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What can the past teach us about flexi-space? Explore this agile cultural hub in Nanjing

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Mou Architecture Studio looked to 19th-century German philosopher Walter Benjamin’s seminal texts on the arcades of Paris – early shopping centres – for a cultural hub in Nanjing. - Zhuang Wu
Adopting the name of Benjamin’s work, The Arcade Project public space provides the community with a park-like, three-store interior setting. - Zhuang Wu
The hub encompasses exhibition and event areas, a bookstore, café and bar, study rooms, and offices. - Ang Wu

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Design, Architecture
Mou Architecture Studio
Floor Area
280 sq-m

A cultural centre in Nanjing empowers its community with an agile, non-compartmentalized interior inspired by the ideas of Walter Benjamin.

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