This City, That Color: Chongming Edition

Project Name: MadeIn Art Centre
Service Scope: Architectural Renovation, Adaptive Reuse, Artist Residency Design
Lead Designer: Wu Jiayin
Design Firm: Acts and Pathways
Paint Contractor: Major (Benjamin Moore China)
Project Address: Lvhua Town, Chongming District, Shanghai, China
Product Used: Benjamin Moore 
Color Used: Hollingsworth Green HC-141 

Nestled in the peaceful landscape of Chongming Island, the MadeIn Art Centre reimagines three abandoned farmhouses into a contemplative artist residency. Designed by Wu Jiayin of Acts and Pathways, the project offers a quiet counterpoint to the adjacent museum, focusing on stillness and introspection.

Housing accommodations, studios, and communal areas, the centre is defined by its understated materials and calm palette. Locally sourced green-glazed tiles root the building in its natural context, while Benjamin Moore’s “Hollingsworth Green” softens the interior, creating a gentle backdrop for creative exploration.

Through thoughtful spatial restraint and muted tones, the MadeIn Art Centre becomes a place of retreat—where artists can create, reflect, and find clarity through quiet design.
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Wu Jiayin

Wu Jiayin is a founding partner of Acts and Pathways, her multidisciplinary design background has pushed her to explore a form of spatial design that differs from traditional architectural practices, in the sense that she is not obsessed with any given paradigm nor is she confined to classic structures or materials. Her interest lies in the spatial relationship that people’s daily lives have with the urban spaces in today’s ever globalized world. By focusing on people's psychological states and dispositions her design pays acute attention to existing social issues and conveys her personal feelings. Wu Jiayin received her BA in Design at China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, and her MA in Narrative Environments at Central Saint Martins in London. In 2018, she established Acts and Pathways in Shanghai with curator and artist Wang Yiquan.