International Design

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Taikan Fast Sushi Restaurant

Taikan Fast Sushi

Taikan Fast Sushi is a Japanese restaurant interior covering 350 square meters. The design offers a practical, modern and welcoming dining experience. The same prefabricated covering is applied to the floor, walls and ceiling, recreating the look of a space made entirely of wood. The single material choice reduced cost and shortened construction time. LED profiles embedded in the wall and ceiling cross the space in lines that recall chopsticks. A large buffet counter and several service points support fast service. Tables are spaced for comfort and seat 183 people.

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Oriental Mood Residential Space

Oriental Mood

Oriental Mood is a residential interior design covering 1400 square meters in Shanghai. Water is treated as the first element of the scheme, following the linked land and water of the Jiangnan water garden. The first floor of the existing building already shared this rhythm, with rooms and trees set around a central pool. Images taken from the natural landscape are placed within the static architectural space, so details and time shape the mood of each room. Materials include metal board, rock board, ceramic tile, copper board, wood veneer and gypsum board.

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Fusing With Nature Office Design

Fusing With Nature

Fusing with Nature is an office interior design for a hybrid workforce, arranged across three levels with a total area of 9,300 square meters. Nature-themed collaboration hubs and small meeting spots are placed throughout the floors to support activity-based work and to connect employees working remotely. Varied layouts suit different group sizes and tasks, encouraging people to change posture and move during the day. Energy-efficient LED lighting, plants, refurbished furniture and recycling points support wellness and sustainability.

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Duofu Shanhe Riviera Model Room

Duofu Shanhe Riviera

Duofu Shanhe Riviera is a model room interior located in Ningde, Fujian, China. The ground floor is restrained, and daylight enters the living room in a calm way. Changing light and shadow create a relaxed area for the residence. The living room and the kitchen share an open layout, which supports conversation and an artistic atmosphere. In the study, light passes through light gauze curtains and moves between the tabletop and the bookshelves. The girl's room uses oxidized red accents within calm wood veneer, while the boy's room takes fencing as its theme.

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Yulin Ueno Bookstore

Yulin Ueno

Yulin Ueno is a bookstore set within a cultural life community in Huizhou, China. The interior covers nearly 300 square meters and combines books and coffee with areas for reading, talks and leisure. The project reuses an old industrial building. Weathered brick walls are preserved and joined with modern design elements. The former boiler room is converted into a mailbox for letters and postcards. The original sloping walls were corrected and the layout was reorganized. A resin glass roof brings daylight into the reading areas.

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Neobio Family Park

Neobio

Neobio is a family park located in Futian District, Shenzhen, China. The interior floor area is 200 square meters. A seven meter high pacifier symbol on the front facade marks the theme of childhood growth. The arc-shaped entrance and the reversed arc above create an upward visual movement. Outdoor installations take the form of cellular water droplets and recall cell growth and division. Materials include ceramic tile, aluminum, terrazzo, acrylic, leather and carpet. Steel frames fixed to existing beams and columns support the curved aluminum facade.

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