© Charlie Xia . Published on November 18, 2010.

The large park located at the north end of the historical Bund covers and area 17.000 sqm and represents the most outstanding prime location of the city, a urban oasis from which appreciate an amazing view of the bund and the Huangpu river. The park hosts at his center two main buildings where the former British Consulate and the former residence of the consul were located, for a total area of 4.500 sqm. The renovation project started at beginning of 2009 and was completed by early summer of 2010. Envisioned as a multi-functional venue for both private and government functions, the larger building houses the more formal convention facilities while the smaller villa houses the various F&B facilities. In this project Kokaistudios brings ahead its specific vision of restoration and renovation of heritage buildings in Shanghai by conceiving the interior design in a way to dialogue with the original strong identity of the heritage buildings but at the same time to answer to the necessity to set a modern and contemporary style for this kind of venues in China. These two targets could be very difficult to get in an environment usually very traditional in matter of design for these kinds of institutional venues as well still not very experienced in approaching the historical restoration of heritage buildings in modern and contemporary ways. For these reasons Kokaistudios conceived a project based on a continuous balance between preservation and innovation, a compromise between the traditional functional settings of local institutions and the demands of an elegant international audience.

© Charlie Xia . Published on November 18, 2010.

© Charlie Xia . Published on November 18, 2010.

© Charlie Xia . Published on November 18, 2010.

© Charlie Xia . Published on November 18, 2010.

© Charlie Xia . Published on November 18, 2010.

© Charlie Xia . Published on November 18, 2010.

© Charlie Xia . Published on November 18, 2010.

© Charlie Xia . Published on November 18, 2010.

© Charlie Xia . Published on November 18, 2010.