International Design

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Cavaliere Restaurant

Cavaliere

Cavaliere is an Italian restaurant located in Nea Smyrni, Athens, Greece. The space covers 200 square meters and is divided into an entrance and bar area, a seating and table area, and an open kitchen. Rustic elements were avoided in favor of multilevel decoration with golden metallic details, green marble, velvet fabrics and art deco features. Gold wood-fired pizza ovens recall traditional Italian food. Different light sources emphasize the architectural details. The seating area can adapt to the weather and open fully.

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Scholars Xuntang Hotel

Scholars Xuntang

Scholars Xuntang is a hotel interior created within historic residential buildings in Wuxi, China. The interior covers 5400 square meters and keeps the character of white walls and black tiles. Original structures were protected and reinforced, so traces of time remain visible. Decoration is restrained, allowing the old fabric to be seen. Materials include wood finish, stone, gold brick, glass, wallpaper, paint, linen, silk and malacca rattan. Local silk and linen textiles reflect regional crafts. The design links guests with nature and gives the old buildings new use.

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Huafa Jinjiang Manor Residential Development

Huafa Jinjiang Manor

Huafa Jinjiang Manor is a residential development in Sansheng Town, Jinjiang District, Chengdu, China. The design creates a hidden elevated courtyard within an urban district. Residential spaces are arranged in multiple layers along the central axis of the site, following a natural landform that is high in the north and low in the south. A layered, barracks-style arrangement brings natural light into each unit and keeps a close relationship with the landscape. The site covers 37,303 square meters, with a floor area of 55,955 square meters and 626 residential units.

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For Love Life House Sales Center

For Love Life House

For Love Life House is a sales center interior covering 1200 square meters. The space is organized around a colorful runway that extends through every area and connects the different zones. The runway guides visitors toward the experience areas and continues along the stair to the second sample area, supporting the sports theme. The walls are made of recyclable plasterboard and coated with white low odor latex paint. Black mirror steel on the ceiling raises the visual height and increases brightness, so fewer light fittings are needed. Glass tiles replace marble on the floor.

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Barry Callebaut Headquarters

Barry Callebaut

Barry Callebaut is a corporate headquarters interior located in Zurich, Switzerland. The office occupies three floors of a business centre building and covers 3800 square metres. A chocolate academy with a professionally equipped kitchen sits at the centre of the plan behind glazed walls, so employees and visitors can watch chocolatiers at work. Three hubs on each floor are linked by internal staircases and serve as coffee points for breaks and informal meetings. Wood, cork, moss and safflower wallpaper create a tactile setting, and oxygen generating plants support a healthy work environment.

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Wuhan Resort Sales Center

Wuhan Resort

Wuhan Resort is the sales center of a large cultural and tourist complex in Wuhan, China. The interior covers 3,810 square meters and continues the curved design language of the building facades. A curved brand wall and a large LED screen follow the line of an annular suspended ceiling. Customized materials, including seamless wood-like ceiling panels and seamless artificial stone flooring, create a unified surface. The curved walls guide circulation and shape areas for reading and coffee, sales talks and interaction, linking commerce, art and nature.

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