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Are the strongest branded spaces the most subtle?

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Known as one of modern China’s first public and commercial spaces, Zhang Yuan opened in 1885. - Zhu Runzi
Neri&Hu took to one of the shikumen buildings on the grounds for Blue Bottle Coffee. - Zhu Runzi
The designers retained the brick walls, doors and windows of the original architectural façades and atriums. - Zhu Runzi

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Design, Architecture

Neri&Hu designed a quintessentially Shanghainese space for Blue Bottle Coffee in Zhang Yuan, a recently refurbished historical garden in the city.

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