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Absolut Lab Gallery and Retail

Absolut Lab

Absolut Lab is a pop-up store and exhibition space in Shanghai, China. The interior was created from modular components, which allow the space to be dismantled, recycled and reused. Design inspiration was drawn from the Mobius Strip. The entrance features a curved corridor made of polycarbonate sheets and mirrored materials, forming a fluid circulation route. A mirrored ceiling reduces the sense of narrowness. Recyclable kraft paper, stainless steel and polycarbonate sheets are the main materials. All modules were prefabricated, and on-site construction was completed in 60 hours.

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Oksoo Elementary School Library

Oksoo Elementary

Oksoo Elementary is a remodeled school library for a public elementary school in Seoul. The project is part of a program that converts older facilities into creative learning spaces. The library is arranged like a playground, so the boundaries between playing and reading remain open. Children read at desks, on cushions, or lying on heated floors with their shoes removed. Bookshelves are set at various heights to suit the eye levels of children. The ceiling is painted sky-blue, and lighting was selected for each area, with some existing LED fixtures reused.

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Crreg Longfor Chenyue Interior Space

Crreg Longfor Chenyue

Crreg Longfor Chenyue is a model apartment interior design of 125 square meters. The layout offers four bedrooms, two living rooms and two bathrooms, meeting the needs of different family members. A horizontal hall of six meters and an open living, kitchen and dining plan improve lighting and transparency. Nonbearing walls were removed to widen the space and to simplify circulation. The background wall is made of customized rock plate and a metal grille. Warm and soft colors create a calm and comfortable home.

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Shuttles of Light Residence

Shuttles of Light

Shuttles of Light is a residential interior design for a detached house in Taiwan. The seven-story home covers 413.7 square meters of indoor space and is planned for a family of three generations. Floating steel stairs and a mezzanine with a retractable floor connect the levels and bring daylight to each floor. The footprint of partitions and stairs is reduced to allow more free space. The living room and the kitchen exchange their usual positions to improve indoor movement. Walls and ceilings are coated with lotos paint for a mineral-like texture.

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Bold Space Office

Bold Space

Bold Space is an office interior of 220 square meters located in Guangzhou. The design replaces the cold look of conventional business offices with a palette of dark gray and wood tones. Modern minimalist materials are combined with Oriental aesthetics to form a calm and open atmosphere. Micro landscapes and small plants are placed at the entrance, in the public office area, the manager office and the negotiation room. Orange light above the wooden cabinet brightens the dark corridor. Stone, textured wood, sculptures and floral art complete the club-like workplace.

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Book Ing Bar

Book Ing

Book Ing is a bar interior completed in Taiwan. Entry is made through a hidden door set into a fully enclosed wall clad in cultural stone, which opens only when the correct object is pressed. Inside, a ten meter long black marble counter and a wooden alcohol wall cross the open plan space. Two concealed doors serve the storage of guest alcohol collections and meal preparation. A mirrored ceiling above the alcohol cabinet reduces the visual effect of the low beams. Sofas are staggered to form private booth like seating.

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Ito Restaurant

Ito

Ito's shopfront starts with a Karesansui landscape showing bold water current images and bamboo trees. At the entrance is a reception area designed with metallic and natural materials. Walking through the interior, it is a Shiheyan layout. There is an atrium space in the center with private rooms in an earthy tone on its south, east, north, and west corners. Two open kitchens reserved for Robatayak and Teppanyaki cuisines are in the rear part. They are like the open space under the eaves of traditional Japanese houses where families and friends gather and chat during leisure time.

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Fuya International Clubhouse

Fuya International

Fuya International is a clubhouse interior design with an indoor area of 860 square meters. The plan includes a meeting room, two Chinese restaurants, a cinema and a residential model area. The entrance combines a traditional Chinese color named Zhuzhan with several types of stone, recalling red walls, distant mountains, bamboo and ink painting. A water feature with stepping stones in the hall refers to traditional Chinese gardens. The aisle floor and the curved base of the wall use a green brick technique once applied in ancient Chinese palaces.

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Hui Whisky Bar

Hui

Hui is a whisky bar designed to also serve as a public living room for a residential community. The interior measures 12 meters by 10 meters, with a height of 3.7 meters. Arched windows and doors can be closed for privacy or opened so that outdoor guests can speak with people inside and with the bartender. Five linear threads of different materials give the space a shared sense of direction. Brick, rock slabs, teak, metal and mirror stainless steel create rough, smooth, reflective and contrasting surfaces. The floor tiles emphasize the main axis.

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Haisi Resort

Haisi

Haisi is a resort interior design located in a river town in Fujian, China. The project reproduces the style of a century-old water town in Fuzhou and highlights local culture. Several courtyards are staggered to form enclosed and private areas, and each courtyard serves one guest room. The executive room uses a three-entry layout, with a drop-off area, a bedroom facing the courtyard and a garden. Warm wooden tones, brown and gold finishes, lacquer paintings and wood carvings recall traditional southern Fujian houses.

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Luxurious Elegance Residential House

Luxurious Elegance

Luxurious Elegance is a residential interior design for a guest house in New Taipei City, Taiwan. The space of 100 square meters holds an entrance, a living room, a dining room, a kitchen, a bar counter, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. The original partition walls were removed to form an open layout that links the living room, kitchen and bar counter. Four curved panels extend to the canopy to suggest the image of waves. Materials include marble, titanium gold, art lacquer, amber mirror and black mirror. Floor-to-ceiling windows frame the ocean view at the mouth of the Danshui River.

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Suzhou Drainage Museum Exhibition Hall

Suzhou Drainage Museum

Suzhou Drainage Museum is a science museum about sewage treatment, designed with a submarine theme. The interior combines the forms of modern treatment equipment with cockpits, portholes and pipes. Clear circulation routes guide visitors through the stages of water purification, which include precipitation, filtration, adsorption, deep treatment and disinfection. Multimedia devices and hands-on activity areas replace passive presentation. Environmentally friendly materials create a simple and modern visual effect. The museum aims to raise ecological awareness through immersive learning.

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