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WenLi Wu

Sales Center

Saturday, 11 November 2023

Qing Zhu Lake

QingZhu Lake is a sales center in ChangSha that also serves as a small library. The interior covers 1200 square meters and is finished with marble, glass and wood flooring. Surfaces are shaped to recall the pages of an open book. The quiet setting invites visitors to read and to return to printed books, as many young readers now prefer electronic ones. The intent is to give the building value beyond its basic sales function. The calm reading atmosphere is meant to encourage reflection and to leave a lasting memory.

Futoshi Masuda

Restaurant

Friday, 10 November 2023

Marugo

Marugo Shinbashi is a wine bar and restaurant interior located on a busy street in Shinbashi, Tokyo. The circle of the Marugo brand sign is repeated through the interior to improve visibility and recall. A wine red tiled wall and a buttoned bench carry the circular motif, while colored copper plates of Takaoka copperware cover a full wall. Cube brick tile and mahogany wood complete the material palette. Indirect lighting was adjusted with a full-size mockup so that light reads clearly from each circle. The space covers 105 square meters.

Serhii Makhno

Residential

Thursday, 9 November 2023

Shkrub

The Shkrub house appeared out of love and for love — a loving couple with three kids. The DNA of the house includes the structuring aesthetic principles that find inspiration in Ukrainian history and culture inspired by Japanese wisdom. The element of earth as a material makes itself felt in structural aspects of the home, such as the original thatched roof and in the beautiful and dense textured clay walls. The idea of paying homage, as a founding place, can be sensed throughout the home, like a delicate guiding thread.

Aaron Leppanen

Headquarter Offices

Wednesday, 8 November 2023

Terrafertil

Terrafertil is a headquarters office interior in Quito, Ecuador. The workplace covers 350 square meters on one floor and combines open workstations with private offices. Two meeting rooms, the waiting area and the lobby are covered by a custom structure of 663 French oak panels, cut by computer controlled machines and held by a steel frame. The polygonal wooden forms divide the space, create privacy and recall the organic growth found in nature. Concrete and drywall contrast with the warmth of the wood. Custom textiles, wallpaper and furniture add color and light.

XIE MIN XUAN

Classroom

Tuesday, 7 November 2023

Shiding Tea Ceremony

Shiding Tea Ceremony is a tea art classroom created for a high school in Taipei. The project converts a damp and dark storage room into an open teaching space. Large glass windows and a wooden platform connect the interior with the surrounding landscape, and bamboo is used as the ceiling material. One original tea stove and chimney are kept as a reminder of the past. The glass is thickened and the window frames are reinforced for safety. The space measures 18370 mm in width, 9280 mm in depth and 4430 mm in height. The open layout supports contact between students, visitors and nature.

Chuanjin Sun

Club

Monday, 6 November 2023

Musen Spa

Musen Spa is a leisure club interior located in Wuxi and covering 1300 square meters. Walls in the service area are finished with large wooden veneers, and carved rubble adds a rough, three-dimensional texture. Warm wood is combined with a cool marble floor. Gauze curtains and silk screens soften the hard stone surfaces, while embedded metal partitions divide the volumes. The bar has a soft curved form in leather and drawn copper wire. A winding arched passage connects the reception hall to the rest area, where scattered ball lights create a quiet setting.

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