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Shin Tay Yuan  Decal Paper Tourism Factory

Shin Tay Yuan

Shin Tay Yuan is a tourism factory interior for a ceramic decal company in New Taipei City, Taiwan. The design uses factory materials. A punched plate is seen at the entrance. The concept comes from screen printing, an important tool in the decal process, which is also applied to hanging partitions and the signage system. In ceramic factories, utensils are stacked on wooden boards for easy handling, and the scene is transformed into the counter. The company history is shown through images instead of long texts. The space explains the ceramic decal industry to visitors.

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Kyanyuan Club House

Kyanyuan

Kyanyuan is a garden clubhouse set on the top floor of an old commercial building near the West Lake in Hangzhou. The interior covers 1,600 square meters and holds a dining area, a tearoom, a guest room area and an office area. Indoor and outdoor courtyards alternate, so each area stays separate yet connected. Solid wood, tiles, cobblestones, self-leveling cement and wide white textured surfaces create a quiet and bright setting. The floor slab was reinforced with steel plates, and shallow topsoil planting was applied to complete the green coverage.

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Fab Cinema

Fab

Fab is a cinema interior located in Xi'an, China, covering a floor area of 1150 square meters. The design moves a film shooting scene into the main hall, so visitors become both an audience in reality and an imagined participant in a movie production. Custom furniture supports the theme, including a bathtub sofa, director style rest seats and a ticket counter shaped like a set box. A lounge bar and entertainment features such as a claw machine are combined with four viewing halls. Acoustic requirements and seating comfort were considered throughout.

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Heting Barbecue Restaurant and Bar

Heting Barbecue

Heting Barbecue is a restaurant and bar interior located on the third floor of a commercial building in Jinan. The 360 square meter space combines barbecue dining, an izakaya, a music restaurant and a bar. Wood, stone, light and shadow are arranged in an architectural manner, creating varied views within a limited area. A dislocated background wall stands at the center of the dining area, where lighting reveals contrasts between different material surfaces. Old green bricks recall the historic character of the city.

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Vanke Metropolis Sales Exhibition Center

Vanke Metropolis

The project function of the space is a metaphor of the structure of life, then culture is the filler of life, and the parallel is the complete expression of space design from the inside out. The cultural and creative products in the retail area with the staircase library below, make the space not only to meet the functional needs but also to reach more in depth into the spiritual level.

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Sunac Emerald Coast Sales Center

Sunac Emerald Coast

Sunac Emerald Coast is a sales and experience center for a coastal property development in Wenzhou, China. The 4000 square meter interior contains a 1300 square meter sales space, a 2150 square meter life experience space and a 550 square meter auxiliary space. Independent functional areas are linked by a fluid circulation route, and each area has its own atmosphere. An ocean theme guides the design, with marine animal motifs used as decoration. Beige stone outlines the main structure, handmade glass bricks with rippled texture recall water, and the main hall ceiling is clad in LED panels.

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