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A Designer's Home, DAFU Design | International Design Awards Winners
A Designer's Home, DAFU Design | International Design Awards Winners
A Designer's Home, DAFU Design | International Design Awards Winners
A Designer's Home, DAFU Design | International Design Awards Winners
A Designer's Home, DAFU Design | International Design Awards Winners
A Designer's Home, DAFU Design | International Design Awards Winners
A Designer's Home, DAFU Design | International Design Awards Winners
A Designer's Home, DAFU Design | International Design Awards Winners
A Designer's Home, DAFU Design | International Design Awards Winners
A Designer's Home, DAFU Design | International Design Awards Winners
A Designer's Home, DAFU Design | International Design Awards Winners

A Designer's Home

CompanyDAFU Design
Lead DesignersZhou Wenqing
Design TeamFu Qingyuan, Gu Keyan
Project LocationShanghai, China
CreditsPhotography: Lei Tantan, Fu Qingyuan
Prize(s)Silver in Residential Interior Design / Sustainable Living Design
Project LinkView
Entry Description

The project transformed a 1919-built textile warehouse in Shanghai into a home and designer studio, preserving its 13-meter ceiling, concrete crane runways, and steel structures. The design utilized local materials, incorporating a post-pandemic health-conscious circulation and a Zen-inspired office area. The reimagined staircase echoes industrial heritage, while roof openings and well-proportioned new walls reshape spatial boundaries, attracting seagulls. By Yunzaobang River, the building intertwines history and modernity, exemplifying sustainable regeneration for industrial architecture.