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Pipa Residential Apartment

Pipa

Apartment Pipa is a residential interior design for a 159 square meter apartment in Curitiba, Brazil. The living room, dining room and barbecue area are integrated to form one wide and unified space. A staircase made entirely of Corian acts as the focal point of the home and replaces a poorly placed original stair. Corian was selected for its flexibility and durability. Wood surfaces and the punctual use of strong colors give each area its own identity. Signed Brazilian art and design pieces add lightness and value local artists.

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Space Stack Residential House

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 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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Underlying Elegance Residential House

Underlying Elegance

A remodeled old apartment in Taipei, Underlying Elegance has a north-facing layout with a loft and excellent natural light. The entire residence features a mixed modern style. Its design, from materials selection, style formation, and functionality, adheres to the designer’s belief in interior design and is a milestone to his next stage in life. With the renovation completed, it becomes the designer's home but serves as a model residence for clients to inspect in person.

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Studio by the Hill Architecture Office

Studio by the Hill

Studio by the Hill is an architecture office in Pune, India. The interior was created by converting a residential unit near a hill into a working studio. The open floor plan covers 120 square metres and uses minimal clear glass partitions and softly curved corner junctions. Ash wood furniture, in-situ concrete flooring, natural brick paving and pastel green lime plaster surfaces form the material palette. Recycled paper tubes are used for sliding shutters, seating backrests and open shelves. Most rooms face east to bring in daylight while limiting glare and heat.

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Smile Coffee Shop

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

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

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

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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Beans Restaurant and Cafe

Beans

Beans is a cafe and restaurant in Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, serving coffee, desserts and light meals. The interior covers 2263 square feet and has no windows, so the design takes the form of a crystal cave. Reflective surfaces and warm lighting brighten the space and reduce the feeling of enclosure. A waving stainless steel surface forms a lake near the entrance ceiling, and narrow rocks are made by three-dimensional printing. A tree stands at the centre and grows toward the light. The dessert bar is placed near the entrance to ease ordering.

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Where The Root Is Office

Where The Root Is

Where The Root Is is an office interior located in a historic building in central Shanghai. The root of a tree serves as the core design concept. Dark walnut timber lines cross the flat ceiling to suggest interwoven roots. Patterned timber flooring and wooden grille screens mark circulation and use, while the open screens allow light and air to pass through. A tea reception area greets guests and professional partners. Grey carpet and wool wall covering give the working area a calm tone, and the supervisor office is separated to ensure privacy.

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Essence of Exorbitance Residential Apartment

Essence of Exorbitance

Essence of Exorbitance is a residential apartment interior in Taoyuan, Taiwan, covering 209.6 square meters. The entryway is finished with kosmus marble, and the floor is made of three-dimensional concrete panels with a rough texture. In the living and dining area, a marble television wall suggests the form of a waving sea. The wall cabinet doors carry a hand-painted rose image in beige kiln lacquer. Titanium sheets and gold-lacquered cabinets balance the colors and add storage. The master bedroom includes hidden storage for daily needs.

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