Mur Mur Lab

The Others Store

The Others Store
On a Weekday Afternoon. Image © WDi

THE OTHERS STORE

Mur Mur Lab

ARCHITECTS
Mur Mur Lab

CHIEF ARCHITECT
Murong Xia, Zhi Li

DESIGN TEAM
Qin Zheng, Shaokai Zhuang, Wenxuan Xu

PHOTOGRAPHS
WDi

AREA
30 m²

YEAR
2021

LOCATION
Shanghai, China

CATEGORY
Restaurant & Bar Interiors

Text description provided by architect.

Kangding Road is an old street in Shanghai's Jing'an district. In the 1920s and 1930s, it was famous for its small factories and alleyways.

Today these small factories have gradually moved out, but the commercial atmosphere of the bustling market remains. "The Others" has an unusual place.

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The Others Beverage Store. Image © WDi
The Others Store

It is a narrow strip of two rooms along the street. The wide one is 3 meters and the narrow one is only 1.5 meters.

Limited by the brick and concrete structure of the old house, they are connected only by a doorway at the end. For this strange site, the "balcony" is the urban reference we found.

The balcony often is in the most illicit close place of the space, it is the end of dimensional streamline; But because it is open to the outside world, it has a strong public experience.

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Balcony.Image © WDi
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Daily Thing In Use .Image © WDi

During the COVID-19 pandemic, balconies have become the newly public social Spaces in the city, as people are unable to go outside due to home quarantine.

Italians also hold interesting "balcony concerts". The juxtapositing of private and public urban balconies was also our first impression of the site.

The juxtaposed rectangular Spaces enter from the wide side, pass through the hole at the end, and then turn around to the outside at the narrow end.

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The Eternity Of Memory. Image © WDi
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View Of The City From The Inside. Image © WDi

Here, the bustling city spreads out before your eyes, but the raised ground and lowered roof confine you as if you were out of touch with your surroundings.

A black flat steel plate serves as both the handrail and the tabletop. Here, still on the first floor, but above the city. It is a charming city balcony on the experience.

People sitting on benches, people around the bar, people taking pictures in Dali's room, people standing on the balcony.

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Represents Infinite Possibilities....Image © WDi
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A Hole Connecting The Entrance To The Balcony. Image © WDi

They love the nooks and crannies, but they don't know about the "city balcony" and the hard thinking behind it.

But it doesn't matter, either. Like "a tree shakes another tree, or a cloud pushes another cloud," our memories awaken the memories of their bodies.

Space becomes a metaphor, which is connected behind, it is eternal life. On a daily afternoon, I hope you can walk in here, stand on the balcony, and have a simple drink.

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Night Scene oF "The others".Image © WDi


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Details About Dali. Image © WDi
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Details About Dali. Image © WDi
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A Quiet Moment. Image © WDi 
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On a Weekday Afternoon. Image © WDi


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The Others Store
Plan. Image Courtesy Of Mur Mur Lab
The Others Store
Section. Image Courtesy Of Mur Mur Lab 

Mur Mur Lab
Mur Mur Lab
Wulumuqi N Rd, Jingan District, Shanghai, China 200040 上海市静安区乌鲁木齐北路69号