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Nostalgic Tunes Restaurant

Nostalgic Tunes

Le Ble D'or is a restaurant and bar interior in Taoyuan City, Taiwan, completed in May 2016. The design follows a nostalgic industrial theme. Recycled iron pieces are joined with wood veneer, and the joining angles and colors were adjusted repeatedly to create varied visual effects from the same materials. Mottled beer bottle walls and a large false window bring an image of continuous oxidation into the interior. Dark materials and careful color use capture subtle changes of light and shadow. The layout aims to create a strong sense of time and a close link between the space and its visitors.

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Gao Wei Restaurant

Gao Wei

Gao Wei is a restaurant interior located on the third floor of a commercial mall in Kunming. The project covers 1100 square meters and presents Yunnan ethnic culture in a modern form. Different materials and colors define the functional areas, so physical partitions are reduced and the layout feels open. Smooth lines run across the walls and the ceiling, while inset lighting highlights the surface texture. The colorful exterior facade connects the interior with the mall and draws the attention of passing diners.

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Qing Zhu Lake Sales Center

Qing Zhu Lake

QingZhu Lake is a sales center in ChangSha that also serves as a small library. The interior covers 1200 square meters and is finished with marble, glass and wood flooring. Surfaces are shaped to recall the pages of an open book. The quiet setting invites visitors to read and to return to printed books, as many young readers now prefer electronic ones. The intent is to give the building value beyond its basic sales function. The calm reading atmosphere is meant to encourage reflection and to leave a lasting memory.

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Shuimolanting Sales Center

Shuimolanting

The Chinese style of this case adopts the dark coffee red ground stone on the market and the blank of the natural lighting of the floor window, forming a contrast between the light and shade, the virtual and the real. The virtual and aluminum wood grilles, the copper art lotus leaf pieces in the water scenic spot, and the Chinese character structure installation art in the rest area is the point of the "ink orchid court" case. In particular, the use of new materials of smallpox, in the ordinary highlight extraordinary, but also ingeniously reduce the cost of the surface.

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Terrafertil Headquarter Offices

Terrafertil

Terrafertil is a headquarters office interior in Quito, Ecuador. The workplace covers 350 square meters on one floor and combines open workstations with private offices. Two meeting rooms, the waiting area and the lobby are covered by a custom structure of 663 French oak panels, cut by computer controlled machines and held by a steel frame. The polygonal wooden forms divide the space, create privacy and recall the organic growth found in nature. Concrete and drywall contrast with the warmth of the wood. Custom textiles, wallpaper and furniture add color and light.

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Zhuyeqing Green Tea Flagship Store

Zhuyeqing Green Tea

Drinking tea requires both a favourable environment and a good mood. The designer presents the motif of cloud and mountain in the way of freehand ink painting, and sprinkles a pair of beautiful Chinese landscape paintings in the enclosed limited space. Through customized function carriers, the designer has created a sensory experience for the consumers, which brings huge sensual impact.

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