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Rushi Hai Life Market / odd

Andreas Luco — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 06:30:24 +0000

The industrial shell wrapping a warm core. Turn daily errands-like grocery shopping, browsing creative goods, buying fresh bread-become cherished memories that extend the vacation lasting longer.

Renovation of Shell Theatre in Beijing Chaoyang Park / DUTS design

韩爽 - HAN Shuang — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 06:30:24 +0000

Nestled on the three-sided lakefront central island of Beijing's Chaoyang Park, the 2008 Olympic-era outdoor Shell Theatre has completed its renewal by DUTS design. Aligned with the Liangma River cultural waterfront masterplan, the project adopts a low-intervention "10% interface renewal" strategy, eschewing full demolition to redefine the symbiosis between performance venue, public park and waterfront landscape.

The 798·751 Train Street Renovation / Studio NOR

韩爽 - HAN Shuang — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The "Train Street," located in the core area of Beijing's 798·751 Park, originally served as the coal yard and railway terminus for the 751 Factory. It was later repurposed into an underground garage, and after a dozen decommissioned train carriages were placed along the tracks on both sides of the garage's rooftop plaza, the site was opened to the public. However, the space subsequently suffered from a loss of vitality. Studio NOR utilized a lightweight, modular micro-renovation strategy, successfully transformed this passive, corridor-like passage into a vibrant community destination.

Jetlag Books Friendship Store / Studio NOR

韩爽 - HAN Shuang — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:56:00 +0000

1. Window and Landmark - The Beijing Friendship Store, located in the First Embassy District along the eastern extension of Chang'an Avenue, was the first large-scale special supply store established in China to serve foreign diplomatic personnel. As a unique window for Sino-foreign exchanges during the planned economy era, it gradually opened to the public only since the late 1980s. A symbolic landmark to generations of Beijing citizens, the store failed to adjust itself to the new Chinese consumerist market after the millennium, and its decline led to a comprehensive renovation started in 2023, in which the former service backyard was transformed into a commercial park, with Jetlag Books being the sole bookstore tenant.

Chamber of Mountain Cave / Chaoffice

Valeria Silva — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:23:00 +0000

This apartment unit is located on the 17th floor of an 18-story residential building. This is also the highest floor accessible by the elevator. Neighbors of the 18th floor must use the staircase at the corner to reach their homes. So, although it is a penultimate floor, it feels as if it is at the very top. Looking out from the window, tucked away behind trees, the embassy compound stretches across two city blocks, its low structures crouching close to the ground and barely visible. The nearest high-rises retreat to Sanlitun Street, about 1.5 kilometers away. With no obstructions, the room is bathed in dazzling sunlight all year round, and it also enjoys breezes filtered through the dense canopy of trees in the embassy district.

Graham Foundation Announces 54 Grants for Individuals Exploring Architecture Through Research and Creative Practice

Reyyan Dogan — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 06:30:00 +0000

The Graham Foundation has announced the recipients of its 2026 Grants to Individuals program, awarding a total of $506,000 to 54 projects that investigate architecture through exhibitions, films, publications, and research initiatives. Selected from more than 600 submissions to the Foundation's September 2025 application cycle, the grants support work by 86 architects, artists, curators, designers, filmmakers, historians, scholars, and writers, reflecting a broad range of interdisciplinary approaches to the built environment and its cultural, social, and political dimensions.

Beijing Foresky Community Center / PLAT ASIA

韩爽 — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0000

The project is situated in the Foresky Community on the South Fourth Ring in Beijing, surrounded by parks. It serves as a community center that fosters a shared living place—a communal space among neighbors. Its design is based on the concepts of Gathering and Return, which focus on spatial experience. The center provides a gym, a children's center, a restaurant, a café, and an art shop.

Deja Vu Recycled Store / Offhand Practice

韩爽 - HAN Shuang — Sun, 31 May 2026 02:00:00 +0000

Inside the Beijing Electromechanical Institute compound, trendy shops and creative studios sit alongside abandoned factories, while stylish young people walk beneath withered ivy. Deja Vu Recycle Store calls this neighborhood home—a place defined by striking contrasts, where old and new intertwine. The first time we saw the site, we were struck by a sense of ruin. Dead vines crawled up the exterior walls, tangled wires hung loose, a long-abandoned garbage shed stood in the corner, and a massive old chimney dominated the center. But as we passed through the foyer and ascended to the second floor, the symmetrical windows on the north and south sides opened up, along with the skylights above, letting sunlight pour in. The entire space brightened, feeling like a bustling old railway station from another era.

Qinghe INNNG International Talent Community / Zhu Xiaodi Architects + BIAD

韩爽 — Sun, 24 May 2026 02:00:00 +0000

On the urban landscape, architecture is never an isolated entity, but rather a spatial vehicle that engages in a profound dialogue with its site, its people, and the spirit of the city. It has long transcended its physical functions to become a vessel containing the city's soul. Located in Qinghe Town, Haidian District, Beijing, the INNNG International Talent Community is a vivid embodiment of this philosophy. The design of its architecture stems precisely from the unique characteristics of the INNNG project site in Haidian, Beijing—a uniqueness born from comprehensively addressing various boundary factors. This multifaceted residential project for young people not only confronts the challenges posed by the special terrain and complex urban environment but also, through an architectural form that "embraces and coexists," creates a vibrant landmark that stimulates innovation, fosters interaction, and integrates into the city.

Beijing National Day School Student Creative Activity Center / Origin Architect

Valeria Silva — Fri, 15 May 2026 02:00:00 +0000

Beijing National Day School is renowned for its student-led, open and free campus culture. Every year, students initiate ten campus improvement proposals, which receive full support from the school authorities.The former School Uniform Center, located in the northeast corner of the campus, was listed on the 2023 Annual Ten Practical Campus Improvement Projects due to student concerns regarding space experience and frequency of use.Originally built as an underground concrete fish pond, the building had undergone numerous extension and partition, resulting in a chaotic and disorganized function: the underground bookstore and print shop were dim, damp and poorly ventilated; the ground-floor uniform storage and exhibition area was cramped and enclosed, standing in stark contrast to the natural beauty of the surrounding pine woods. Seizing this renovation opportunity, Origin Architect seeks to revitalize the building under pines and sunshine, metamorphosing it into a free realm that stirs students' sensibility and creative thinking.

floating kiosk / bufen atelier

韩爽 - HAN Shuang — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 02:00:00 +0000

Conceived as a temporary intervention within a context devoid of strong spatial references, the project presents itself as an enigmatic, almost extraterrestrial presence—an object whose origin appears indeterminate, as if it had descended abruptly into the urban fabric.

Shell Book Pavilion / LUO studio

Andreas Luco — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Origin: A Response to a Familiar Place — Xiangyun Town is not an unfamiliar place. Since it is close by, there were many occasions in the past to come here with my child. The earliest impressions of the place were, on the one hand, the many art installations in its public plaza areas, and on the other hand, its friendliness toward children and the community, with spaces for play and pause. Therefore, being invited this time to design and build a community book pavilion in the plaza felt more like returning to a place once encountered in everyday life and responding once again to the question of what kind of public space is truly needed here.

Beijing Haidian Xiaojiahe Green Dynamic World / DDON

Valeria Silva — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The design and realization of the "Xiaojiahe Green Dynamic World"project in Haidian District, Beijing, represents far more than the successful construction of a large-scale open space dedicated to sports; it stands as a groundbreaking practice in the revitalization of urban derelict land, through the view of social governance. The project embodies a rare facet of public space development within Beijing's urban renewal—one characterized by a populist and thematic approach—and reflects an entirely novel model for the adaptive reuse of underutilized urban sites that has yet to be fully explored.

Beijing Sundate Office / milanesi | paiusco

韩爽 - HAN Shuang — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

An Individual, a Content Creator, a Brand Founder, a Mother……When all these identities converge within a single space, this office is asked to hold far more than just "going to work." Because the client's work as a content creator is closely intertwined with her private life, the frequent shifting between roles gives the workplace an uneven rhythm. milanesi|paiusco set out to satisfy the needs of these multiple identities, creating a small world where good mood and inspiration can coexist.

House of Porous / MAT Office

Andreas Luco — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 02:00:00 +0000

This is a residence building designed for a multi-generational family. Due to the climate of northern China, this house adopts an introverted design strategy, with a central light well organizing the family space. Exterior windows on different facades, as well as large and small skylights create a soft, pleasant interior light experience. The floor plan is derived from the classic nine-square grid. This basic form contains closely related and independent components, which can well complete the ritual transition from public activity space to private residence. The spatial pattern of the nine-square grid is also very consistent with the Chinese cultural understanding of home and living space.

Tiffany & Co / MVRDV

Andreas Luco — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000

MVRDV design adds glass fins with fluid curves to the façade of Tiffany & Co.'s flagship store in Beijing — A new Tiffany & Co. flagship store has opened in the Taikoo-Li Sanlitun commercial neighbourhood in Beijing, with a façade of curving, translucent glass fins that add an ethereal presence to the building. With its flowing shapes inspired by the masterpieces of jewellery designer Elsa Peretti, the Beijing store is the fifth in a series of façade designs created by MVRDV for Tiffany, introducing a new design motif that reflects the pursuit of innovative materials and expressive three-dimensional form that characterises each design in the series.

Beijing Art Villa / TEMP

韩爽 - HAN Shuang — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Set in the south of Beijing, this villa designed by TEMP is both a private dwelling and an art space for gathering — a house that embraces the rhythms of family life while opening itself to art, light, and time. Across four levels, with two above ground and two below, the architecture balances intimacy and community, permanence and change.

Snøhetta and BIAD Break Ground for the New Beijing Art Museum in Tongzhou

Reyyan Dogan — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 07:30:00 +0000

Snøhetta, in collaboration with the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (BIAD), has won the international competition to design the Beijing Art Museum in Tongzhou District, Beijing. The project officially broke ground on December 31, 2025, with completion and public opening anticipated in 2029. Conceived as a new landmark for the eastern part of the city, the museum will form part of Tongzhou's cultural and civic development strategy as Beijing's sub-center. The commission marks Snøhetta's second major cultural project in the Chinese capital, following the Beijing Library, which opened to the public in 2023 and has since become a key reference for contemporary civic architecture in the city.