International Design

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Space Stack Residential House

Yu-Wen Chiu (Vita) Residential House Interior Sunday, 1 October 2023

Space Stack

Space Stack is a residential interior designed as a vacation house in Taiwan. The home is used by a couple who return to the country and often host guests, so the plan offers hotel style accommodation with a dressing room and a bathroom for visitors. Space lines and colors are simplified, and the storage room, guest bathroom and bedroom entrances are set behind hidden door panels. The main wall of the living room is clad in grey marble, whose reflective surface extends the sense of space. Materials include stone, iron, solid wood, glass and mirror.

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K11 Musea Carpark Transportation Hub

K11 Musea Transportation Hub Interior Saturday, 30 September 2023

K11 Musea Carpark

K11 Musea Carpark is a four-storey car park designed for a mixed-use waterfront development in Hong Kong. Each floor is identified by a single colour to build a visual memory of the space. Vibrantly coloured walls and floors, clear traffic signs and contemporary graffiti create a lively atmosphere. The B2 level connects to the shopping mall entrance and is fitted with grids of light bulbs, metallic ceilings, red brick walls and checkered floors. Lighting follows the direction of traffic to guide cars and to ease the effect of the low ceiling.

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Smile Coffee Shop

Bryan Chang Coffee Shop Interior Friday, 29 September 2023

Smile

Smile Coffee is a coffee shop located in a busy city area. The interior follows the Danish idea of Hygge, which describes comfort and quiet happiness in ordinary days. The original cement texture of the building was kept, and recycled wood was used for new surfaces. A U-shaped bar and a long table face the entrance and support service and interaction. Stairs connect three levels, and a glass partition leads to the dining area on the second floor. Prussian blue appears on the outdoor canopy, the wall logo and the indoor sofa. Natural light fills the first floor.

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Jianjing Office and Cultural Space

Gaofeng Zhu Office and Cultural Space Interior Thursday, 28 September 2023

Jianjing

Jianjing is an office and cultural space of 160 square meters in Suzhou, China. The interior uses calm and elegant colors with natural, plain materials, and takes inspiration from an old tree. A courtyard landscape is created inside the enclosed space, so the seasons, a gentle air flow and comfortable temperatures can be experienced indoors. Tall wood grille walls divide the plan into three halls of different sizes and uses, and grille details continue in other areas. Floors are raised to different heights to support the flow of air.

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Tailong College

Black Lv College Interior Wednesday, 27 September 2023

Tailong

Tailong is a college interior of 12000 square meters located in Hangzhou. The college is divided into three parts: an administrative office area, a teaching classroom area, and living quarters for teachers and students. The design follows the theme of sound and color. Gray tones set the keynote of the teaching block, where acoustic measures reduce noise and control vibration, focusing and standing wave effects. Geometric structures enrich the spatial layers, and color blocks form part of the structure and set the tone of each space.

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Extra Time Cinema and Gallery

Xu Studio Cinema and Gallery Interior Tuesday, 26 September 2023

Extra Time

Extra Time Cinema is an on-demand cinema and gallery located on the second basement floor of a shopping mall in Shanghai. The interior covers 800 square meters. A bar stands at the center of a semi-circular space with a radius of 9 meters, so the area can serve as a cafe, a lecture salon, a stage for dance performances and a venue for product launches. The outer wall is wrapped in folded mirrored stainless steel, and the reflections change as people walk past. Curved stainless steel grooves hold light strips and plastic sunlight panels, which glow in blue, green and rose red.

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