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Vanke Golden Mile Sales Office

Ping Zhou Sales Office Interior Thursday, 27 June 2024

Vanke Golden Mile

Vanke Golden Mile is a sales office interior in Nanning, China. The lobby at the main gate is formed by several geometric acrylic shapes that recall the skyline of Nanning and link local culture with the landscape. A flower shop and a light food shop at the entrance give the space a home-like character. Coffee, baking and children areas are placed on the first floor. The model area, negotiation area and sample room are set on the second floor to use daylight and improve visual openness. Warm wood tones, gray waterstone and vintage flooring form the simple material palette.

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Tomson Riviera Penthouse

Ben Wu Penthouse Interior Wednesday, 26 June 2024

Tomson Riviera

Tomson Riviera is a penthouse interior located in the Lujiazui financial centre in Shanghai. The design covers 649 square metres and was completed in July 2019. The main hall has a limestone wall six metres high, with softly curved corners and an arch that forms a stove. The facing wall is wrapped in leather. The staircase is finished in dark oak on the outside and white cowhide on the steps, and it opens to a view of the Huangpu River. Six rooms, five suites, a storage system of about 120 square metres and a movable dressing room support daily family life.

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Oath Of The Sea Banquet Space

Wei Zhang Banquet Space Interior Tuesday, 25 June 2024

Oath Of The Sea

In traditional Chinese culture, high hopes are placed on loyalty. The bride and groom need to sign a covenant before they can get married, which is called each other. But this is just a vision that is not easy to achieve. Have you ever thought that you can really swear in the sea and make a covenant in front of the mountain? This wedding banquet space is to create, creative and interact with a vision that is not easy to achieve, presenting an undersea and mountain wedding covenant that highlights the immersive experience.

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Kang Yuan Hotel

Liang Fang Hotel Interior Monday, 24 June 2024

Kang Yuan

Kang Yuan is the lobby interior of a hotel in Tianmen, China. The space covers 2800 square meters and has a height of 3.5 meters. Wood, glass, metal and stone are the main materials. A screen wall replaces the usual reception desk, following traditional architectural form and creating visual depth through the borrowed landscape method of oriental gardens. A three-stage corner staircase links the two floors and offers changing views, so moving through the lobby resembles a garden walk. Warm light and a calm atmosphere support the transition from outdoors to indoors.

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Mecha Uma Restaurant

Jorge Manuel Yulo Restaurant Interior Sunday, 23 June 2024

Mecha Uma

Mecha Uma is a restaurant interior designed as a culinary performance venue in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City, Metro Manila. The 64 square meter space serves creative Japanese cuisine to two sets of ten guests each night. A counter surrounds the open kitchen, and seating is arranged so that the chef and the guests meet at the same level while each dish is introduced. The material theme is raw, with concrete, steel, copper, glass and wood. A light sculptural cloud hovers above the kitchen, recalling a thought cloud drawn in comic books.

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Fairy Tale Forest Amenity

Hsu Fu Chu Amenity Interior Saturday, 22 June 2024

Fairy Tale Forest

Fairy Tale Forest is an amenity space of 950 square meters in Taichung, Taiwan. The interior follows a loop layout that makes the narrow area varied and interesting. Arcs of different sizes divide the space by function and form the public art theme. An arc-shaped flower stand of black-grey stone greets people at the entrance. Water features, greenery and animal sculptures create a storybook setting. Multi-layer planting balances humidity and temperature, lets air circulate and brings in sunlight, so the use of air conditioning and lighting is reduced.

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