Design Ambient

Design Ambient

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

 

The Beijing Parade

The Beijing Parade is a restaurant interior located in Beijing. The space of 1800 square meters follows a Belt and Road theme and recalls the Tang Dynasty in an abstract way. The plan is formed mainly by private rooms and corridors, without a lobby. The antehall uses axe-split stone, an old copper logo, red shelves, an original stone tea table, red wine racks and large floral decorations. Rock cliff installations carry dry trunks and branches with moss and sparse flowers. A pagoda lamp marks the end of the corridor.

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Mking Party K

Mking Party K is a karaoke venue interior located in Nanjing. The design is guided by the path of light and shadow. A doorway leads guests from the entrance into a series of unexpected scenes. Deformed walls create an impression of weightlessness. The ceiling is finished with water corrugated stainless steel, and its high reflectivity blurs the outlines of the space. An automatic hatch opens towards the hall and marks the change between areas. The intent is an immersive experience that invites exploration.

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Flow

Flow is a bar interior located in Shengyang, China. The space measures 180 square meters and has a long and narrow structure. An intentionally slanted wall separates the interior from the street. A deep industrial ink color covers every surface, creating a quiet atmosphere. A line of narrow windows reconnects the inside with the outside. A large artwork of rounded water drops is set on the ceiling in a vertical and horizontal order. Hidden light sources are embedded in the ceiling and walls. The hexagonal bar counter is cut like a diamond. Cement, metal, glass and wood are used.

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Moli Landscape

Moli Landscape is a restaurant interior located in a shopping mall in Shenyang, China. The design uses a high skip-floor layout and floor-to-ceiling lighting, allowing sunlight and air to flow freely through the space. The main facade is left blank, forming an open cave-like entrance. Guests walk along a winding stream amid shifting light and shadow, then ascend stairs to a raised dining room with wider views. Roof lines form large cantilevers that decline with a natural slope, recalling the feeling of sitting in the mountains. Materials include stainless steel, silver finishes and stone.

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Poly City Gather

Poly City Gather is a sales center in Shijiazhuang, China, covering 1,250 square meters. The interior opens with an atrium 12 meters high and 9 meters wide, crowned by a dome. White surfaces, regular lines of indentations and layered hollow details recall an image of layered mountains. A midair corridor links the areas and offers open views. Symmetrical marble panels frame the entrance hall. Transparent glass partitions, a curved array of chandeliers and controlled light replace heavy ornament. A red tone brings warmth to the VIP room.

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The Future Preface

To tell the history of a city is, in the end, to tell the story of its people. Because if there were no people, this city would have no history worth telling. Every metropolis has its history, take Zhengzhou for example from boundless farmland to densely tile-roofed houses to today's high-rise buildings, the change carries memories of generations. From life trivial to the striving goal, it is people's daily living that weaves the urban prosperous.

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