Agenda - Taste

Beijing architects MAD have completed the first of a series of bubble-shaped additions to traditional hutongs in the city. In a funky example of old meets new, the first bubble, called Hutong Bubble 32, provides a toilet and staircase in a hutong - a traditional home based around a courtyard that is under threat from rapid development in Beijing. MAD's Beijing Hutong Bubble project proposes adding similar bubbles to many of the city's hutongs to improve living conditions. Visit www.i-mad.com for more.

The newly opened Qin Spa at The Four Seasons Hotel Shanghai offers a luxurious escape from the city's bustling streets. HBA developed the signature interior identity for this spa, one that best reflects Shanghai's design heritage. The design fuses the traditional with the contemporary providing an inspirational and calm environment all wrapped in 762-square-metres of treatment and consultation facilities. For more information visit www.fourseasons.com

The Rock Bar at Ayana Resort and Spa Bali has just opened a super-cool open-top bar 14 metres above the ocean on a rocky outcrop at the base of the resort's towering cliffs. Accessed via an inclinator that traverses the cliff-face, the Rock Bar is a spectacular feat of architecture and engineering. Designed by Yasuhiro Koichi of Japan's Design Studio SPIN, whose works include NobuTokyo and Nobu Hong Kong, it offers uninterrupted, 360-degree views. For details visit www.ayanaresort.com