin tower on the banks of the Huangpu River in Shanghai is a clear-cut center-core office building. The cantilevered structure extends 9.7 meters from the center core to the curtain wall exterior, and the glass exterior of the entrance hall is set back 3 meters from the perimeter wall.
Project name
LINES in Shanghai
Architecture firm
SAKO Architects
Principal architect
Keiichiro Sako
Interior design
SAKO Architects
Typology
Commercial › Office Building
Public schools in Shanghai are conservative in their pedagogy and factory-like in their architecture. The new Chonggu Experimental School however provides the potential for a shift in pedagogy from the traditional disciplinary model to less formal, enquiry-based approaches. It also presents a paradigm shift in formal expression – a design shaped fo...
Project name
Chonggu Experimental School, Years 1-9
Architecture firm
BAU Brearley Architects+Urbanists
Location
Qingpu District, Shanghai, China
Design team
James Brearley, Huaili Luo, Wang Liao, He Huang, Zheng Li, Shuangdiao Wang, Xiaohang Qin, Francisco Garcia, Wenxuan Yao
Collaborators
Project Management: Shanghai Qingpu Newcity Development (Group) Co.,Ltd. Engineer & architecture documentation: Shanghai Hanlian Architectural Design Consulting Co. Ltd.
Landscape
Fang Huang, Liexia Guo, Yuqing He, Li Luo, Zhengting Shi
Construction
China Railway No.4 Engineering Group Co.,Ltd.
Client
Shanghai Qingpu District Education Comprehensive Affairs Centre
Typology
Education › Public School
West Bund Orbit, with Wutopia Lab as the overall interior designer, was officially completed in October 2023.
Interior design
Wutopia Lab
Photography
CreatAR Images. Video: CreatAR Images
Principal designer
YU Ting
Design team
Liran SUN (Project architect), PAN Dali, KUANG zhou, XIONG Jiaxing, WANG Sizhe(Intern),ZHANG Naiyue(Intern),Vi CHEN(Intern), GU Xiang(Intern), ZENG Rui(Intern), GAO Bolong(Intern)
Collaborators
Construction drawing design consultan：Moguan (Shanghai) Architectural decoration design consulting office. Construction drawing design consultant team: LI Yiyuan, ZHANG Ziqing, ZHANG Kai, SHEN Sixia, GAO Yufan. Construction Drawing Design: Shanghai Tianhua architectural design co. LTD.
Architecture firm
Heatherwick Studio
Material
Marble, Grind stone, GRG
Client
Shanghai Yibin Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Typology
Cultural › Exhibition Hall
