My new post for Zouk Architects has been published. The piece looks at Shanghai’s Waterhouse Hotel, exploring the role of interior design in creating a building in context with its surroundings:

When tasked with turning a 1930s former army building into a luxury 5-star hotel, most designers would begin by repairing the endless exposed concrete and brick of the interior walls. However, when Chinese architects NHDRO found themselves in this very position, a different approach was deemed necessary…

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