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

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.

Over the moon about Ewert Leaf’s latest: Moonhouse

Over the moon about Ewert Leaf’s latest: Moonhouse

Moonhouse has arrived! East meets west to inform the design and cuisine of this fabulous new restaurant, bar and private dining venue in an inner-city suburb of Melbourne. Oozing charm with contemporary aesthetics, Moonhouse is certainly making its presence felt.

The serenity of The Future Ark Sales Centre

The serenity of The Future Ark Sales Centre

White, light and elegant, DFE Design’s Jia Hone – The Future Ark Sales Centre has redefined the concept of sales spaces.

Pinghe Bibliotheater: An ocean of knowledge for students

Pinghe Bibliotheater: An ocean of knowledge for students

Part library, part theatre, Pinghe Bibliotheater by OPEN Architecture presents an ocean of knowledge for students of Qingpu Pinghe International School in Shanghai, China.

The future looks rosy with Bestseller’s fashion-forward, technologically driven workplace

The future looks rosy with Bestseller’s fashion-forward, technologically driven workplace

An interplay of dualities, Bestseller’s new Shanghai workspace offers a rose-tinted perspective on the future of fashion.

An experiential design in Beijing that ticks every box

An experiential design in Beijing that ticks every box

CUN Design redefines the retail experience with a dramatic industrial design for Qpokee, geared towards China’s Gen Z shoppers.

This pavilion has an unexpectedly cavernous and undulating shell-like interior

This pavilion has an unexpectedly cavernous and undulating shell-like interior

SpActrum has conceived a “brutal” reaction to a tidy tourist village in Shangen Village, China.

One substantial building formed from four perforated volumes

One substantial building formed from four perforated volumes

Clever lighting and monolithic perforated walls combine in ShuiFa Information Town Industrial Exhibition Center, China, to create an intriguingly illuminated modern castle.

Studio 10 gets one-up on online shopping in Shenzhen

Studio 10 gets one-up on online shopping in Shenzhen

In Shenzhen, Studio 10 creates a theatre of a shop for Chinese womenswear label Geijoeng that facilitates visual encounters between customers as well as transactions between online and offline environments.

Cultivating curiosity through clever design

Cultivating curiosity through clever design

In Fujian, China, POAN Educational Institute belies its own humdrum name and cultivates active early learning, thanks to a clever design by CUN PANDA.

Mooncraft takes you on a journey

Mooncraft takes you on a journey

Hong Kong-based o&o Studio took a very specific, and very romantic, image as the inspiration for the branding and design of an uber-cool craft beer and whisky bar in an old grease factory in Shanghai’s South Bund.

An Instrument Coming To Life: Liyang Museum by CROX

An Instrument Coming To Life: Liyang Museum by CROX

Drawing inspiration from an iconic Chinese musical instrument, the Liyang Museum by CROX makes a statement in the landscape.