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by Anushka Sharma Feb 03, 2025
The Hong Kong-based practice creates an immersive movie-watching environment that conceals elements of surprise and anticipation at every stage of the experience.
by STIRworld Jan 30, 2025
Light, space and a personal narrative converge to craft a highly personalised living environment in this poetic residential transformation in Beijing, China.
by Simran Gandhi Jan 04, 2025
The Lujiatan Wetland Park Commercial Service Centre in China integrates ecological design with fluid spaces, a spiralling tower and a hydrophilic deck.
by Anushka Sharma Dec 07, 2024
The Chinese practice conceives a photography art space amid nature, integrating art exhibitions, cultural salons and workshops in an immersive environment.
by Anushka Sharma Jun 17, 2024
The Chinese architecture practice ventures into the animal kingdom with a series of biomorphic shelters for otters, their first client.
by Almas Sadique Mar 22, 2024
The Chinese hotel, designed by Jumping House Lab, is punctured by sporadically placed fenestrations that open up to the vicinal pond, creek, mountain, fields and village.
by Almas Sadique Dec 16, 2023
2023 STIRred: STIR enlists design innovations from 2023 that aim to append the fields of architecture and design with inclusive features and initiatives.
by Almas Sadique Nov 08, 2023
Apart from bridging the gap between the digital and physical worlds, Promptac enables visual and tactile commands, hence benefiting individuals with communication disorders.
by Jincy Iype Aug 16, 2023
PLAT ASIA references nomadic yurt spaces and natural forms in the experiential Xi Garden Art Office in Beijing, China, composing a ‘journey from scenes to spirits.’
by Jerry Elengical Nov 11, 2022
The Miro Store of Duoyun Bookstore in the city of Yancheng, creates a narrative based on the work of Italian artist Cristina Làstrego to infuse an ethereal ambience to retail design.
by Jerry Elengical Nov 09, 2022
In the city of Changsha, this multifaceted cyberpunk-style recreational space has been described as an "offline social entertainment metaverse” born from an explosion of design.
by Rahul Kumar Oct 03, 2022
STIR interviews Yang Liu, an illustrator who highlights the distinctions between cultures, genders, and demographics around the world through simple yet hard-hitting pictograms
by Jerry Elengical Sep 22, 2022
Offering dining experiences centred on Japanese barbecue and wine in a commercial hub of Chengdu, China, this space features immersive displays and biomorphic design elements.
by Jincy Iype Sep 09, 2022
AD Architecture relies on restrained geometries and choreographed illumination to bring alive the sleek and alluring Fietser International Private Clubhouse in Shenzhen, China.
by Sunena V Maju Aug 20, 2022
Renovating an old factory into a retail store, dongqi Design reimagines retail design as an immersive experience for XC273 by XCOMMONS in Shanghai, China.
by STIRworld Jun 28, 2022
The beachside Sanyea Sjór Seaside Resort in Shenzhen, China, references the local soil and resplendent shoreline it rests near for its earthy, minimal, and geometric architecture.
by Jerry Elengical Mar 02, 2022
Located in Xintiandi, a vibrant commercial district in Shanghai, China, this nightclub employs stylised design in dark monochrome to create a theatrical venue for its patrons.
by Jincy Iype Nov 23, 2021
Clothed in canary yellow, PIG Design’s NEOBIO in Shenzhen, China, is inspired by fantastical childhood memories, as a refreshing departure from streamlined, grey workspaces.
by Jincy Iype Nov 13, 2021
X+Living’s dreamlike Shenzhen Zhongshuge bookstore and retail space wows with a spiraling sculptural bookshelf, redolent of the twisting trajectories of time and history.
by Jerry Elengical Oct 26, 2021
VERO Ecological Tiles Exhibition Hall & Headquarters in Foshan employs an immersive three-storey spatial narrative to illustrate the miraculous beauty of natural life processes.
by Jincy Iype Oct 20, 2021
Imagined as a museum of clouds, the borderless kindergarten design by X + Living is reminiscent of unrestrained childhood fantasies and cotton candy dreamscapes.
by Jerry Elengical Aug 02, 2021
In Chengdu, China, this awe-inducing bookstore creates a paradise for bookworms with swooping arches, vast mirrored ceilings, and seemingly endless shelves.
by Jincy Iype Mar 19, 2021
The ZCMETAL Headquarters & Exhibition Hall revel in its celebration of stainless-steel in its silvery interiors that evoke the texture and look of natural canyons.
by Jincy Iype Mar 01, 2021
A collaboration between FAB Cinema and Zhongshuge Bookstore, the hugely cinematic design features reflective planes, arched corridors, a glut of bookshelves and lined lighting.
by Zohra Khan Nov 06, 2020
Turning the hazy bubble of dream into reality, the Meland Club's interiors by the Chinese studio present a world abstracted by strange forms, quirky illustrations and bold colours.
make your fridays matter with a well-read weekend
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