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Home to Modern Art Residential Apartment

Home to Modern Art

Home to Modern Art is the interior design of a residential apartment of 330 square meters in Taichung City, Taiwan. Three tall cabinets shaped like standing jewelry boxes act as a screen in the foyer. Horizontal stone lines connect the walls and the flooring across the home. The lines and colors follow the placement of the contemporary artworks, so each piece remains distinct. Imported veneer, metal, glass, stone and leather set the main tone. A light wall behind the master bed both divides and brightens the room.

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Art of Simplicity Model House

Art of Simplicity

Art of Simplicity is the interior design of a sales center in Taichung, Taiwan, covering 140 square meters. A reception counter built with stone shows a flowing water pattern and greets visitors at the entrance. The discussion area behind the counter is finished in architectural concrete. Pine, solid wood and a solitary bird motif create a dignified and calm atmosphere. Dark tones form the main color scheme, with richer accents added. The natural patterns of the stone recall the texture of a rainforest and return the space to nature.

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Fangfang Restaurant and Bar

Fangfang

Fangfang is a restaurant and bar interior located in Suzhou. The design joins a French dining room and a cocktail bar within one space of 521 square meters. A dark purple curtain at the entrance blocks the view and introduces the impressionist theme of the restaurant. The bar area uses geometric patterns, saturated colors and decorative art elements. Small round tables are framed by semicircular sofas, which offer generous and comfortable seating. Colored lighting on the ceiling changes across the room. The aim was a modern image for a new dining brand.

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Thermal Comfort Residential Space

Thermal Comfort

The Angle is an interior design for a video game customer service center in Taiwan. Simple geometric lines and composite materials shape the space. Hexagon pendant lights are suspended on invisible wires, so the lamps appear to float in the air. The lamp shapes echo the irregular quadrilaterals of the counter top. Slimline desks and Y-shaped tree desks replace traditional office furniture, and low screens allow privacy and interaction. A beveled edge wood collage floor and wood panel walls make the open, cubicle-free workplace feel more spacious.

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Stylish Life Showhome

Stylish Life

Stylish Life is a show home interior in Shanghai, China, covering 270 square meters. The two-floor plan serves a family of three generations. The ground floor is an open shared area that links the living room, the dining room and the study, and large French windows bring in natural light. A room for the elderly parents is arranged for safety and easy movement. The upper floor holds the master room with a walk-in closet and a bathroom, plus a children's room in yellow, blue and white. Gray tones, wood, marble and metal dividers are used, and wall cabinets are concealed.

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Tranquil Residence Resident

Tranquil Residence

Tranquil Residence is a residential interior design for a five-story house of about 150 square meters. The layout includes a living room, a dining room, a kitchen, three bedrooms and a study. The ground floor holds the shared areas, where natural light creates an open and spacious feeling. Light color tones, timber and rough surface stone tiles give a warm visual and tactile quality, while metal edges add strength to the cabinets. Reading space is provided in both private and shared rooms. The design balances personal space with family interaction.

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Fulfillment Residential Interior Design

Fulfillment

Fulfillment is a residential interior design for the home of a retired couple. The original layout is largely retained to reduce waste from demolition. A rattan door wardrobe, iron bars and reduced cupboard space create an open and visually transparent environment. Natural materials such as stone and wood keep their texture and fill the rooms with earth tones, so the space looks larger. The house stands in a damp location, so a mineral coating is applied to regulate moisture. Simplification guides the project and makes the residence comfortable.

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ReRoot Residential House

ReRoot

In this renovation project, the design integrated the new needs and ideas of the occupants with the existing conditions of the old space. The renovated old apartment provided more diversified purposes by using novel design methods to bring out the space different looks and meanings. Most importantly, the space also serves a emotional anchor to the owner, the place where loving memories forged from his childhood. This project has demonstrated an old space renovation with preservation of owner's emotional connection.

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Riviera Mansion Apartment Club Leisure Space

Riviera Mansion Apartment Club

Riviera Mansion Apartment Club is a residential clubhouse in Hangzhou, China. The club covers 1625 square meters and occupies the ground floor and the first basement level. Marble, natural stone, wood veneer, white jade and mosaic walls are used across the interior. An indoor swimming pool is placed on the basement level. A light blue ceiling, outlined with an LED pattern of the Milky Way, reduces the enclosed feeling of the underground space. Plant walls bring greenery inside. The design balances modern simplicity with a sense of luxury.

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Liantan Shi Lobby

Liantan Shi

Applying a large sculptural shape to reshape the space and create a visual focus. First, make a large curved ceiling with a wood texture at the entrance height, and form a base at the bottom of the curve. Then on the right side, the shaft column is decorated into an ellipse, and the surface is surrounded by three lotus petals. In the visual experience, it is like a "the budding lotus" carrying the entire lobby space.

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Schwarzwald Recipe Bakery

Schwarzwald Recipe

While meeting with the lady owned this German Bakery in Taipei City, D.More Design Studio was inspired by both fairy tale and concise impressions of Germany. Representing the image of Black Forest, Schwarzwald, from where the German secret recipe was originated, they made all background in dark and settled two wooden cabins filled with breads in the center forest surrounded by the iconic Bauhaus chairs with red berry like lights hanging above. The timber frame pattern of traditional German houses were converted into the steel frame shelves, and the storefront facade.

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Black and White Narrative Residence

Black and White Narrative

Black and White Narrative is the interior design of a stand-alone three-floor house in Taiwan. The layout holds a reception area, a tea-tasting room, a living room, a dining area, a kitchen, two bedrooms and four bathrooms. Spanish marble slim planks are arranged so that the veining extends visually and each plank is perceived differently. Spanish ceramic doors close the storage volumes. An open plan brings daylight and natural ventilation into the shared rooms. Large windows are fitted with electrically powered curtains.

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