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Nanshan Junning Resort / Atelier LAI

Pilar Caballero — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Nanshan Junning Resort is located in a valley in Central Anhui with a 10-meter elevation difference, featuring a mountain slope, bamboo forest, access road, and seasonal stream. Buildings are arranged along the terrain: linear against the mountain, embracing the bamboo grove, and loosely scattered for public functions near the road. Guided by the concept of "Taming the Water", the mountain stream is slowed and channeled to form terraced cascading water features. A pool-shaped building with a water roof is set at the original pond to create a submerged residence, while a crescent-shaped pool at the stream's source forms a water curtain as the garden's "Water Eye".

A Very Small 24-hour Bookstore / SZ-ARCHITECTS

Andreas Luco — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

A very small bookstore began by the banks of Nanjing's Qinhuai River. The owner's philosophy is to leave the bookstore to its guests as much as possible, providing a warm place for different people at different times. The shop's staff are four adopted stray cats, and the walls are covered with message postcards. The books in the store initially came from the owner's old collection, and as guests increased, new and used books were donated one after another.

Interior Design of Fanshan Alunite Crystallization Ponds / FLIP studio

Andreas Luco — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Fanshan Alunite Mine in Lujiang, Hefei is an industrial heritage site of profound historical significance. After market decline in the 1990s, the mine ceased operations in 2001. The end of its prosperity left behind not only dilapidated factories and the crystallization ponds but also a deteriorating ecological environment. The unique historical value and spatial potential of this once-powerful industrial core nearly faded into oblivion over time.

Learning Center at the Central Campus of USTC / Heimat Architects

Andreas Luco — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Located at the Central Campus of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), this project addresses the challenge of providing multifunctional spaces for self-directed learning, activities, and communication. The university selected a neglected corner at the easternmost edge of the campus for the site. The site is bordered by boundary walls to the east, south, and north, with a commercial building to the south, residential blocks to the north, and an elevated expressway to the east. An underground tunnel underpass connects the East and Central Campuses beneath the site.

Simple Design Archive Gallery / HAS design and research

Valeria Silva — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Simple Design Archive is a composite museum that collects contemporary Asian artworks and modern Northern European furniture. Located in Anhui, China, it is widely known for the famous Huangshan Mountain, whose picturesque mountain scenery leaves an impression as poetic as a painting, bringing people a sense of eternity and endless spiritual perception. This unique natural beauty has also influenced HAS Design and Research founders and architects, Jenchieh Hung and Kulthida Songkittipakdee, prompting them to create an infinite natural flow experience in this museum and art spaces.

iFLYTEK AI Headquarters Campus (Phase I) / line+ studio

Pilar Caballero — Sun, 03 Nov 2024 02:00:00 +0000

iFLYTEK AI Headquarters Campus (Phase I)
The iFLYTEK AI Headquarters Campus is located in the Hefei High-tech Zone, covering a total planned area of over 200 acres and an estimated total building area of approximately 400,000 square meters. Once completed, it is expected to accommodate 15,000 industry and research personnel. line+ interprets and modernizes the cultural wisdom of technology enterprises, creating reconfigured spatial types and rich environments that integrate diverse architectural functions and usage scenarios. This sustainable office environment supports the long-term development of iFLYTEK—serving as a city park open to the public, a vibrant creative campus full of youthful energy, and a spiritual home that fosters a sense of belonging for the employees of iFLYTEK.

Simple Art Museum / HAS design and research

Pilar Caballero — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 06:00:00 +0000

In the early 21st century, China witnessed a remarkable surge in museum construction. Cities blossomed under the banner of cultural revival, historical reimagination, and social care, shaping a new international vision for the nation's urban landscape. Over the past two decades—marked by monumental events like the Beijing Olympics, the Shanghai World Expo, the Hangzhou Asian Games, and the global pandemic—Chinese cities have transformed. The towering architecture that once symbolized progress has evolved into a more humanistic, life-centered, artistic, and socially conscious approach to urban regeneration.

Simple Craft Collection Showroom / HAS design and research

Hana Abdel — Sat, 27 Jul 2024 23:00:00 +0000

Simple Craft Collection is the first furniture museum and signature showroom in Anhui, China, for the French brand Ligne Roset. Established by the legendary French furniture craftsman Antoine Roset in 1860, Ligne Roset has symbolized elegant living and modern luxury for 160 years, consistently combining craftsmanship with innovative thinking to give furniture fresh new possibilities.

Spring Feast Restaurant / Ippolito Fleitz Group

Hadir Al Koshta — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0000

The Bantang hot springs in Chaohu are a popular destination for tourists and wellness holidaymakers. Embedded in breathtaking surroundings, we designed a restaurant that translates the natural waterscape into a dynamic experiential space. The restaurant’s unique selling point is the water of these famous springs, which is used in the preparation of dishes and served as drinking water. Fluid forms derived from the flow of water characterize this spacious, light-filled space, creating the ideal setting for an unforgettable culinary experience.

NIO House Hefei Xinqiao Industrial Park / SHL

Valeria Silva — Tue, 21 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Since establishing a partnership with China’s leading premium EV automaker NIO by the scenic West Lake, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in 2017, SHL has successfully shaped several NIO Houses (NIO’s flagship store), including NIO's international expansion in Oslo, followed by Shanghai HKRI Taikoo Hui, Berlin, Düsseldorf and Munich. SHL has yet again partnered with NIO to create a new milestone flagship, the NIO House | Hefei Xinqiao Industrial Park. A new circular pavilion merges the 'front stage' customer experience with the 'backstage' manufacturing process, providing NIO users and business partners with an immersive insight into the NIO way of life and its advanced manufacturing prowess.

The Horizon Library / Protoscapes

Andreas Luco — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Nestled away from the bustling metropolis of Hefei, Anhui Province, the Horizon Library stands as an idyllic retreat for readers seeking solace in nature, storytelling, and imagination amongst the prairies of Dawei Village. The architecture embodies the concept of openness through its form, materiality, and ambiance, crafting an authentic respite from the busyness of urban life.

Hefei 1953 Juxing Grain Post Shanghai Sanlian Bookstore / SU Architects

Andreas Luco — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Barns and Rural Areas. Since ancient times, people's belief in food has been rooted in the blood memory of agrarian civilization. The granary and the countryside together form the design background of the Hefei 1953 JuXing Grain Post · Shanghai Sanlian Bookstore, completing the transformation of space from storing material food to storing spiritual sustenance. For architects, it is not only another challenge facing new and old propositions but also a reflection and contemplation on the "temporality" and "regionality" in rural construction. The project is located in Mingchuan Township, Feixi County, Hefei City, within the JuXing Grain Post Cultural and Tourism Resort. As the first building at the entrance of the resort, it is modest and unassuming, like the rice sleeping in the granary, quietly continuing the warm daily cultural memory.

Forest Villa / HAS design and research

Hana Abdel — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Forest Villa is located on the outskirts of Hefei, near the Dashu Mountain National Forest Park. Its natural topography is as picturesque as a fairyland on earth, which prompted HAS Design and Research to create a unique space that coexists with eternity and spirituality. Hung And Songkittipakdee (HAS) proposed a new design strategy that not only improved the functional spaces but also enhanced the site characteristics through three elements, shell, hole, and void, for a sense of extraordinary living experience in the Forest Villa.

Chaohu Natural and Cultural Center / change architects

Collin Chen — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 07:00:00 +0000

Architecture that Grows out of the Great Nature
Chaohu Natural and Cultural Center is the core public supporting facility developed by OCT Group for Chaohu Bantang Hot Spring Town. On the north side of the city, Juzhang Moutain stretches for tens kilometers from northeast to southwest. Located at the foot of the mountain, the building is regarded as a landmark grows out of the juncture of local natural environment and city life, demonstrating cultural heritage and future lifestyle.

Casa de Zanotta Showroom / HAS design and research

Hana Abdel — Sun, 23 Oct 2022 21:00:00 +0000

Casa de Zanotta is the first Zanotta furniture museum in China that exhibits the famous Italian furniture brand Zanotta. Since it was founded by Aurelio Zanotta in 1954, Zanotta has been pursuing a unique yet luxurious and elegant design tone, and the brand is full of creativity and artistic leadership. Casa de Zanotta is located in the central area of Hefei, Anhui Province. The site is surrounded by residential and office buildings, parking lots, and vast traffic arteries. Looking back over the past 20 years, Hefei has tried to become a metropolitan city like Shanghai or Shenzhen. The high-density concrete city is based on the premise of creating a functionally oriented urban texture, but it gradually runs counter to its unique local topography and environment.

Botanica Meditation Centre / HAS design and research

Hana Abdel — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 20:00:00 +0000

The Botanica Meditation Centre is located on the outskirts of the old city of Hefei. In the past 30 years, with the rapid growth of Hefei's population, the city has transformed from a single central area to a multi-center model in a very short period and has been under unprecedented pressure of intensive development. This kind of development phenomenon not only occurs in Hefei but also in every Chinese metropolitan city, reflecting the need for Chinese people to adapt to and cooperate with the pace of work and life under the rapid development that has occurred in a short period of time.

YIKOU Skin Management Center / officePROJECT

Yu Xin Li — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000

The beauty centers, barbershops, restaurants, gyms, supermarkets that the most common places we need most but never notice. We often think about how these spaces related to everyone can be designed and reconstructed. If cultural centers, libraries, and theaters are defined as the "spiritual halls" of modern people. Why can't those places that only meet the basic needs of ordinary people become "the churches in the market"? The process by which our body is beautified is also a process of purifying our spirit. Our identity with society will be activated and redefined through the space of the beauty salon, and we will also redefine ourselves.

Music Building of AUA / TJAD

罗靖琳 - Jinglin Luo — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 21:00:00 +0000

The music building is located in the southwest corner of the western teaching group of AUA, which is the end of the East-West landscape axis of the campus. It is composed of two buildings in the south and the north, which are connected by a 3-floor corridor bridge. A huge opening with a height of 3 floors is formed under the corridor bridge, which corresponds to the west gate of the campus.