International Design

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Hachiko Bar

Hachiko

Hachico is a bar interior located in Moscow, Russia. The design is inspired by the izakaya bars of Tokyo, found near the Hachiko Monument at Shibuya Station. Within 65 square meters, the space offers 35 seats and an open kitchen with a robata grill at its center. One wall is covered with ceramic roof tiles, and the floor is finished with terracotta cement tiles. Plywood, natural stone, wood and cork are used for the surfaces, while the furniture is upholstered in velvet. Daylight fills the main hall, and the evening lighting creates a warm and quiet mood.

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Tomorrow Casa Living Hall

Tomorrow Casa

Tomorrow Casa is a living hall designed as a shared community space. Wide stairs shape the entrance and give an open and welcoming impression. Glass covers more than half of the ground floor, so the interior can be seen before it is entered. The second floor avoids window display methods, so visitors are invited to take part rather than only to look. Environmental friendliness guided the project from the first planning stage through to completion. The design seeks a calm dialogue between the building and the city around it.

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Acvca Commercial Space

Acvca

Acvca Art Image Space is a commercial interior designed for a wedding photography studio in Guangzhou. Love is the theme of the project. White is the main color, giving the rooms a calm and delicate texture. Arc elements and arch doors guide movement and form soft boundaries between the areas. Glass brings natural light inside, and light and shadow create changing tones on the staggered white walls. The photo selection area is built with curved metal plates. The design keeps a limited space open, ordered and suited to many functions.

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Heya Hotel Guestroom

Heya

Heya is a guestroom designed for Gen Z, the cohort of globally connected "digital natives" who believe customization is the new luxury experience. Thanks to technology, Heya can be dramatically reconfigured by guests to suit their purpose with a space-saving ceiling-mounted bed. The room features high quality and sustainable materials and has been designed to accommodate four guest types: Leisure, Business, Wellness and Long-stay. Technology enabled the room to inter-change from party, to work, to family space via an app, with personalization being a key feature of the design concept.

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Metropolis Shopping Mall

Metropolis

Feng Xi Metropolis Plot 5 is a shopping mall in Xi An, China. The mall covers 100779 square meters on a site of 33601 square meters and reaches a height of 38.5 meters. A water curtain system forms a waterfall in the central atrium, and mist nozzles water the cascading plants. A catch pool serves as the water tank and is refilled as the plants are watered. Express escalators and glass lifts connect seven levels to an outdoor green roof. The skylight combines low emissivity insulating glass with aluminum baffles to reduce direct sunlight.

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Cams Cancer Medical Space

Cams Cancer

Hebei Branch of Cams Cancer Hospital is a medical interior design covering 593000 square meters. Each area takes a natural theme, such as harbors, mountains, rivers, trees and flowers, expressed through matching forms and materials. Curves and flowing lines link the areas into a bright, soft and soothing whole. The special needs clinic hall recalls rocks, waves and beaches, while the round radiotherapy hall uses nest and abstract flower shapes. The main materials are stone, wall tiles, medical decorative board, latex paint, mineral wool board, PVC and aluminum board.

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