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Harbin Imperial Lake

Harbin Imperial Lake is the interior design of a sales center covering 1100 square meters. The layout follows the crescent moon shape of the building, and the reception desk and the water bar are joined into one long curve. A warm wood wall with scale patterns recalls fish leaping on a lake. Large windows open the rooms to the surrounding landscape. Natural wood veneer, cane, water-based art coating, stone, metal and glass mirror form a simple material palette. The interior is intended to offer visitors a calm and natural atmosphere.

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Touch Tea

Touch Tea is a tea shop interior in Tianjin, China, covering a total area of 300 square meters. The open and dispersed layout brings cubism into architecture and forms flexible zones where young people can meet, share and talk. The main materials are water washed stone, red brick, stainless steel and KD modified plate. An intelligent curtain and light control system shifts the indoor color temperature through the day. A large LED panel of 6 by 3 meters and a surround sound system support the atmosphere. The project was completed in October 2022.

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Wanwea Yun

Wanwea Yun is a restaurant interior in Chengdu, China, covering 1800 square meters. The design combines Peking duck cuisine with traditional Sichuan food. Each private room has a sofa lounge, a tea tasting area and a dining area, so guests can sit, drink tea and eat in turn. Translucent fish-shaped decorations are grouped across the high ceiling to suggest a flow into the sea. At the entrance, more than 100 types of food seeds are set in resin squares and arranged on the wall by region. Wood, baking paint, electroplated metal and Suriname black marble are the main materials.

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Lijiang Dongcheng International

Yunnan Lijiang Dongcheng International is a real estate sales exhibition center in Lijiang, Yunnan. The interior occupies two floors of a former commercial building, with a first floor height of 6000 mm and a second floor height of 4500 mm. Local ethnic minority culture guides the design. Rattan and wood veneer are stacked in careful layers to recall traditional Chinese living. A sloping roof, an indoor water pavilion and a mosaic landscape wall in the entrance hall add cultural character. An aluminum grille keeps the interior and the exterior connected.

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Feicui City Lower Stacked

Feicui City Lower Stacked is a show apartment interior located in Meishan City, Sichuan. The design covers three floors, with a first floor height of 3300 mm, a second floor height of 3000 mm and a basement height of 5200 mm. The original closed staircase was removed and rebuilt as an open staircase that links all three levels into one whole. A floor slab and hollow-carved openings divide the tall basement into several usable areas. Mirrors on parts of the ceiling and walls extend the view. Rock material forms the background wall and the dining table, and simulated plants form a green wall.

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Royal Tulip Warsaw Apartments

Royal Tulip Warsaw Apartments is an aparthotel interior design in Warsaw, Poland. The project combines hotel, home and office functions in one building. The interiors refer to the history of Warsaw and to the district plan of the city from the 1920s. The ground floor is arranged as a map of the capital, and the common areas recall districts such as Wola, Srodmiescie, Powisle, Zoliborz and Praga. The building holds 312 rooms, about 10000 square meters of guest rooms and about 2100 square meters of common areas. The design aims to make the place lively for guests and for local residents.

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