Red Town Office by Taranta Creations

Red Town Office by Taranta Creations

The Shanghai office of Chinese architecture studio Taranta Creations features a staircase within a labia-like orifice and a floor that doubles as a desk.

Red Town Office by Taranta Creations

Above photograph is by Shen Qiang of Shen Photo.

Upstairs, the entire floor plane is used as a work surface, with seating contained inside four large voids.

Red Town Office by Taranta Creations

Taranta Creations designed the space, called Red Town Office, for its own staff.

Red Town Office by Taranta Creations

The staircase joining the two levels is painted red on the inside and silver on the outside.

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Red Town Office by Taranta Creations

Above photograph is by Shen Qiang of Shen Photo.

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Red Town Office by Taranta Creations

Photography is by Fay Wu, apart from where otherwise stated.

The information that follows is from Taranta Creations:


Red Town Office

The design of Taranta Creations his own office space is a reflection of the ongoing creative process within the studio.

Red Town Office by Taranta Creations

The upper floor is constructed as one continuous desk in which four sitting areas are cut out.

Red Town Office by Taranta Creations

This large ‘work floor’ invites the designers to use the space for walking, sketching, meeting, modelling, thinking, drafting, sitting and relaxing.

Red Town Office by Taranta Creations

This kind of informal interpretation of office space encourages cross-pollination between the different projects and disciplines.

Red Town Office by Taranta Creations

The upper floor is connected to the lower floor by a ‘water drop’ in which the staircase is placed.

Red Town Office by Taranta Creations

Design team: Enrico Taranta, Giorgio Radojkovic, Juriaan Calis.
Location: Red Town Sculpture Park, Shanghai, China.
Project year: 2010

Red Town Office by Taranta Creations

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The Bay by Atelier Feichang Jianzhu

The Bay by Atelier FCJZ

These twenty lakeside villas in the Qingpu district of Shanghai are designed by Atelier Feichang Jianzhu of Beijing.

The Bay by Atelier FCJZ

The Bay project combines local vernacular elements like gabled walls and sloping roofs with grey stone, aluminium doors and steel screens.

The Bay by Atelier FCJZ

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Here are some more details from the architects:


The Bay, Qingpu District, Shanghai

Yung Ho Chang/Atelier Feichang Jianzhu

The Bay Garden is located at Qingpu district, Shanghai. The site was once used as a fishpond of nearly 43 hectares, with an ideal ecological environment. In the breeding season, a large number of water birds perched there. Our parcel is situated at the Island B, with altogether 20 houses of five types. The building areas aboveground vary from 514 sq. meters to 1022 sq. meters.

The Bay by Atelier FCJZ

In our design, we try to bring together the architecture and the context. The latter is both natural and cultural — the water is a key element of the natural and the architectural tradition of the south is the prominent feature in the cultural. Meanwhile, the contemporary lifestyle and construction condition determine that the architecture will not be a mere repetition of the tradition.

The Bay by Atelier FCJZ

Thus, the design was developed with a set of keywords: disperse, courtyard, and garden.

The Bay by Atelier FCJZ

Disperse—to take apart the different functions of a villa and then reorganize them into small groups. This move makes one building more of a combination of several buildings. In this way, more rooms are ensured good ventilation and day light which fits the humid and rainy climate of the locality and also blends the space inside and scenery outside.

The Bay by Atelier FCJZ

Courtyard—the regrouped villa embraces several enclosed and half-enclosed courtyards of different sizes, providing the inhabitants livable outdoor spaces.

The Bay by Atelier FCJZ

Garden—the landscape from the road to water introduces the residents a leisurely lifestyle. It also echoes the experience in a traditional southern garden. So far, each villa is a house as well as a miniature garden. People come here for the enjoyment of everyday life as well as sceneries.

The Bay by Atelier FCJZ

In form, the gable wall and sloped roof reflect the traditional building elements in the vernacular architecture of the south whereas the untraditional construction materials—grey stone, aluminum alloy doors, windows and roofing, a steel channel that frames the wall, etc. — are a new interpretation of the regional heritage.

The Bay by Atelier FCJZ

Project Information:
Project: The Bay, Phase 1
Location: Qingpu District, Shanghai
Client: Shanghai Qingchen Real Estate Development Co., LTD.
Designer: Atelier Feichang Jianzhu
Principal Architect: Yung Ho CHANG
Project Architect: Liu Lubin
Project Team: Wang Siuming, Liu Yang, Shi Chao, Qiu Yukui
Construction Drawing: China Shanghai Architectural Design & Research Institute CO., LTD
Constructor: Zhejiang Shunjie Construction Group Co., LTD
Interior Design: Li Weimin
Building Area: 19,495.9 sq. meters
Stories: 2 stories aboveground, 1 story underground
Structure Type: Reinforced Concrete Frame Structure
Design Period: 2006-2010
Construction Period: 2007-2010


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Lotus Fresh by Head Architecture

Lotus Fresh by Head Architecture

White lighting tracks with red edging swoop across the ceiling in this Shanghai supermarket by Head Architecture of China.

Lotus Fresh by Head Architecture

Called Lotus Fresh, the flagship store for the Lotus chain of shops is divided into two areas, with fresh produce in one, and preserved food and beauty products in the other.

Lotus Fresh by Head Architecture

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The information below is from the designers:


Lotus Fresh

Lotus is a well established brand in China with 70 supermarkets across the country. In an effort to appeal to discerning shoppers in the Pudong area and to compete with the many new luxury food brands moving in to the Shanghai, Lotus commissioned HEAD to develop a new flagship store transitioning from 100% local brands, toward a larger component of foreign products and services.

Lotus Fresh by Head Architecture

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Lotus Fresh by Head Architecture

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Lotus Fresh by Head Architecture

New chilled display counters are combined with back wall super graphics and timber canopies. New low-level shelving and counters across the fresh area create clear vistas to the back wall making the store feel larger and more open.

Lotus Fresh by Head Architecture

The open market appearance is further enhanced by open ceilings and a set of store graphics that incorporate clear hand scripted fonts in Chinese and English. New staff uniforms and training were a key component in the successful relaunch of the store in January 2010.

Lotus Fresh by Head Architecture

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Project Address: B1, Superbrand Mall, Shanghai, China.
Total Area: 44,000 sq. ft.
Project designer in charge: Mark Panckhurst
Project design team: Robert Weller, Ceci Yuen, Karen Yim

Lotus Fresh by Head Architecture

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