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B&B Italia Hong Kong Retail Showroom

B&B Italia Hong Kong

B&B Italia Hong Kong is a retail showroom for a luxury furniture brand, located above a lifestyle concept store in Hong Kong. The space of 3,700 square feet follows the brand store concept by architect Antonio Citterio and recalls the ambience of the brand headquarters in Novedrate, Como. Clean lines and a contemporary design form a backdrop for sofas, wall systems, beds, outdoor furniture and a walk-in wardrobe in hand-finished leather and wood. Multiple areas present different styles, from the minimalist to the decorative, with an accent on contemporary living.

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Tuya Restaurant

Tuya

Tuya is a restaurant and bar interior set in a heritage building in Vienna, Austria. The design spreads over two floors and creates an informal and elegant atmosphere. The Art Deco and Postmodern character of the original space is preserved by keeping the circular stair and a large part of the existing marble floor. Wall coverings are made of solid beech wood, cut with a CNC machine into triangular stripes. A ceiling installation is formed by more than 3000 glass tubes. The terrazzo floor is divided by brass profiles.

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Yuntu Banquet Restaurant

Yuntu

Yuntu is a banquet restaurant designed for large events such as weddings and celebrations in Shaoxing, China. The interior covers 1400 square meters with a floor height of 8 meters. The space is divided into three parts: a 60 meter long corridor enclosed by glass, a black and white hall with a cloud shaped partition, and a bright banquet hall. Painting techniques of the Song Dynasty guide the forms of the moon, clouds, mountains, water and flowers. Azure is the main color, combined with black and white, for a calm and ethereal atmosphere.

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Meland Kids Club

Meland

The entire project has completed the excellent expression of the theme parent-child indoor playground, showing a high degree of completeness and consistency in the streamline and space narrative. The subtle line design connects different functional areas and realizes the rationality of the visitors flows. The narrative of the space, in turn, connects different spaces through a complete plot and leads the consumers to experience the wonderful journey of parent-child interaction.

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Sui Han San You Restaurant

Sui Han San You

Sui Han San You is a restaurant interior of about 1200 square meters set across two floors. The design draws on Tang dynasty architecture, which combines strength and beauty with a balance between rigor and magnificence. Wooden beams and columns form the spatial framework, and walnut columns are arranged along the sides and linked to the ceiling. At the entrance, a walnut column rises from a waterscape and meets a desk surface to form the reception counter. Austere materials and modern techniques reshape the beauty of the interior structure.

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Discovery Exhibition Space

Discovery

Discovery and Exploration is an exhibition space for recent archaeological findings from Shaanxi, China. About 500 artifacts, dating from prehistory to the Tang Dynasty, are shown in an area of 485 square meters with a height of 2.7 meters. Grids of 10 by 10 centimeters and 30 by 30 centimeters are used as a visual language, referring to the squares drawn by archaeological excavators. The grid helps visitors read the scale of each object in the dense display. Copper structures of different sizes were produced in advance to fix the objects safely on the walls.

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