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Marc Goodwin photographs Shanghai studios

14 Shanghai architecture studios photographed by Marc Goodwin

The latest series of images by photographer Marc Goodwin offers a look inside 14 Shanghai-based architecture studios, belonging to firms including Neri & HuArchi-Union Architects and David Chipperfield Architects.

Marc Goodwin has visited studios in numerous countries, as part of his ongoing project to reveal the workplaces of all of the world's big-name architects.

Following series in ParisLondon, Beijing and the Nordic countries, the photographer visited a range of studios in China's biggest city.

The 14 revealed in this series include locally based practices such as More Architecture and Aim Architecture, as well as the Chinese offices of big international firms like Schmidt Hammer Lassen and Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.

The resulting images reveal a diverse range of building types, including an old personal training studio, a former metalwork factory and a space behind an aircraft repair station.

For instance, local studio Linehouse occupies a former marketplace, featuring wooden flooring and a shelving unit that spans an entire wall. Meanwhile, Neri&Hu's 100 employees work in in a more traditional office space that is entered via a large concrete staircase.

Take a look at all 14 Shanghai architecture studios:


Shanghai studios by Marc Goodwin

anySCALE

In this space since: October 2015
Number of employees: eight (in Shanghai)
Building's former use: shopping mall


Shanghai studios by Marc Goodwin

Schmidt Hammer Lassen

In this space since: May 2017
Number of employees: 40 (in Shanghai)
Building's former use: electronics factory


Marc Goodwin photographs Shanghai studios

David Chipperfield Architects 

In this space since: 2015
Number of employees: 20 (in Shanghai)
Building's former use: factory


Shanghai studios by Marc Goodwin

Spark Design Consulting

In this space since: 2005
Number of employees: about 10
Building's former use: studio


Shanghai studios by Marc Goodwin

Atelier Deshaus

In this space since: 2016
Number of employees: 20
Building's former use: empty space beside an aircraft repair station


Shanghai studios by Marc Goodwin

MORE Architecture

In this space since: November 2016
Number of employees: 10
Building's former use: state-owned financial investment company


Shanghai studios by Marc Goodwin

Aim Architecture Design Consulting 

In this space since: May 2016
Number of employees: 40
Building's former use: office


Logon Urban Architecture Design

In this space since: 2007
Number of employees: 50
Building's former use: metalwork factory


Shanghai studios by Marc Goodwin

LUKSTUDIO

In this space since: June 2017
Number of employees: 15
Building's former use: central kitchen of a food company


Archi-Union Architects

In this space since: 2010
Number of employees: 50-60
Building's former use: factory


Shanghai studios by Marc Goodwin

Linehouse

In this space since: December 2015
Number of employees: 9
Building's former use: wet market


Shanghai studios by Marc Goodwin

Neri&Hu 

In this space since: 2009
Number of employees: 100
Building's former use: office building


Shanghai studios by Marc Goodwin

PES-Architects Consulting

In this space since: 2017
Number of employees: six
Building's former use: industrial warehouse


Shanghai studios by Marc Goodwin

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners 

In this space since: 2011
Number of employees: seven
Building's former use: personal training studio