International Design

International Design

International Design featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Glorieta Insurgentes

Glorieta Insurgentes is an office tower located on a roundabout that connects two major avenues in Mexico City. The tower rises 120 meters over 26 levels above ground and offers a total area of 60,000 square meters. The semicircular form follows the shape of the roundabout. Facilities include a triple height lobby, 18 office floors, a double height multipurpose hall for 800 people with retractable bleachers, and two roof gardens. Double glazed low emissivity curtain walls, solar panels and automated lighting and shading systems reduce energy and water use.

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Shine City

Shine City is a sales center in Chengdu, China, with an area of 1000 square meters. The interior design draws on the aesthetics of the Song Dynasty, a period associated with simple forms, plain colors and plain textures. Silk, used as a painting surface before paper, is the main design reference. Tawny wire glass screens are arranged in arrays to imitate the texture of silk. An installed art lamp recalls the cracked surface of Song Dynasty porcelain. Blank space and restrained detail create a calm and poetic atmosphere.

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Flow

Flow is a sales and exhibition center located in Chengdu, China. The interior covers 2000 square meters over two floors. The first floor holds the reception and display area. The second floor holds the model display area, the conversation area and the construction method display area. Water and light are the two themes of the design. A light cube installation hangs above water at the entrance and draws people inside. Curved walls made of glass fibre reinforced gypsum recall ripples and form a continuous, fluid space.

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Simbalion Art Studio

Simbalion Art Studio is an exhibition space in Taoyuan City, Taiwan, completed in July 2020. The interior presents the history of a stationery brand and its production process. A large interactive installation at the entrance allows visitors to make a colored pen with one click. Further areas include a graffiti zone where the walls can be painted, a darkroom for luminous pen drawing and two workshop classrooms. Pure white surfaces recall blank paper, and the high ceiling carries fine grids of fireproof metal shaped like dancing paper.

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Classic Timeless Bachelor Pad

Classic Timeless Bachelor Pad is a residential interior design for a 137 square meter apartment in Taiwan, completed in 2019. The layout includes two bedrooms with en suite bathrooms, a living room, a transformable study, a dining room, an open kitchen and a balcony. The interior uses leather, wool plaid, mahogany and dark burl wood for a masculine character. A herringbone tile floor in dark wood grain runs through the living room, study and dining room. Crown molding and a mantelpiece surround for the television add warmth. Equestrian and yachting photography completes the elegant scheme.

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SoTai 3C

SoTai 3c is a residential interior design for an apartment of 152.7 square meters in Taiwan. The layout includes three bedrooms, a living room, a dining room, an open center island kitchen, two bathrooms and a balcony. The style is based on neoclassical architecture, with musical and playful elements and integrated artworks. Creamy gray and warm white tones unify the rooms. A wall of amethyst white jade marble frames a white piano in the living room. A hidden door separates the public area from the private bedrooms.

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