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Literate design: The bookstore infused with Chinese history by HAS

As an architecture practice, HAS design and research is leading the way, creating inspirational projects with ingenuity and originality. They are projects that always amaze and The Glade Bookstore in downtown Chongqing is no exception.

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Waterside Buddhist Shrine stretches around nature

This Buddhist temple by Beijing firm, Arch Studio, is innately tied to the delicate and changeable nature of its natural surrounds. Its architecture even stretches between and around trees.

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We’re loving this residential office-turned-boutique hotel

Presenting the Sleeping Lab – Arch by Shanghai’s Atelier d’More. The design studio has led the rebirth of this residential office as a boutique hotel. We invite you to scroll and admire.

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Telling the story of storytelling at White Rabbit Gallery

Taking the art of storytelling as his starting point, curator David Williams has drawn together works from Judith Neilson’s private collection for the latest exhibition at White Rabbit Gallery. Shuo Shu runs until May 14th.

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Walk-in vineyard offers immersive dine-and-wine experience

Le Coq Wine & Bistro, Taikooli by RooMoo offers a twist on the usual restaurant and bar experience. Visitors to the Shanghai venue can explore the process of wine production through a reinterpreted spatial design.

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In a realm of its own: hug store by ATMOSPHERE Architects

A new fashion store in Chengdu, China creates a truly relaxing aesthetic for hug. There is certainly atmosphere aplenty with a concept that is pared back, luxurious and absolutely on brand.

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A Beijing restaurant that has you dining in serenity

Les Morilles in Beijing is a must if you’re passing through that famed city. The interior is pared back but not austere and colour has been used to supreme effect.

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A smorgasbord of changes across the region for On The Move December

It’s the final edition of On The Move for this year! Find out about who’s been doing what and where across the world of design to round out 2022.

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The hot spot for hot pot in Chengdu

A new hospitality destination in China is taking design to the next level. Not only is there excellent food at this hot pot restaurant but the interior architecture is in a league of its own.

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The experiential journey of underground shopping

Set underground, the latest HARMAY store in Chongqing by AIM Architecture is, to put it mildly, quite astounding. Terracotta red inside and out, the shopping experience is like no other and the interior and exterior design simply enhances the joy of trying and buying.

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Space for the spirit: Wood Pavilion is the Social Space of 2022

Situated near a river and designed as a gathering place for people to meet and contemplate life, Wood Pavilion #1 has been named The Social Space of 2022.

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A transcendent store that reaches above the stars

A new concept store for hug and Chinese fashion supremo Uma Wang is, to say the very least, of another world. ATMOSPHERE Architects has created a breathtaking retail experience in its concept and awe-inspiring in its resolution to mark this as a project of distinction.