Architectural evolution. Image © Purel
- Architects: PUJU
- Location: #50, Yunjian Walk Street ,Zhongshan Middle Road, Songjiang, Shanghai, China
- Lead Architects: Qian Yao
- Participating Designer: Tingting Li, Lulu She, Diamond, Jiayi Su
- Area: 450.0 m2
- Project Year: 2018
- Photographs: Purel, Hao Chen
- Visual Designer: ROCBRAND
- Construction: Mubo Decoration
- Furniture: HAY/minimore
- Lighting Design: PUJU, Colors
Architectural evolution. Image © Hao Chen
Inspiration
Located in Songjiang, Shanghai, DISHAN Space is a brand of collective space aimed to provide all sorts of recreational experience, where people meet to nibble snacks, sip fruit tea, play games and have fun . Considering the site is close to Songjiang Court built from Yuan dynasty, we hope to integrate the modern style into the traditional. After careful analysis, we decide to use the basic shapes that constitute nature, that is, rectangle, circle and triangle, to present an all-compassing DISHAN space.
Glimpses from up and down. Image © Purel
Reborn
Across the space, there is a dilapidated old house built around the Ming dynasty. Dark bricks, rusty plaques and glazed stones scatter about and tell a story from the past. PUJU try to use these materials to realize the design on the space.
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Fiction and Reality
Deserted bricks buried in the demolished ruins are reenacted in front of our eyes.
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1F&2F Plan
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Mu Xin, a famed Chinese scholar once wished to have a museum of his own. When asked by the architect about his expectations, he said there’d be wind, water and a bridge, which is a symbolic architectural form in China. PUJU attempts to create a bridge shape on the patio, taking advantage of the walk way in between.
Glimpses from up and down. Image © Purel
Glimpses from up and down. Image © Purel
Glimpses from up and down
With a walkway in the middle, the function areas are arranged on the side, and a half-height wall to link spaces to create an illusion of unity and separation. If the pink shades represent femininity, the dominating black and white matches exactly male masculinity.
Bridge on Second Floor. Image © Hao Chen
Architectural evolution. Image © Hao Chen