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Entwurf • Design Ippolito Fleitz Group, Stuttgart
Bauherr • Client China Eagle Group, CN-Shanghai
Standort • Location CN-Shanghai-Puoto
Wohnfläche • Living space 250 m 2
Fotos • Photos Sui Sicong, CN-Shanghai
Mehr Infos auf Seite • More infos on page 152

SHOW APARTMENT

IN SHANGHAI

Stuttgart-based architectural office of Peter Ippolito and
Gunter Fleitz created a colourful show apartment for the
Chinese project developer CEG. It is located high up in
one of CEG' s new residential skyscrapers in the centre
of Shanghai. However, the quite spectacular view out of
the apartment becomes almost a minor matter due to
the orgy of colours, shapes, and surfaces in the interior.

T he "Made in Germany" seal of quality has got a few scratches in
recent years. Not only Dieselgate affair, but also the scandals
around the Elbphilharmonie, the Berlin airport BER, and the Stuttgart
21 project have lastingly damaged the good reputation of Germany as
a (construction) engineering nation. Nevertheless, "German quality
workmanship" is still highly valued abroad - or at least used as a
sales-promoting element. This was also the case in China, where the
Black Forest Towers were recently completed. Behind the name,
which sounds good to Chinese ears because it is easy to associate
with Germany, are three 25-storey residential high-rise buildings with
luxury apartments in the centre of Shanghai - planned by German
architects, interior designers, and engineers and executed with the
participation of numerous German and Swiss manufacturers. The
three towers were designed by Hamburg-based architect Thomas
Dibelius; Ippolito Fleitz Group from Stuttgart, in turn, designed two
different show apartments. The interior of the apartment called
"Shades of Grey" plays, as the name suggests, with finely coordinated
shades of grey and provides a subdued framework for the spectacular
view of the Shanghai skyline. Peter Ippolito and Gunter Fleitz took a
completely different approach when designing the second show
apartment, which we present here. The architects have named it
"Chromatic Spaces". A tension-filled experimental arrangement on the
subject of colour in space was created on a floor area of 250 square
metres. It feels as if hundreds, mostly vibrant colours, that come
together in the apartment without making the rooms seem chaotic.
Clear geometric shapes and a fine sense of balance ensure that the
ambience is not drowned in colour. Among other things, the centrally
positioned white kitchen with its glazed walls provides the necessary
balance. The glass walls prevent the strong smells of Asian cuisine
from spreading throughout the apartment. The rounded room corners,
which are applied throughout the entire design as a golden thread,
Grundriss • Floor plan are another special design feature.

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