Design Ambient

Design Ambient

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

 

Changjiang Plaza

Changjiang Plaza is a sales center in Yichang, China, with a total area of 1500 square meters. The interior draws on the local landscape and culture of the city. The layout is bilaterally symmetrical and creates a dignified atmosphere. The main materials are stone, hand painted wallpaper and metal printed panels. A metal grille in the front hall frames a landscape view, and mirrors above the sand table reflect dim and even lights. White and warm gray tones, lines and blocks are combined to add harmony and rhythm to the space.

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Huanan Ying

Huanan Ying is a property sales center in Danyang, China, with a total area of 479 square meters. The interior reflects the local lake scenery and the character of the city. A rippling water landscape is carved into the decorative paintings, and a glass sculpture shaped like water highlights the waterside setting. Light strips in the form of ribbons recall the local silk industry, and glass is widely used because the city is known for spectacles manufacture. A chandelier shaped like sweet osmanthus, the city flower, marks the hall.

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JIS Kuala Lumpur

JIS Kuala Lumpur is a social lounge and bar arranged in three distinct sections. The first section recalls the 1920s, with gold trim, changing mood lighting, geometric chandeliers and panels, and wood panel flooring. The second section, named Sakura Modern, uses Arabescato marble pillars with pink lighting and wallpaper for a bright and open atmosphere. The third section is an intimate parlour inspired by a Moroccan tearoom. A colourful glass panel links the areas. Seating is spaced carefully to allow comfortable dining and face-to-face conversation.

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Sharing Art

Sharing Art is a coworking office interior of 500 square meters in Taichung, Taiwan. Large letter installations, reused from a former exhibition, are placed in the workspace as public art and as partitions. Iron frames, metal net plates and glass panels define flexible areas and let light pass through. Simple wooden furniture and open desks without partitions support model making, meetings, drawing and teamwork. A loop layout guides movement, and the white walls allow the space to be used for exhibitions.

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Hello Papaya SOK

Hello Papaya is a cafe interior located in a business center in Moscow, created for a fast food chain serving European and Asian cuisine. The space covers 50 square meters and is divided into three zones: a fast bar seating area, a classic dining area and a soft seating area with sofas. Simple abstract geometric shapes and metal frames with meshes suggest a tropical setting. A large metal cloud above the counter marks the pick up point. Calm gray plastered walls act as a background for bright brand colors, and the floor uses handmade terrazzo tiles.

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Sunflower Art Education Center

Sunflower is an art education center in Shanghai. The center supports programs in creative drawing, music, dance, theater and visual arts. The design theme is taken from the sunflower, keeping pure tones of white, red, blue and yellow. A full height laminated glass panel of six meters carries the sunflower colors and gives the space a clear identity. Bright yellow forms the backdrop of the reception area. A mezzanine floor was added on a new metal structure, and a custom air conditioning duct keeps the ground floor ceiling high.

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