The pumping station has been abandoned for many years, staying lonely in the neighborhood. People passing by,never realize its existence nor even take a look at it. However, Mottled walls and wild vines hide a lot of memory. It is the architect's topic to revoke its existence. The client wants to convert it into office of 8-10 occupants. Space is the essence of architecture. Our strategy is to maintain its structure and spatial relationship, and eliminate superfluous decorative elements, dig out its inherent memory and value.

© NAN Xu, XIAO Xiao

Architects: NAN Architects and JWDA

Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China

Design Team: NAN Xu, WU Huaiguo, WANG Yichao
Area: 300.0 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: NAN Xu, XIAO Xiao

© NAN Xu, XIAO Xiao

© NAN Xu, XIAO Xiao

From the architect. The pumping station has been abandoned for many years, staying lonely in the neighborhood. People passing by,never realize its existence nor even take a look at it. However, Mottled walls and wild vines hide a lot of memory. It is the architect's topic to revoke its existence. The client wants to convert it into office of 8-10 occupants. Space is the essence of architecture. Our strategy is to maintain its structure and spatial relationship, and eliminate superfluous decorative elements, dig out its i...