Duan Huanhuan has been passionate about architecture and art from a young age. Although initially choosing to study business in college, after starting a restaurant and designing their own home, they rediscovered a love for spatial design and decided to switch careers to become an interior designer. With five years of design experience, they decided to further enhance their skills by studying at RCA. As a designer who loves art, music, and freedom, Duan is dedicated to creating works that energize and inspire others.

 

Project brief

The project is situated in East London, a place that has transformed from poverty and decay to literature, youth, and sports – all representing the change and vitality of the area. I aim to infuse this energy into architecture by utilizing the consistent columns of the original building as moving tracks and axes to transform the overall space. Let’s turn this building into a factory of vitality. At the same time, change means not being bound to break the tradition, and the architecture itself challenges the definition of traditional architecture, just like the attitude of life in East London, which is anti-traditional and free from bondage.