(Hong Kong – 24 January 2024) CAN DESIGN, an emerging architectural and design firm, is proud to announce the successful completion of its inaugural project in Mainland China – the WF CENTRAL B1 Renovation in Beijing. Entrusted with leading the transformative upgrade of this iconic destination, CAN has redefined the luxury retail experience for a new era, delivering the entrance façade upgrade, interiors, and signage design of Level B1.

In 2023, the phenomenal trend mall "COSMO Chengdu" (hereinafter referred to as COSMO) was born. A curated commercial IP that integrates retail, flash mob, event, performance, social and exhibition is the biggest dark horse of commercial real estate this year. On Xiaohongshu, China's most popular social media platform, COSMO has become a hit, with more than 70,000 notes, and "COSMO" has become one of the most popular travel words in Chengdu, along with "teahouse" and "Sanxingdui". COSMO" has become a hot word for travel in Chengdu, along with "teahouse" and "Sanxingdui".

Our design proposes a spatial anchor for an urban park in Hanyang old town and forms an architectural dialogue between the city’s natural geography and built heritage.

Boasting an aquarium, cinemas, and even a dinosaur fossil, the Dubai Mall is nothing if not larger-than-life. Fittingly, for the mall’s newest extension Kokaistudios amplified key visual identifiers of Far East Asian culture – including fans, lanterns, and lattice – for an alternative take on traditional Chinatowns.