MVRDV Transforms Shanghai Industrial Site into Cultural District with Orange Staircases
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Amy Peacock
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Summary
Dutch studio MVRDV has transformed a former industrial site in Shanghai into the Gate M West Bund Dream Center, a cultural district featuring bright orange circulation routes. The project highlights the reuse of existing concrete silos and a cement factory, celebrating the site's industrial history.
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MVRDV aimed to make the existing concrete silos and former cement factory the main focal points, celebrating building reuse and the site's history.
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