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Zhongshan Metropolis Sales Center

Zhongshan Metropolis

Zhongshan Metropolis is a sales center interior located in Xuzhou, China. The design combines classical forms with contemporary technology. The reception hall has a high ceiling and a terrazzo floor with a geometric pattern that guides the flow of visitors. A curved arch recalls neoclassical form, and a long aisle leads to a holographic projection display area. The palette is based on white and gray, with wine red details, long seats by the window and velvet armchairs. The negotiation area uses organic lines and oriental patterns in green, light yellow and coral pink.

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Royale Palace Atrium

Royale

Royale is a central atrium designed for a palace in Doha, Qatar. The atrium connects all floors across a total height of 16 metres and forms the main circulation area, holding the elevators, staircases and corridors. Carved patterns cover the floor, walls and ceiling within a warm neutral colour scheme. The flooring is water jet cut Italian marble, and the suspended ceiling is made of gypsum board with mouldings. The design follows an 18th century French style to give the interior a calm and elegant character.

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Love City Sales Center

Love City

Love City is a sales center interior located in Chengdu and covering 280 square meters. Architectural design manuscripts are applied to the walls to emphasize the function of the space. Green plants and art installations create a domestic atmosphere. Wooden elements and open white surfaces define the interior, and the pure white and natural wood tones give a calm and simple character. The household model experience area uses a traditional tenon-and-mortise structure. The design joins classical and modern aesthetics and aims to make the sales center a neighborhood meeting place.

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Rong Art Gallery

Rong

Rong is an art gallery interior divided into a main building and an auxiliary building. The original architectural structure was respected, and damaged wooden columns, beams and brackets were repaired. The wood was cleaned and scraped by hand to keep the mottled texture of the logs. In the negotiation area, a screen of hand polished metal pieces forms mountain shapes. A glazed enamel screen in the courtyard revives a traditional craft. Layered lighting, flower arrangements and a tea tasting area create a calm atmosphere that unfolds as visitors walk through the space.

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Wild Restaurant and Bar

Wild

Wild is a restaurant and bar interior located in Nanjing, China. The original catering space was large and underused, so one area was separated to work as an independent whiskey bar. The restaurant and the bar are divided by a passage, yet remain visible to each other. The restaurant recalls camping in nature, with a large custom canopy made of Oxford cloth, terrazzo flooring and natural rock flakes on the walls. The bar imagines a new home a century from now, with a curved structure of wood and gypsum board around a luminous model of the earth. The total area is 235 square meters.

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Forest Vision Office

Forest Vision

Forest Vision is an office interior designed to bring a forest atmosphere into a workplace. Irregular forms replace the common square layout, and the plan combines honeycomb and cave concepts. Large glass windows let daylight and outdoor views enter the space. Wooden tables and panels are made from driftwood collected thirty years ago and treated with heat instead of pesticides. Iron parts are surplus materials from industrial construction. A water pipe column shaped like a tree trunk hides wiring. The result connects daily work with nature.

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