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Terrafertil Headquarter Offices

Terrafertil

Terrafertil is a headquarters office interior in Quito, Ecuador. The workplace covers 350 square meters on one floor and combines open workstations with private offices. Two meeting rooms, the waiting area and the lobby are covered by a custom structure of 663 French oak panels, cut by computer controlled machines and held by a steel frame. The polygonal wooden forms divide the space, create privacy and recall the organic growth found in nature. Concrete and drywall contrast with the warmth of the wood. Custom textiles, wallpaper and furniture add color and light.

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Sissis Wonderland Reading Space

Sissis Wonderland

Sissis Wonderland is a reading space for children, covering 108 square meters in Shanghai. The layout is inspired by the game of blowing bubbles, as rooms of different scales are joined together so that open and private areas overlap. Wood is the main material, combined with white paint and a soft grey floor finish. Stairs of varied heights, bookshelves that also serve as seats, zigzagging ramps and small arches are built to a child scale. Green plants grow where the spaces meet. The design turns the space itself into a large toy for exploration and play.

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Rosewood Bangkok Luxury Hotel

Rosewood Bangkok

Rosewood Hotel Bangkok is a luxury hotel interior located in Bangkok, Thailand. The 30-storey building takes its form from the wai, the traditional Thai gesture of greeting. The interior is conceived as one grand mansion, and each space reads as a chapter in the story of a well-traveled Thai family. Marble, timber, metal, lacquer, leather and bamboo panels are combined with local craft, including a carved wood reception counter. Water features refer to Bangkok, a city built on water. The total area is 35000 square meters, with 159 rooms.

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Wuxing Youxing Design Office

Wuxing Youxing

Wuxing Youxing is an office interior created for a design studio in Hangzhou. The project covers 680 square meters inside a former textile machinery factory in a creative industry park. Hollow openings link three floors into one large space, and a central staircase joins the separate areas. A suspended meeting room and a sunken book bar sit on staggered levels. Large areas of clear glass widen the view and bring light into the narrow plan. Sliding partition doors open or hide the work area as needed. A movable skylight on the top floor draws daylight indoors.

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Surely Art Space

Surely

This is an art, casual and retail all combine together in one space. Since the architecture that is a country-operated garment hook sideline factory. The whole building retains a mottled texture of the wall, as a layer texture of the space, create a different contrast with outside, also creates a space experience. Abandon too much hard decoration, used some soft decoration for display that created a relaxing feeling. The contrast between creation and early stage is more flexible for sustainable development of space in the future.

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La Goccia Restaurant and Bar

La Goccia

La Goccia is an interior design for a restaurant and bar set on two floors. The first floor is dedicated to Italian food, while the second floor holds the bar. The two-story slab was excavated to form a patio, and the wine rack behind the bar was extended upward to create a seven-meter-high wine tower. A large opening on the facade makes the wine tower visible from the street. Mirror stainless steel widens the limited height of the second floor, and brass surfaces are obtained by plating copper on stainless steel. Light sources are hidden to avoid glare.

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