Chengdu: The Latest Architecture and News

+ 20

• Interiors Designers

  Fanzhu Design

• Location

  No.51 YouBo Center, No.1 Kexi Road, Wuhou District, Chengdu, China

• Category

  Interior Design

• Area

  300.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Yuan Yan

+ 28

• Architects

  Ruifeng Architectural Design

• Location

  Intersection of Tianfu Avenue and Rainbow Avenue, Dujiangyan City, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China

• Category

  Services

• Chief designer

  Mingbo Qian , Xiaotao Yan

• Design Team

  Weiyuan Fu, Guoxin Yan, Yue Cai, Wenhao Huang

• Area

  475.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Guo Xinxin Space Photography

+ 48

• Architects

  Shanghai Dachuan Architects

• Location

  Cheng Du, Si Chuan province, China

• Category

  Renovation

• Lead Architect

  Dongtao Hong

• Design Team

  Dongtao Hong, Yuejing Zhang, Xialu Zhou, Weiguo Chen, jiayuan Lu

• Area

  756.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  ArchExist, Dongtao Hong

+ 22

• Interiors Designers

  Tsutsumi & Associates

• Location

  110 The Arcade at Shangri-La Center，9 Binjiang E Rd, HeJiangTing, Jinjiang Qu, Chengdu Shi, Sichuan, China

• Category

  Interior Design

• Interior Design

  Tsutsumi & Associates (Yoshimasa Tsutsumi, Weiwei Shi, Yu Peng)

• Area

  173.3 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Wei Liu

As part of a collaboration between the Centre Pompidou and the Mao Jihong Arts Foundation, the Cosmopolis #1.5: 'Enlarged Intelligence' exhibition features the developments of NLÉ Architects' Makoko Floating School. The Minjiang Floating System (MFS IIIx3), the fourth prototype and the third iteration of the prefabricated self-built system for water, investigates methods to counter the challenges posed by urbanization and climate change.

Earlier prototypes of the Makoko Floating School include the Waterfront Atlas (MFS II) launched in Venice, Italy and the Minne Floating School (MFS III) in Bruges, Belgium. The project, initially developed for the water in Lagos, is now usable in all these sites including the Jincheng Lake in Chengdu.

+ 6

Sasaki has unveiled images of their proposed Chengdu Panda Reserve in China, intended to aid wildlife preservation efforts of the Chinese cultural icon. The masterplan for the reserve represents the launch of “China’s increasing communication, collaboration, and awareness of its pioneering strategies to protect the species and its native habitat.”

With only 1,800 left in the wild, the giant panda is one of the most vulnerable species on earth, and are native to only one region in the world: an area of western China near Chengdu. As one of the fastest-growing cities in the world, Chengdu’s rapid urbanization will yield to a 69-square-kilometer reserve, providing a framework for the protection of endangered species worldwide.

+ 13

+ 23

• Interiors Designers

  House Fiction

• Location

  Daci temple, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

• Category

  Restaurants & Bars

• Area

  200.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Fangfang Tian

+ 37

• Architects

  Chengdu Wide Horizon Investment Group

• Location

  Tian Fu Da Dao, Sichuan Sheng, China

• Category

  Restaurant

• Architectural Design

  HC+2 Studio of Product R&D Center, Chengdu Wide Horizon Investment Group

• Architects in Charge

  Teng Hu, Jing He

• Architectural Design Consultant & Construction Drawings

  A3 Studio of SADI

• Area

  880.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  ARCH-EXIST, Jia Liu, Shi Chen

+ 32

• Architects

  Centaland

• Location

  199 Wanxiang S Rd, Wuhou District, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, China

• Category

  Mixed Use Architecture

• Architect in Charge

  Tong Gan, Defeng Zhou

• Design Team

  Huafeng Shi, Zhilin Xia, Jiahui Zheng, Minghua Cai, Dongying Yu

• Photography

  Zhi Chen

• Client

  Baiming Properties

• Area

  114258.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Zhi Chen

With 486 applicants and 249 conceptual plans received, MUDA-Architects stood out from the 20 finalists and won the first prize in "The Most Beautiful Bookstore in Chengdu" competition. The competition was sponsored by the Chengdu Tianfu New Area Investment Group, China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute, and co-sponsored by Chengdu Yi Zhu Yi Shi Culture Communication Ltd.

+ 18

Space 4 Architecture's (S4A) proposal for a bookstore in Chengdu, China reflects the poetic beauty of floating lilies on water. The architects describe the project as a “permeable cultural container” that allows and encourages visitor interaction with the surrounding landscape. The design consists of a series of indoor and outdoor spaces that weave together a gentle intervention that mirrors and enhances the natural scenery it sits within.

+ 9

+ 42

• Architects

  ZZHK Architects

• Location

  Dayuan Park, Tianfuer Street, Gaoxin District, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

• Category

  Pedestrian bridge

• Architect in Charge

  Ke Zhang

• Design Team

  Fan Chen, Jia Liu, Wenjie Zhen, Haochuan Ye, Bin Fan, Zhipu Cao

• Collaborator

  Southwest Municipal Engineering Design & Research Institute of China

• Client

  Chengdu Gaotou Construction Development Co., Ltd.

• Area

  1151.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Arch-Exist

+ 22

• Architects

  5+design

• Location

  Chengdu, Sichuan, China

• Category

  Housing

• Area

  731946.0 ft2

• Project Year

  2017

Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects has won an international contest for the Chengdu Natural History Museum in China, seeing off competition from firms such as Zaha Hadid Architects and FUKSAS. With a form inspired by the geological impact of shifting tectonic plates, and reflecting pools inspired by ancient irrigation systems, the scheme makes heavy reference to the surrounding natural landscape, while dominant features such as a tall central atrium form a visual connection with the built environment. Below, the architects offer their own description of the winning scheme.

+ 8

For the 2018 Venice Biennale, Stefano Boeri Architetti presents Slow Food Freespace, the first Slow Village to be constructed in Sichuan, China. Made in collaboration with Slow Food Movement, speakers Stefano Boeri and Carlo Petrini discussed the project at the event “Across Chinese Cities - The Community.”

For the Slow Food China project, Stefano Boeri Architetti has designed a school, a library and a small museum for the villages involved, free of charge. The program attempts to encourage millions of Chinese farmers to stay in their rural districts, combatting the unprecedented emigration to cities which has grown in the last few years. By offering educational facilities and cultural landmarks to these rural communities, it inspires the preservation of local culture and acknowledges the importance of the agricultural economy.

+ 7

Morphosis has released details of their competition-winning masterplan for Unicorn Island in Chengdu, China. One of four entrants to be successful, including the OMA scheme we covered yesterday, Morphosis were recognized for their “walkable park city interweaving business resources, green infrastructure, and lifestyle” to offer the optimum conditions for both large and small companies to thrive in the Chinese development zone.

As the Chinese economy transitions from a production-based system to one driven by services, the Unicorn island masterplan is an initiative commissioned by the Chengdu government to offer state-of-the-art resources and networks for both start-up firms and so-called “Unicorn” companies, those with a value of over one billion US dollars.

+ 7