Architecture

In Shanghai, discussions about urban street avant-garde often evoke a diverse array of visual styles and spatial experiences. Imagine a space that is not designed for loud display but instead exists as a “container” quietly waiting to be discovered. When visitors push open the door from the bustling street, it feels as though they are stepping into a buffer zone, a place apart from reality. The space itself transforms into a hidden narrative, unfolding silently within.

This project presents the spatial design for PLEATSMAMA’s second flagship store, a pleated knit bag brand that pursues sustainability through natural circulation and eco-friendly materials. Located within Gwangjang Market, the oldest traditional marketplace in Korea, the design reinterprets the vibrant everyday scenes of the market through a contemporary spatial language under the concept “Meeting neighbors while strolling through the marketplace.”By transforming the space from one that is merely seen into one that is experienced, the design embodies the brand’s sustainable spirit in a tangible and enduring form.

The commission arises from a client who, emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, decides to sell their central apartment and move to a gated community in the northern area of Greater Buenos Aires. 

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Studio DERA has transformed a former school swimming pool into a sustainable multi-purpose learning and wellbeing space for Waltham Forest College. With the college rapidly expanding its student body, finding new ways to accommodate educational and extracurricular needs was a priority. Studio DERA had already run a sustainable materials workshop for WFC students while building a hempcrete and timber community center and nursery in nearby Higham Hill. College Principal & CEO Janet Gardner then invited Studio DERA directors Max Dewdney and Marcel Rahm to reimagine the long disused swimming pool site and do a feasibility study.

If you’ve decided it’s time to transform your yard into the landscape of your dreams, you’re likely eager to get started. But what if your vision comes with a higher price tag than you expected? We spoke with eight landscape design and building pros t…