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Xie Yan Restaurant

Xie Yan

Xie Yan is a restaurant interior created for Japanese crab cuisine. The 450 square meter layout is arranged in the shape of a crab. A slightly raised platform forms the shell, and the robatayaki bar is set into it. Two booth seating areas form the eyes, while hexagonal floor tiles at the entrance form the claws. Acrylic sheets in light pink, white and colorless tones hang from the ceiling as fine triangles, suggesting cherry blossoms and outlining a second crab above the floor. A tatami dining area with printed screens offers semi open and private seating.

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Embrace Afterglow Residential Space

Embrace Afterglow

"Immersed in time" is the core concept of the design, using natural lighting, ventilation and urban views from the upper floors to propose a suitable space design for 6 users to live together. Imagine that the outdoor space extends to the indoors, and the living room area is regarded as a viewing garden, which is connected to various living places through the corridor, so that different areas can meet and interact.

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Commercial Space Office

Commercial Space

Commercial Space is an office interior created within the renewal of an old residence in Taipei. The tall perimeter wall, built almost fifty years earlier, was removed to open the front yard toward the street. Finished concrete and white stone form the new landscape, while a plantation wall brings greenery close to the building. Inside, the original red brick surface was preserved, and new openings support ventilation and temperature control in the humid local climate. The open garden allows neighbors and pedestrians to walk through and stay.

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Zero Pet Club

Zero

Zero is a pet club interior located in Nanjing. The 487 square meter space brings together pet care, behavior training and related services, along with a social area for owners. White surfaces and wood finishes replace the crowded look of a common pet shop. The main materials are PanDomo, terrazzo, stainless steel plate and wood finish. The hall is wide and open, with soft lighting and calm colors. Pet rest rooms are divided by wood and glass and marked with numbers. Movable sofas and benches allow owners to sit by the glass and interact with their pets.

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Essence of 220 Years of the Library Exhibition

Essence of 220 Years of the Library

Essence is an educational exhibition created to celebrate the 220th anniversary of the founding of the National Szechenyi Library of Hungary. A visual storyline based on the history of production of books was designed to guide visitors through the rather fragmented space. Materials and techniques used to pass information to readers throughout time are invoked as design elements from vellum to digital surface, from velvet to canvas, from manuscript to printed texts. Colours and textures are related to bindings of Corvinas, of the Founding Charter and to canvas book bindings.

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Vibrant Hair Salon

Vibrant

Capturing the essence of botanical image, sky garden was created throughout the aisle, immediately welcomes the guests to bask under, moving aside from the crowd, welcoming them from the entryway. Peeking further into the space, the narrowed layout extends upwards with detailed golden touch ups. Botanic metaphors are still vibrantly expressed throughout the room, replacing the bustle noise coming from the streets, and here becomes a secret garden.

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Pure Essences Architects Studio

Pure Essences

Pure Essences is an interior design project for an architecture firm in Tainan, Taiwan. The building volumes are gradually recessed, creating balconies that receive ample sunlight for the working areas. Fair-faced concrete and grey slate are used on the exterior and inside, giving a consistent and low-key appearance that matches the surrounding environment. Stone pavers with grass between them improve the water retention of the soil. A small pool and a tree help moderate the temperature. The layout provides smooth circulation and open views toward the garden.

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Heytea Store

Heytea

Heytea Nantong Mixc is a tea store interior design located in a shopping mall near the street. The 200 square meter space avoids partitions and instead uses daylight and the existing structure to create an open and transparent layout. The design takes inspiration from the bucket arches of traditional Chinese architecture, arranged in linear order and expressed in stainless steel. White strip bricks decorate the single wall, keeping the interior bright and visually pure. The seating area and the bar area are joined together, which increases openness and creates a lively atmosphere.

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Geometric Residential House

Geometric

Geometric Residence is a residential interior located in central Taipei. The home covers 99 square meters and contains two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Geometry guides the whole design, and triangle, square and hexagon shapes are used across the space. An irregular cabinet shapes the main corner of the interior. A curved glass partition separates the bedroom from the walk-in closet and extends the view. Materials include oak, rose gold iron, paint and quartz tiles. The bright and simple palette supports a calm and restful home.

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Chunjiang Huayue Sales Center

Chunjiang Huayue

Chunjiang Huayue is a sales center interior design covering 2600 square meters in Yulin. The layout is compact and flowing, and each area is defined and connected in an orderly way. Large glass curtain walls blur the boundary between inside and outside, so visitors seated indoors can enjoy the scenery beyond the window. An island water bar in the center serves customers from all directions, and a hollowed out metal box on the ceiling echoes the counter below. The VIP area is planned for privacy and comfort, presenting Oriental elements in a modern manner.

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Whitelier Hanam Bakery

Whitelier Hanam

South Korea's high-end boutique bakery, Whitelier, opened its fifth flagship store in Misa District of Gyeonggido, South Korea. The brief of this project was to design a bakery with a hall for sales display and a fully equipped baking kitchen to produce white bread. Overall design was needed to fulfill the brand identity of the brand, Whitelier, which was the compound word of "White" and "Atelier"; meaning white workshop of baking premium breads. Sophisticated curvature facade and articulated bread display shelves have been designed to emphasize the idea.

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Love Church

Love

The multi-functional definitions of a single unit can be seen throughout the various units in the project. For instance, the main hall is the venue for church members to gather on weekends, but acts as a senior day care center on weekdays – the affiliated social welfare institute corresponding to the aging population. The secondary hall provides a space for youth to gather on weekends but can be used as a gym and for dance practices and socializing on weekdays.

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