Beijing-based dEEP Architects has transformed a pair of old factories into an office building for Material ConneXion.
Beijing-based dEEP Architects has transformed a pair of old factories into an office building for Material ConneXion, a company that provides information on building materials. The architects renovated and connected the abandoned factory buildings in the Jiading district of Shanghai, wrapping them with a new aluminum envelope.“We kept intact the historical presence of the architecture," says principal Li Dao de, "and infused new surface treatments as a way to say, ‘Here’s 1950. Welcome to 2012.’”
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