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Valley of Tea Drink and Buy Tea

Valley of Tea

Chinese Space and Tea Space is a tea shop interior covering 250 square meters. The first floor holds the product display and sales area, while the second floor contains a tea room and a salon training area. A large clear glass window acts as a viewfinder, revealing only part of the interior and inviting visitors inside. Natural materials define the design, with wood veneer and solid wood lines used throughout. The floor combines Chinese black marble with wood grain tiles, and plain cement contrasts with large white walls. The layout draws on southern Chinese garden style.

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A Touch of Monet Residential Apartment

A Touch of Monet

A Touch of Monet is an interior design for a residential apartment in Jiangsu, China. The apartment covers 130 square meters. The design is inspired by the Water Lilies paintings of Claude Monet. White Volakas marble, white lacquered floorboards, brushed bronze-colored stainless steel and leather surfaces fill the space with brightness and movement. The living room is centered on a pond-like carpet that resembles thin tulle floating on water. Layered metal chandeliers recall bubbles rising through water. An abstract painting with blue waves adds further depth to the interior.

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Aplus Design Seafood Bar and Restaurant

Aplus Design

Aplus is a seafood bar and restaurant located inside a department store in Taipei. The interior covers 4520 square feet and is inspired by the elements of the ocean. Waves are interpreted through flowing forms and shades of blue that move from dark to light. Customized decorative light fixtures are mounted on the ceiling to suggest the continuity of waves. A Japanese graphic of a geisha with an octopus decorates the bar area. Western and eastern materials are combined to reflect the fusion cuisine served. The bar is placed in the center so the space can host both small and large groups.

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South Branch Sign Restaurant

South Branch Sign

South Branch Sign is the interior design of a Hong Kong-style chain restaurant in Changzhou. The project covers a total of 500 square meters. Different materials and colors define the functional areas, so physical partitions are reduced and the layout is read through invisible divisions. Terrazzo, wood, leather and mirror create a rich and varied spatial texture. Smooth lines run across the walls and the ceiling, and inlaid lighting highlights the fine details. The result is a calm and transparent space with a simple texture and a rational, modern character.

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Mooncraft Bar

Mooncraft

Adjacent to the Shanghai Bund, Shiliupu Wharf is full of dramatic stories from the past – from wharfs to tycoons, warehouses to longtangs, these should all be celebrated. Sitting in this South Bund area, Mooncraft, designed by O&O Studio, stands for a place that holds moment of dialogue with this once prosperous era. Wondering along the rippling Huangpu River especially through the evening hours, Mooncraft is well placed for one to relax and have a moonlight sip. Mooncraft - a place that is replete with time and stories, for one to sense and embrace with a tipsy and emotional moment.

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Courtyard Public Space

Courtyard

Courtyard is a public space designed for the lobby and foyer of a residential development in central Shenyang, China. The space covers 600 square meters and forms the main route used by residents on the way home. The design concept is based on the three-entry home of traditional Chinese architecture, arranged as an outer court, an inner courtyard and an inner house. An installation named Bamboo Sound marks the lobby and gallery. A water promenade with a bridge, a pool, a gable, a tea room and plum blossom shapes the courtyard scene.

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Bring Nature Home For Kids Residential Building

Bring Nature Home For Kids

Bring Nature Home for Kids is a residential interior design for a family of six. The four-floor home covers 228 square meters indoors and 111 square meters outdoors. Chinese garden methods of borrowing, framing and blocking create a layered space that links the interior with two gardens and a roof garden. Solid wood is used from the flooring to the furnishings, and the dining table and bed frames are made of minimally processed lumber. Furniture heights are customized so that children can explore the home freely and safely.

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Leaves Shadow Residence

Leaves Shadow

Leaves Shadow is a minimalist residential interior located in Zhubei City, Taiwan. The home covers 168 square meters and contains three bedrooms, a living room, a dining room and two bathrooms. Natural light on the site is limited, so the interior was planned around a careful lighting design. Fixture positions, heights and angles were calculated so that furniture, cabinets and plants create a soft display of light and shadow. Materials include timber veneer boards, timber louvre windows and dark-tinted glass. The original layout was kept in order to limit renovation work.

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Xor Creative Research Interior Design

Xor Creative Research

XOR Creative Research is an office interior set in a Taiwanese terraced house built in 1972 in Taichung city. The renovation joins the past with the present era. The facade is clad with white lattice windows, while the interior is modern with cultural references. A spiral staircase based on the golden ratio stands against deep blue backdrops. The original Taiwanese tile flooring is largely preserved and combined with mosaic tiles, wood parquet and local marble in a herringbone array. Folding doors separate the open meeting area and the swatch library.

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Light Extension Residential House

Light Extension

Light Extension is a residential interior design for a 110 square meter home in Taiwan. The layout removes two small closed rooms to make the shared areas visually broader. A semi-open study and a guest room replace the traditional enclosed dressing room and the narrow study. Ambient light washes the television wall to reveal its natural texture, and the same wall provides full storage. A layered ceiling and a mirrored beam surface soften the low girder above the dining area. Materials include marble, wooden flooring, fair-faced concrete, mirror and iron parts.

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Poggibonsi Space Design

Poggibonsi

Design concept inspired by the serenity surrounding the apartment and slow pace of lifestyle, which leads the team to think about the five elements theory that exists in nature is perfectly in harmony with the environment. Therefore gently blended the richness of wood, fire, metal, earth, and water elements in the apartment, such as using wooden veneer, colorful marble, and metal trimming, etc in order to bring in the vitality of nature and present the slow-paced lifestyle of the owner. Each area has a strong connection with nature yet full of design details and personality.

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RMIT Capitol Theatre Banquette Seating

RMIT Capitol Theatre

Undergoing a transformation into a state -of the-art presentation and lecture theatre, the Capitol was fitted out to become a unique work environment hosting, conferences, student lectures as well as cinema graphic productions. The specialised Banquette seating and componentry now ensures that the Capitol remains a heritage masterpiece for the next generation of patrons.

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