International Design

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Parametric Cross Multifunctional Bookstore

Xixi Quan, Kau Chan and Fangru Niu Multifunctional Bookstore Interior Tuesday, 29 April 2025

Parametric Cross

Cross is a multifunctional bookstore created for public reading, salon events, coffee and study. A simple warehouse-like space covers 70 percent of the 780 square meter interior, which keeps the construction budget low. The remaining area holds a large partition installation of 48 Chinese moon gates and western arches, generated with parametric software and prefabricated in a factory. The frames are steel and the surfaces are perforated aluminum panels, with embedded LED strips that soften the material. Gradient colors mark each function and help visitors find their way.

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Monmono Blue Restaurant and Gallery

Alvan Suen Restaurant and Gallery Interior Monday, 28 April 2025

Monmono Blue

Monmono Blue is a restaurant and gallery interior in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. The whole space is finished in a single blue tone, creating a monochrome setting for art. Four zones recall a casino, a hotel, a retail store and a piazza, and a vintage car is placed with part of the body out of view. Contrast is built with gloss and matt textures and with lighting at 6000K, because warmer light would make the blue look green. Most elements were prefabricated and installed on site. The interior covers 1464 square feet and seats 50 guests.

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The Ho Hotel

Hung-Yu Huang Hotel Interior Sunday, 27 April 2025

The Ho

The Ho is a renovated hotel lobby interior of 630 square meters in Taiwan. Gray is the main theme, applied to the stairs, flooring, corridors and furnishings. A dome with staggered linear tassels sits under the high ceiling and echoes an art installation below. Marble, black mirror and artificial stone replace the earlier ornate style. Natural light is retained, and adjustable LED lights are placed at the seats. The lobby offers individual work areas, a multi-person forum and a sofa lounge for business travelers.

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Jinke City Light Sales Office

James Liu Sales Office Interior Saturday, 26 April 2025

Jinke City Light

Jinke City Light is a sales office located in the center of Qionglai New Town, Sichuan Province, China. The 342 square meter interior combines landscape, a cafe, community areas and daily life functions within one co-life experience hall. Ornament installations are made of knotted bamboo, and warm beige and wood tones are merged with green tints. The design links life aesthetics, social communication and leisure, so residents can rest in a calm setting. The space continues to serve the community after the sales function ends.

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Royal Grandeur Palace Atrium

B5 Design Palace Atrium Interior Friday, 25 April 2025

Royal Grandeur

The design defines the interior design strategy of the full palace, the designer made sure to connect all floors by a total height of 12m. He made it the main circulation area between all of its spaces and it includes all elevators, staircases, and corridors. The concept they developed using highly carved patterns on the floor, walls, and ceiling all blended together in harmony with a warm neutral color scheme. The designer was inspired by the Baroque Style that was developed in the 17th and 18th Centuries in Italy.

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The Soleil Building Office

Akitoshi Imafuku Office Interior Thursday, 24 April 2025

The Soleil Building

This is the office building for the solar power company based in Osaka. They wish to design the dynamic and spiritual worldview lurking deep in the mountains by recreating huge rocks which often seen deep in Japanese mountains in the city. Chiseled with artificial rocks and vertical wooden lattices, the building facade manifests the design concept "Fusion of Nature and Art." The artificial rock embedding facade of the ground floor to the 2nd floor continued to the entrance and the artificial rock merges with a sculpture on a theme of love. Art is layered throughout the whole building.

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