With the beginning of 2023, the Zikawei Library, designed by Wutopia Lab for four years, was officially opened. Coming to be the most sensational cultural landmark in Shanghai, it was also the first time that the project was known to the whole city before the official announcement from the studio. Now, this article is more like a summary instead of...
Project name
Zikawei Library
Architecture firm
Wutopia Lab
Location
Xuhui District, Shanghai, China
Photography
CreatAR Images
Principal architect
YU Ting
Design team
Project Manager: PU Shengrui; Pre-Project Architect: LI Mingshuai; Post-Project Architect: PU Shengrui
Collaborators
Library Phase Design Team: KANG Qinghe, JIANG Xueqin, AN An, CHEN Jun, CHEN Shaofen, WANG Jing; Design Consultation: S5 Design Co., Ltd; Bookstore Phase Design Team: JIN Rui, PAN Hui, WANG Liyang, PAN Dali, YU Jing; Graphic Design Consultant: MEEM DESIGN (XIU Zi，CHEN Siyu); Exhibit Design Consultant: Shanghai Art-Designing Co., LTD.; Installation Construction and Design: Fab-Union Technology; Construction Drawing: Arcplus Architectural Decoration & Landscape Design Research Institute Co., Ltd.
Lighting
Lighting Design Consultant: ZHANG Chenlu, CAI Mingjie, WEI Shiyu; Lighting Design Consultant for Installation: ZHANG Chenlu, DU Yuxuan, LI Wenhai
Construction
Arcplus Architectural Decoration & Landscape Design Research Institute Co., Ltd.
Client
Xuhui District Administration of Culture and Tourism, Xuhui District Library
Typology
Educational Architecture › Library
The translucent Great Bay Area Showroom known as the "Hovering Kan-Too" designed by Wutopia Lab, the door to future of Vanke-Shum Yip, was completed and opened in July 2022. Located at the west bank of the Pearl River Delta, and the west gate of the Shenzhen-Zhongshan Bridge.
Project name
Hovering Kan-Too – Great Bay Area Center Showroom
Architecture firm
Wutopia Lab - ArchUnits
Location
Ma'an Island, Zhongshan, Guangdong, China
Photography
CreatAR Images
Principal architect
YU Ting; Client Architect: MA Pingcheng, YAO Zhu, LIN Haitao
Design team
GUO Peijian, SHI Jieyu, NI Chenhao
Design year
November 2021 – May 2022
Completion year
July 2022
Collaborators
Project Manager: DAI Xinyang; Project Architect: ZHANG Shuojiong; Architecture Construction Drawing Design: CAPOL Design Team: ZHANG Wei, ZHAO Weiguo, LIU Jin (Water supply & drainage), LI Na (HVAC), LIANG Wenfeng (Electrical) Facade Design Development: Dadi Façade Design Team: WANG Zhongli, LI Jinlong, WANG Shuai Interior Construction Drawing Design: G.ART Design Team: LI Wei, YUAN Junlong, XUE chao, GAO Dongwei, TAN Jiabin, ZHANG Hongru, WANG Rui, ZHANG Gongbo, HE Qing, WANG Shouheng, ZHOU Fengfu Decoration Design: G.ART Design Team: LIANG Qian, ZHENG Yawen, HUA Ke, CHEN Yiwen, CHENG Rangrang
Lighting
ZHANG Chenlu, WEI Shiyu, LIU Xueyi
Material
Steel, Aluminum Panel, Concrete, PTFE, Perforated Aluminum Panel, Terrazzo
Client
Zhongshan Shen Ye Wan Sheng Investment Co., Ltd.
Typology
Cultural Architecture, Showroom
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
