DU Studio's Proswim Club project has won the 2022 iF Design Award in Germany again! The iF Design Awards recognize design excellence in all fields and are the most important design quality certification in the world.Since its inception in Germany in 1953, the iF logo has become a globally recognized symbol of design excellence, recognized by consumers and the design community around the world....
Located along the West Lake, Hangzhou Tower has always been in a leading position in department stores in China. To make itself competitive, it constantly upgrades itself during the operation. Since the partial renovation of the 4F of B tower (luxury brand Building) last year, DUSTUDIO has once again worked with Hangzhou Building to renovate the B1 floor .The main renocvatedarea is mainly public area of the B1 and its VIP center together with group shopping center. After the transformation,...
After 4 years of design and construction, Guangzhou CR8 opened on Jan 7th, 2022.The project Fanghuali CR8, is located in the core business district of Guangzhou, on the double subway of Line 3 / 7 (Hanxi Chimelong Station). The total construction area of the project is about 210,000 square meters, consisting of 160,000 square meters of Grade A office building E-PARK, 30,000 square meters of shopping center CR8, and nearly 20,000 square meters of cultural and business facilities. It is...
This office complex designed by EID is located at Huangpu river in Shanghai Pudong side . It is opposite to the old 80,000-ton silo warehouse. The modern sense of the office building contrasts strongly with the weathered warehouse.When the interior began, we wanted to find a feeling to express the conflict between the time and space around site.The interior extends the architecture tone and language into the interior. Black Lava stone is chosen to be the core cladding material as...
In the Year of the Tiger, Dustudio once is commissioned again by Shenzhen Andun Intellectual Property Service Co., LTD., to upgrade its headquarters in Shenzhen.Andun is an innovative data driven company that focuses on patent protection and application , providing efficient and professional services to its global clients.The main task is the upgrading of lounge area opposite to the reception and working space The lounge area is has multifunctional functions, which includes product displaying , waiting area , book area,...
After 3 years preparation, GuangZhou Time CR8 is about finish, from architecture to interior . Contractors at site are working hard day and night to make the final push. We wish CR8 a successful opening in the coming January.Facade3F event plazaEntry Big StepsToilet waiting area ...
DUstudio won the honoree in fitness category at the "Best of Year Awards" of 《Interior Design》-for its Proswim Club project. Cindy Allen, editor in chief，announced the awards at this year's Best of Year Awards Ceremony, on Thursday,December 9 at 1pm. Interior Design Magazine is the global, industry-leading design publication serving the interior design, architectural and facility management audiences for over 80 years. Interior Design's Best of Year is the design industry's premiere design awards program, honoring the most significant work of the year and recognizing...
https://www.luxurysociety.com/en/articles/2021/11/generational-shift-luxury-market-chinaSanlitun Taikoo Li in BeijingCredit: Swire PropertiesThe rapidly expanding Chinese luxury market has been in transition. While the purchasing power of young customers is undeniably increasing, mature consumers continue to account for half of all luxury consumption in this country. How can luxury brands understand and respond to China's "generational shift"?LVMH released its financial results for the third quarter of the fiscal year 2021 on October 12, with Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) and the United States (excluding Hawaii) continuing to lead the group's...
The"Proswim Club" project designed by Design Union studio (DU studio ) is a 2021 Best of Year Awards Finalist in the fitness category!Best of Year Awards - 2021 Finalistshttps://boyawards.secure-platform.com/a/page/2021-finalists/2021-finalists-projectsNow celebrating its 16th year, Interior Design's Best of Year has become theultimate measure of excellence, showcasing what's happening today in everycategory of design while simultaneously setting the bar even higher forthe future. Interior Design's Best of Year is the design industry's premiere design awards program, honoring the mostsignificant work of the...
ARCH Shanghai is located at the intersection of Moutai Road and Loushanguan. It covers an area of 35,500 square meters, with a total area of about 260,000 m2. It was designed by the architect John Portman and Associates and opened in 2014. It is a modern urban complex integrating office, hotel and retail. The shopping mall has an area of about 85,000 square meters, which is a fashion and lifestyle shopping center for the neighborhood.To make the retail part more...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/katehardcastle/2021/06/28/the-rebirth-of-the-department-store-5-game-changing-trends-we-can-see-in-luxury-retail/?sh=515f708c2625What are the top 5 ways that department stores are driving through the retail evolution in stores ...
Hangzhou tower, the pioneer of Chinese department store, is planning to have a special VIP saloon area in 4F for its couture clients in tower B , where all of its luxury brands are located.Brands that will be in this area include Chanel, LV , BVLGARI etc.Dustudio, together with art consultants, will renovate this area to be a unique and artistic VIP zone to make an exclusive experience for the couture client.Construction will begin next Spring in 2022....
Du Studio was shortlisted for the INSIDE AWARD, an interior design award at the World Architecture Festival (WAF). NYC kids club, Shijiazhuang Center, designed by Design Union studio (DU Studio in brief), stood out from all the participating interior design teams worldwide and was shortlisted for the 2021 WAF INSIDE Interior Design Award along with other international teams from the United States, Sweden and Australia. World Architecture Festival & INSIDE World Festival of Interiors is dedicated to sharing outstanding works...
DU Studio has renovated a historical pool to be first public Endless Pool Club in Shanghai , mixing training , social activities into a vibrant multifunctional place .The client is Proswim Academy，a newly-established sports firm, who focus on the development of cutting-edge practices in relation to swimming, which is multifaceted, and spans on swimming training, assistive technologies for functional training, and of course ensuring that the space is able to facilitate the most advanced features that can be utilized by...
DU Studio's "Yutong Headquarters " project won the Gold Medal of Huading Award in the 17th CIDF Design Expo 2021 .China International Architectural Decoration and Design Art Expo (CIDF), was founded in 2005. After more than 10 years ,it has been developed into the most authoritative and international annual design event in the fields of materials selection, lifestyle, exhibition design and so on.Huading Award is the general term of the annual China Environmental Art Innovative Design Works Competition. It is...
Designed by DU Studio， Zhengzhou Yutong Headquarters Project completed recently was published in Dezeen, an international well-known media.As the largest bus manufacturer in China, Yutong was successfully transformed from a traditional manufacturing headquarters, into a modern and international open office space. This project lasts 3years and with total 90,000 square meters.For details, see the following report:https://www.dezeen.com/2021/02/10/du-studio-zhengzhou-yutong-bus-headquarters-renovation-china/ ...
This project is located at Hangzhou Bay. In order to attract talents and high quality international companies to Hangzhou bay , especially from Shanghai side, Ningbo government plan to build a pioneer area to show their policy and vision on their strategy and ambition of Hangzhou Bay development.The 1st step the government decide to do is to turn the original digital economic industry park phase 2 to "Shanghai-Ningbo talent cooperation pioneer area ". This part is named as ALA_CO.The main...
It never gets easier, you just get strongerExtreme Blue (Shanghai) Sports Culture Development Company is founded by some interesting people. The founding team includes Mr. Wan Qiang, a former national team coach and an Asian Games champion. Besides, he is a vegetarian and stray animal rescuer; Meng Jiaxiang, a well-known coach of swimming training; Jen, an American lawyer. She never passed the 800 meters in his teenage, but grew up as a marathon and swimming enthusiast. They were born from...
Ms. Zhu Ping has been appointed as Sustainable Fashion and Innovation Supervisor of Shanghai International College of Fashion and Innovation (SCF), Donghua University.On 11.23-11.27, Shanghai International College Fashion and Innovation (SCF), Donghua University, held the 2020 Sustainable showcase and International Academic Week in collaboration with Edinburgh University, LaSalle Design Institute, Singapore and Amsterdam Fashion Institute (AMFI), Netherlands. This is the first time at domestic academic circles to systematically organize the sustainable fashion system, from the concept of fashion education to...
On October 15th, "Exploring the Value of Design, Helping Design"-The offline sharing session for the designers of the livelihood was successfully held in Shanghai. The sharing session was hosted and inspired by the editor-in-chief/co-founder Feng Hui of OBJEKT Realm Asia. A famous designer Minghe Wenji founder and designer Xu Minghe and DU studio founder Zhu Ping shared their experience and views with the association. Fan Xiao, Director of User Product Operation of Zhuxiaobang, shared with the designers how to better...
After designing three new NYC early learning centers, DU studio was invited to design NYC office at Beijing . Within the area of only 1000m2, the space needs to accommodate about 100 people and provide training, conference etc. it is quite dense. Here the client want to express the philosophies of the learning center too.Open and interactive, fun and efficient are the key features of this space. At the Entry, the three main colors of the VI system (orange , green and purple ) are spread into different elements. The column of reception , meeting room , hanging ceiling light,...
疫情期间， 全国的早教托育机构也是受到很大的冲击。全国各地延迟开放托育早教中心，并出台疫情期间对托育空间的指导政策。避免进一步传播。疫情让我们重新审视托育空间， 在疫情之后， 我们都是不是准备好了，最大可能避免传染病对儿童的危害。这里结合一些案例，分享一些就怎样控制污染源， 切断感染途径，隔离患者几个关键点在早教托育空间设计上的思考。...
After three years of hard work, Yutong headquarters is about to be completed. This project is about 90,000 m2， including exhibition, working space, cafe, VIP, etc. The R & D building has been finished. Employees have moved in. Typical floors of Sales building have been done. Now only the lobby area of sales buildings is left, where the most difficult part are the cantilevered LED screen and three story high green wall. They plan to move in in middle of November this year....