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Design Ambient

Design Ambient featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Vanke City Growth Hall

In the eastern suburb memory in chengdu, china, Mdo has transformed an old state-run hongguang electronic tube factory into a vivid "vanke city growth hall". The original building founded in 1958, held the Hongguang electronic tube factory, which produced once oscilloscopes and kinescopes for the military. As a continuity of the past, the oscilloscope became the design's starting point, and the "burst of energy" was extracted as the element throughout the project. This "explosion of energy" was seen as the spatial concept of the "big bang of knowledge".

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Joy Hill

In the project of Vanke Joy Hill, Mdo wants to create a ceremonial community lounge that can trigger emotional resonance. This work is inspired by Dongguan's urban symbols. The hanging installation is inspired by the undulating silhouette of the roof of the Wok Ear House. Using bamboo as raw material. Based on the local intangible cultural heritage, Knitting Technique of Dongguan's Straw, the bamboo strips are rearranged, combined, and intertwined to form a rhythmic movement from the simple to the complex and manifest a uniquely artistic atmosphere in the space.

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Soco Work

Soco Work is a new type of coworking space which designed to accommodate users changing lifestyles, proposing new definitions of what a coworking space can be. Soco Work takes inspiration from how Thai people like to season their food to have the taste closest to their personal preferences. The design concept, therefore, picks up on the approach that eventually creates different styles of workspace to comprehensively cater to prospective tenant images and lifestyle. The design also enables the spaces to be managed with the greatest efficiency, and strengthening the project strong points.

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Formula

This chain store coffee brand is housed in an independent building with a height of 6.5m, and features large areas of windows on each side for ample lighting. The simplistic yet stylish black, grey and white design quickly made it a popular check-in spot once it was completed. The interior is adorned with triangular 3D geometric shapes, evoking the image of ice drip coffee which the cafe specializes in.

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Waterway

The breeze through the space guided different areas of the library with a color mat. It also reflected the trail of the ceiling. The gray, blue, and wood lighting design when through the white colored ceiling as a breeze of the desire of knowledge. They symbolize reading as a sea that nurtures the concrete structured city, natural landscape, and a peaceful, relaxing experience. The Library is a windsurf full of knowledge that led students to their destinations.

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Warm Place

The design team plans a lot of rounded shapes for the safety of the client's daughter. These not only prevent the kid from being injured by the collision but also soften the sharpness of the space. The rounded shape of the foyer presents some waves, which is a triple benefit. It not only retains good lighting but also creates a fun space and a corner for the kid. Modern, neutral colors are used as the theme of the large space, while the bedroom and kitchen sliding doors are designed in the client's favorite blue color, which also injects a touch of liveliness into the space.

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