WeWork Weihai Lu / Linehouse
WeWork Weihai Lu is nestled in a turn of the century brick building; a former opium factory and artist residence. This building is surrounded by an old residential district in the heart of Shanghai.
© Jonathan Leijonhufvud
Architects: Linehouse
Location: Weihai Lu, Shanghai?China
Area: 5500.0 m2
Project Year: 2016
Photographer: Jonathan Leijonhufvud, Dirk Weiblen
© Jonathan Leijonhufvud
WeWork Weihai Lu is nestled in a turn of the century brick building; a former opium factory and artist residence. This building is surrounded by an old residential district in the heart of Shanghai.
© Dirk Weiblen
Linehouse celebrated the grandeur of the building, encapsulating the feeling of a grand hotel, transporting guests and members on an unexpected journey of whimsy, voyeurism and festivity.
© Jonathan Leijonhufvud
Upon arrival guests pass through an old laneway, framed by a traditional Chinese arch. The lane walls are painted pink and the floor pink concrete. Above, lights are festively suspended between the laneway walls.
© Jonathan Leijonhufvud
The existing site is a combination of a brick historical building with further industrial additions that have been made over the years. The reception is located in this in-between zone of the old and new. Linehouse played with this narrative in the des...
© Jonathan Leijonhufvud
Architects: Linehouse
Location: Weihai Lu, Shanghai?China
Area: 5500.0 m2
Project Year: 2016
Photographer: Jonathan Leijonhufvud, Dirk Weiblen
© Jonathan Leijonhufvud
WeWork Weihai Lu is nestled in a turn of the century brick building; a former opium factory and artist residence. This building is surrounded by an old residential district in the heart of Shanghai.
© Dirk Weiblen
Linehouse celebrated the grandeur of the building, encapsulating the feeling of a grand hotel, transporting guests and members on an unexpected journey of whimsy, voyeurism and festivity.
© Jonathan Leijonhufvud
Upon arrival guests pass through an old laneway, framed by a traditional Chinese arch. The lane walls are painted pink and the floor pink concrete. Above, lights are festively suspended between the laneway walls.
© Jonathan Leijonhufvud
The existing site is a combination of a brick historical building with further industrial additions that have been made over the years. The reception is located in this in-between zone of the old and new. Linehouse played with this narrative in the des...
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