Nature-inspired wayfinding activates this Hangzhou department store as a third place
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Location
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Design
B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
Client
‘The Roof Space & Yinyan’ Collection Space
Floor Area
860 sq-m
Designed by B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio, The Roof Space & Yinyan department store in Hangzhou, China, taps into the site's marshland history and acts as a third place.
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