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Gin and Chuan Restaurant

Gin and Chuan

Gin and Chuan is a restaurant interior design located in the center of East Hongqiao, Shanghai, China. The project covers an area of 2,000 square meters and includes ten private dining rooms, with seating for 200 people. The design combines a modern Swiss international style with the ceramic art of Jingdezhen. Custom ceramic pieces are made by hand in Jingdezhen and fired at 1400 degrees, so each piece is unique. The interior refers to Bashu culture and Sichuan cuisine, and joins this food tradition with whisky. The design was completed in 2022.

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Eight Bit  Office

Eight Bit

8 Bit is an office interior design created for the information technology department of an insurance corporation in Taipei. The pixel theme refers to images once built from eight bit units and echoes the gathering of information. Gradient color carpeting suggests the wave spectrum of information transmission. Colored panels at the entrance spell the company name and can be rearranged for festive seasons. Moveable walls allow flexible layouts and reduce idle space. Whiteboard walls support daily meetings. The project covers about 809 square meters.

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Hat on the Ridge Residence and Gallery

Hat on the Ridge

Hat on the Ridge is a two-story wooden residence with a gallery in Kamakura, Japan. The earthen floor rests directly on the bedrock, and a square pyramid roof covers a pillarless space. The roof is low at its edges and high at its center. Each of the four roof edges is flipped up to open toward a different view: the mountain, the valley, the village and the sky. Four distinct spaces are formed in this way. In the corners, the upper floor is cut through to the ground, connecting the two levels. Antiques are displayed at the scale of daily living.

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Double Bass 23 Residence

Double Bass 23

Double Bass 23 is a residential interior design for a family of four in Taiwan. The apartment covers 403.3 square meters and includes four bedrooms, a living room and a dining room. Travertine, oak, steel and leather are used in their natural state, with neutral colors throughout. Stone forms the entrance, fireplace and dining room surfaces, steel plates serve as shelves and bookshelves, and oak and leather add warmth. The open public area sits at the center, with private rooms on both sides. The layout follows the wind direction, sunlight and the long shape of the apartment.

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 Free Path Smart House

Free Path

Free Path is a smart home interior design with a total area of 156 square meters. The layout is inspired by hotel spaces, so the living room works as a travelers lounge and the dining room recalls a theme restaurant. Each guest bedroom follows a different style, and the top floor holds an entertainment space similar to a banquet hall. A tablet controls the connected systems, while window shades and light levels adapt to the sunlight. Fire detection, smoke detection and video surveillance support safety.

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Admonter Floor Exhibition Hall

Admonter Floor

Admonter Floor is an exhibition hall for wood flooring, located on the third floor of a building materials mall in Shantou. The space covers 120 square meters. Oblique angles drawn between the walls conceal the original columns and divide the large hall into smaller areas. The reception area combines original wood boards in various hues with modern cement walls, so warm wood contrasts with cold cement. A natural light film over the light sources restores the original color of the floors. Sample lamps on the display wall guide visitors along the route.

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United Cinemas Unicus Chichibu Complex

United Cinemas Unicus Chichibu

United Cinemas Unicus Chichibu is a cinema complex built for the city of Chichibu, which had been without a movie theatre for 29 years. The complex holds seven screens and 650 seats within 2,490 square metres. Most screens seat fewer than 100 people, which allows a wide variety of films to be shown for a small population. A curtain wall facade and a bright lobby finished with slate stone and wood welcome passers-by as well as film-goers. The design works as a living room for the city, where visitors of all ages can meet. All theatres use laser projectors and a digital signage system.

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Mu Meilleur Medical Beauty Clinic

Mu Meilleur

Mu Meilleur is a medical beauty clinic interior set in a first-floor apartment with a garden in New Taipei City, Taiwan. The outer wall blocked daylight and left the space dim. Parts of the walls were removed and rebuilt with glass bricks to bring light inside. The entrance and waiting area walls were also rebuilt with glass and transparent glass bricks to keep the light continuous. Light spots on the floor guide visitors inward. A striated glass door separates the waiting area from the diagnosis and treatment area. Artificial stone and walnut complete the finishes.

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Vanke Design Commune Auditorium

Vanke Design Commune

Vanke Design Commune is an auditorium and public interior space in Shenzhen, China. The design uses the existing structures to form a floating path leading from the entrance to the auditorium. This steel corridor is suspended in the full-height front hall and is supported by the existing vertical columns, which also conceal pipelines. Heavy concrete and light metal create a strong contrast, giving the corridor an elevated appearance. The route simplifies circulation and offers a garden-like walk. An independent viewing area above the auditorium is combined with a tea drink space.

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Epic Interior Design Showroom and Office

Epic Interior Design

Aesthetic and a continuous flow of space linking the parts of an interior. Glasses adopt into the space improve the transparency, and strip panels are used for extending the ceiling high. The long shape of the ceiling wood stretches every independent area. Reflecting lights reveal softness and nature, direct light is used for illumination and interval space. Texture corporate furniture is an infinite option. Dark tones are used to be more elegant and mysterious and white is used for division. Metal for ornament ingratiates the entire void and solid.

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Sun Dachun Store

Sun Dachun

Sun Dachun is a fashion store interior completed in 2021 in Jiangsu, China. The design uses pure geometric shapes and blocks within a relatively square layout. The main facade display, the clothing display, the fitting room, the VIP room and the cashier counter are connected along one walking line. White artistic paint is combined with black and silver finishes to unify the space. Track spotlights integrated in the ceiling highlight the clothes, and mirrors extend the view. The interior supports the brand image and the in-store experience.

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Nippon Shinyaku Koku Office Space

Nippon Shinyaku Koku

The designers designed the free address space inside the headquarters of Nippon Shinyaku, a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Kyoto Prefecture. It was planned for a corner of a vast site near Nishioji station, where several office buildings stand side by side. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the company's founding, the project began in late 2019. However, it had to be stopped temporarily due to the unprecedented spread of the novel coronavirus. It was finally completed in the summer of 2021.

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