A personal review of design creations

Shan-Shui: A Duality | The Chuan Malt Whisky Distillery
For Pernod Ricard, Neri&Hu designed a distillery on a site close to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Mount Emei.

Chapel of Sound
Designed by OPEN architecture, this monolithic open-air concert hall overviews the ruins of the Ming Dynasty-era Great Wall, just two hours away from Beijing.

An Absent Architecture
In architecture, clients often look for the best view from a hill, but what happens when the desired location is inside the ground… Discover the hidden retreat by HW Studio.

#Landmark - Eglise St Joseph in Le Havre
Here’s an indisputable but rather unknown landmark in France: the Saint Joseph’s Church in Le Havre, France.

Dai An Apartment
In Thành Phố Vũng Tàu, Vietnam, H.2 Arch has completed a blocky, solid and unique house for young tenants.

#WoodWeek - Yishan Pinnacle Flagship Store
A Chinese proverb says: “A closed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.” To open the minds, a new cultural and creative store not only culture and coffee but also wood and concrete inserted in a contemporary looking grid space concept.
Day 4– Yishan Pinnacle Flagship Store, Shenzhen, China.

#ConcreteWeek - Sharing Space Building
To end the series (for this time), we focus on an irregular polygon on an island that perfectly has succeeded to mix traditional craft with contemporary techniques.
Day 5: Sharing Space Building, Taiwan

#ConcreteWeek - Basilica Sanctuary of Our Lady of Tears
In Sicily, the island of Gods, one is more used to see Greek temples and heavy baroque churches… except for this one in the centre of Syracuse…
Day 4: Basilica Sanctuary of Our Lady of Tears, Italy.

#ConcreteWeek - K. Barghouti House
Thick concrete slabs running in parallel, massive structure connected to each others… the incredible lightness of concrete construction.
Day 3: Barghouti House, Jordan.

#ConcreteWeek – Brutalist Beach House
Concrete is not only a grey, dull, cold material… It could be warm too.
Day 2: Sonoma House, Mexico