International Design

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Vanke DaJia Brand Exhibition Hall

Vanke DaJia

Vanke DaJia is a brand exhibition hall located in Changsha City, China. The interior covers an area of 760 square meters and was converted from a former sales center. Nature is the main theme, and a large amount of wood color creates a calm atmosphere. Further colors are drawn from the Jardin Majorelle in Marrakech, Morocco. The materials include grey terrazzo, art texture paint, grey oak wood and bronze sand blasted stainless steel. The hall holds a gift shop, a floral area, a coffee bar and reading areas for children and adults.

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Nord Yichenyunzhu Sales Office

Nord Yichenyunzhu

Taiyuan Nord Yichenyunzhu is a sales office in Taiyuan, China, covering 1158 square meters. The design draws on the local ancient Jinci architecture, extracting the curved surface elements of the temple hall and turning traditional oriental symbols into a contemporary design language. Architecture, landscape and interior are deconstructed and reorganized as one whole. The entrance art hall is made of handmade marble and crystal decorations, with a waterfall shaped crystal chandelier set against a golden frame. A six meter high bookshelf marks the chatting room, where visitors can sit and read.

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Loong Swim Club

Loong

The combination of service-oriented business with new business forms is a trend. The designer experimentally integrates the subsidiary functions of the project with main business, re-optimizes the main functions of parent-child sports training, and builds the project into a comprehensive space for swimming and sports education, integrating entertainment and leisure.

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Hide and Climb Residence

Hide and Climb

Hide and Climb is a residential interior design covering 110 square meters in Taipei, Taiwan. The home combines rock climbing with spaces for working, learning, reading and playing, while keeping traditional areas such as the kitchen, dining space and bedrooms. A tree house form is used as the central icon, and the organic shape of the climbing wall is repeated across the plan. Birch plywood is the main material. The layout can change over time, as the tree house is planned to become a wardrobe when the two children grow older.

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Park Zoo Hotel

Park Zoo

This is no doubt a hotel based on the animal theme. However, designers didn’t simply create a series of adorable and graceful animal-shaped installations in order to attract great attention in the intensely competitive market. Infusing the space with the deep love for animals, designers transformed the hotel into an art exhibition, where customers are able to observe and feel the real situation facing the endangered animals in the present moment.

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Haimen Vanke Jadeite Sales Center

Haimen Vanke Jadeite

Haimen Vanke Jadeite is a sales center in Haimen, Jiangsu Province, China. The interior covers 2000 square meters and uses the large-span, high-ceiling character of the building. The layout follows the traditional courtyard plan and refers to the local history of the sea gate. A marble coffee table and soft seating form a relaxed lounge area, while blue tones recall the fishing life of the region. Two wooden volumes hold the VIP room and the children's area, enclosed by floor-to-ceiling glass for privacy. A large staircase turns upward through the space.

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