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Issue 62 - Living in the Environment Issue

Issue 62

Living in the Environment Issue

Issue 62 is the first issue of the year and always a great time to put our best foot forward. With Adam Goodrum, the loveliest man in design, as Guest Editor, we draw on his insights as a furniture designer, artist and educator to look at the makers shaping our design world. Sustainability has never been more important, and increasingly this is a consideration from the start with projects designed to address their immediate environment as well as the longevity of the planet. From the coldest winters to the most tropical of summers, addressing how we live in the environment is crucial to creating the perfect home.

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Don’t be fooled by the outward appearances of this hotel in Shanghai’s South Bund, there’s more than meets the eye.


You could very well walk straight past this hotel in China’s Shanghai, but you’d be sad if you did. It’s another hotel by Loh Lik Peng who we featured recently, and another that respects the history of a building.

 

 

The Waterhouse’s 19 rooms are built behind the shell of a 1930s building, with its raw, unpainted original façade left in tact. Further storeys have been added and clad in weathering steel.

 

Inside, more of the original fabric of the building is visible, respectfully stablised and exposed, in the lobby and communal areas. The guestrooms feature the same industrial aesthetic, but with clean modern lines contrasting the existing building.

 

 

 

“This is a hotel that puts the emphasis on the traveller in search of some meaning, and not just the luxury component of living,” explains Lyndon Neri of Architects and designers Neri & Hu Design.

The hotel overlooks the Huangpu river and Pudong skyline, with is plethora of historic low-rise buildings. A rooftop bar creates the perfect viewing platform to enjoy this unique vista.

 

There’s also a fantastic restaurant (popular with everyone, not just the guests!) as well as a large function space, and the location is just moments from The Cool Docks lifestyle destination and other attractions.

 

 

 

When it comes down to it, The Waterhouse not only represents sensitive, well-designed revitalisation of an historic building, but is also just, simply… cool!

 

The Waterhouse

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Issue 62 - Living in the Environment Issue

Issue 62

Living in the Environment Issue

Issue 62 is the first issue of the year and always a great time to put our best foot forward. With Adam Goodrum, the loveliest man in design, as Guest Editor, we draw on his insights as a furniture designer, artist and educator to look at the makers shaping our design world. Sustainability has never been more important, and increasingly this is a consideration from the start with projects designed to address their immediate environment as well as the longevity of the planet. From the coldest winters to the most tropical of summers, addressing how we live in the environment is crucial to creating the perfect home.

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