The use of old shipping containers has gained its popularity in Asia. First of all, it is relatively less costly than the usual building bricks and glass. For less than 2,000 dollars you get a ready-made room, an entrance, a small window, lights and an in-built ventilator or small air-condition. If the containers were to…
Category: Buildings
1933 Ancient Slaughterhouse in Shanghai
1933 Shanghai ArtDeco Offices and Shops (上海1933老场坊) Address: 10 Shajing Rd, Hongkou District, Shanghai, China Built in the pre-communism era, the last slaughterhouse in Shanghai is a prominent art deco premise to visit. It is open to the public, and for the entrepreneurs who won’t care less about the spookiness there are still empty offices for rent. Source: NaoRococo
Future Architecture ain’t that Far-Fetched: Sustainable Design, Net Zero Carbon, Negative Carbon
Occasionally, we introduce and re-introduce sustainable design works. It is a little difficult for the editors and correspondents to overlap writings about arts or design onto environmental issues and animals that are at the brink of their extinction. The exception is when art and design incorporate sustainability or ‘Save-the-World’ concept. We have compiled a list of…
Shanghai: Champagne-bubbles, Bullet-holes
Located along Jian Guo West Road in Shanghai, this building is known for its bullet-holes appearance among the white collar workers. The building is covered with different sized circles on its four sides. If you were to focus on the different sized circles on the window panels, it creates the impression of bubbles in Champagne. And…
N A O R O C O C O 