Weekly Design Links — 12/10/24

I didn’t think I’d have time today to get this done. Work, side projects, and life in general have been draining my energy from the link show. Whether it’s pure habit or the combination of habit and systems I’ve put in place — somehow, it got done. Enjoy the links. Here’s hoping next week is calmer.

Architecture

Underground cisterns inform interior of Hong Kong’s Artifact Bar
The interior is designed to make the most of a basement space with a restricted ceiling height and no natural illumination. One of the key features is a glowing disc above the bar intended to evoke an artificial sunset.

Lichao Architecture Design Studio combines “meticulous repair” with modern additions for Wuzhen Rural Brewery
The 25,400-square-metre site in the historic water town of Wuzhen was originally developed in the 1950s as an extensive factory campus containing production facilities, offices and staff dormitories, before falling into disuse in the 1980s.

Firm Architects designs APPM office to evoke the “battle between water and clay”
Responding to the client’s request for a design with a distinct narrative…