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Guangming Public Service Platform

Zhubo Design CO., LTD. Platform Architecture Tuesday, 27 October 2026

Guangming Public Service

Guangming Public Service is a government office and public service building in Shenzhen, China. The building is divided into two blocks with distinct forms. The upper rectangular volume contains offices, while the lower block holds a public service hall with an undulating roof shaped like a mountain range. Two small hills on the site are preserved, which reduces excavation and extends the surrounding green landscape. The plan avoids the enclosed layout that is common in Chinese government buildings. The design follows a green development mode with low impact.

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Cuiwan Zhongcheng Demonstration Zone

Arch-Age-Design (AAD) Demonstration Zone Architecture Monday, 26 October 2026

Cuiwan Zhongcheng

Cuiwan Zhongcheng is a demonstration zone and later community center built in Zhengzhou, China. The building stands at the junction of two plots and opens towards the city. The design applies the concept of the Mobius ring, translating a continuous four dimensional form into an open, multi dimensional space that can also serve as a pedestrian bridge. A steel structure supports external walls of hyperboloid aluminum plates, which are made in a factory and assembled on site. All materials used are low carbon, recyclable and environmentally friendly.

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Wen Shan Hai Moutai Experience Center

Xiang Wang Moutai Experience Center Interior Sunday, 25 October 2026

Wen Shan Hai

Wen Shan Hai is a brand experience center for Moutai liquor, located in Chongqing, China. The interior supports tastings, private banquets and club gatherings. A courtyard-style layout places a square atrium at the center, enclosed by corridors that lead to themed private rooms. Display cabinets and tasting areas follow a meandering route through the main hall. Bronze surfaces, cabinets of metal and glass and a mirrored ceiling define the material palette. The design links traditional Eastern architecture with a modern framework.

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Shenzhen Zhongshuge Bookstore

Li Xiang Bookstore Interior Saturday, 24 October 2026

Shenzhen Zhongshuge

Inspired by the rapid development and achievements of the project location, Shenzhen Zhongshuge is created to pay tribute to the countless pioneers in this immigrant city. The spiral bookshelf is used as a symbol to show the rapid development of history and arouse the thinking of visitors at the same time. The unconventional design approach to fuse commerce and art breaks the shackles of the monotonous attributes of a space bound to function, conveys the brand's values, brings a new and novel place gene to consumers' shopping experience.

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Skyline Bay Community Center

FTA Group Community Center Architecture Friday, 23 October 2026

Skyline Bay

Skyline Bay is a community center built in Chengdu, China. The building has a construction area of 920 square meters and a two-story double-height layout that forms a semi-enclosed space with partitions but no full separation. The facade is clad in silver-white aluminum plate and champagne gold perforated aluminum plate, shaped into flowing curves that recall butterfly wings. Curved lines continue inside, creating quiet corners for reflection. The design draws on the nearby Shaxi waterway and wetland park and follows a waterfront island concept.

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Chengdu NBD Centre Architecture

QUAD studio Architecture Architecture Thursday, 22 October 2026

Chengdu NBD Centre

Chengdu NBD Centre is a mixed use office and cultural complex in Chengdu, China. The project includes twin office towers of 120 metres, a podium and an underground level, with a total area of 171,650 square metres. The below ground retail level connects directly to adjacent metro lines and neighbouring plots. A large sunken civic plaza draws visitors to the ground level, where multi-level links lead to retail and cultural spaces within the podium. A breathing facade supports natural ventilation, and media LED panels are integrated into the facade surface.

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Design Team of the Day

Design Team of the DaySpecial CoverageTuesday, 20 October 2026

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