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Somekh Building Renovation-Reconstructing the Archaeological Stratifications:
Somekh Building Renovation-Reconstructing the Archaeological Stratifications:
Shanghai, China
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Somekh Building Renovation-Reconstructing the Archaeological Stratifications:
Shanghai, China
Project Featured on Sep 16, 2025
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STATUS
Built
YEAR
2023
SIZE
0 sqft - 1000 sqft
BUDGET
$10K - 50K
Somekh Building（built in1921）is located in the historical and cultural area of the Bund. It is one of the most important works of the renowned Atkinson & Dallas Co. Ltd in modern Shanghai. SHISUO was commissioned to do the design of public space in Somekh Building.
The working scope covers the entrance foyer, the exhibition space on the first floor, an event space on the second floor, the atrium on the third floor, last but not least, the open staircase and lift lobby that connect all these public spaces. Based on a historical research, site conditions and functional requirements, corresponding strategies have been developed by architect. The design aims to be precise and subtle, through the comparison and juxtaposition of appropriate forms, materials and atmosphere，SHISUO reshaping its spirit as a historical space, or in other words, returning its lost “identity”.
It is regarded as a design declaration for heritage building——We believe that the renovation of historic buildings is by no means a simple replication, nor is it a neglect or rough interference with history. Instead, it presents a clear and identifiable balance between preservation and renewal, repair and deconstruction, memory and the present. The new space not only provides a supplement to the historical remains, but also becomes an inseparable part of them. This is what we call “reconstructing the archaeological stratifications”——with the hands of design, time fragments are recombined and spatially interpreted to create a new integrity.
The working scope covers the entrance foyer, the exhibition space on the first floor, an event space on the second floor, the atrium on the third floor, last but not least, the open staircase and lift lobby that connect all these public spaces. Based on a historical research, site conditions and functional requirements, corresponding strategies have been developed by architect. The design aims to be precise and subtle, through the comparison and juxtaposition of appropriate forms, materials and atmosphere，SHISUO reshaping its spirit as a historical space, or in other words, returning its lost “identity”.
It is regarded as a design declaration for heritage building——We believe that the renovation of historic buildings is by no means a simple replication, nor is it a neglect or rough interference with history. Instead, it presents a clear and identifiable balance between preservation and renewal, repair and deconstruction, memory and the present. The new space not only provides a supplement to the historical remains, but also becomes an inseparable part of them. This is what we call “reconstructing the archaeological stratifications”——with the hands of design, time fragments are recombined and spatially interpreted to create a new integrity.
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