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JoeLalli  Resort Hotel

JoeLalli

China Moganshan Joe Lalli is a resort hotel interior located in Moganshan, Zhejiang, China. The design draws on the nearby mountains, lakes, waterfalls, tea farms and rain clouds. Four interlocking structures hold the main facilities, among them a lobby, a tea lounge, a book lounge, a restaurant, a bar, a ballroom, meeting rooms and 42 guest rooms. Local materials such as bamboo and hardwood are used. The bamboo cloud staircase is made of glass reinforced gypsum and hand painted with a bamboo pattern. Green roofs and solar panels support the sustainable character.

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Vanke Yantai Chang An Sales Center for Real Estate

Vanke Yantai Chang An

Vanke Yantai Chang An is a sales center for real estate located in Yantai city, Laishan district. The interior covers 2368 square meters and includes a spacious lobby with a high ceiling. The design theme draws on the elite lifestyle described in the novel A la recherche du temps perdu and in the film The Great Gatsby. Black and white tones are combined with a contemporary chandelier to give the space an elegant character. Art installations, such as a camera statue, match the chosen theme and the furniture settings.

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Hachiko Bar

Hachiko

Hachico is a bar interior located in Moscow, Russia. The design is inspired by the izakaya bars of Tokyo, found near the Hachiko Monument at Shibuya Station. Within 65 square meters, the space offers 35 seats and an open kitchen with a robata grill at its center. One wall is covered with ceramic roof tiles, and the floor is finished with terracotta cement tiles. Plywood, natural stone, wood and cork are used for the surfaces, while the furniture is upholstered in velvet. Daylight fills the main hall, and the evening lighting creates a warm and quiet mood.

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Tomorrow Casa Living Hall

Tomorrow Casa

Tomorrow Casa is a living hall designed as a shared community space. Wide stairs shape the entrance and give an open and welcoming impression. Glass covers more than half of the ground floor, so the interior can be seen before it is entered. The second floor avoids window display methods, so visitors are invited to take part rather than only to look. Environmental friendliness guided the project from the first planning stage through to completion. The design seeks a calm dialogue between the building and the city around it.

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China SCE Taizhou Global City Sales Center

China SCE Taizhou Global City

China SCE Taizhou Global City is a sales center interior of 400 square meters located in Taizhou, Jiangsu. The design takes inspiration from water, which has shaped the history and daily life of the city. Light, furniture and flowers are used as the main elements, with varied textures and colors. The palette joins black, white, acorn brown and azure, while grey and white tones support a tranquil mood. A ceiling lamp above the sand table is made of nearly one thousand crystal balls. The project was completed in April 2020.

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Deer Academy Office

Deer Academy

Deer Academy is a cultural reading space designed inside a commercial interior of 2000 square meters. The design follows the concept of an atmosphere library, which joins the humanistic character of a traditional local academy with intelligent technology of the present day. Oriental aesthetics guide the shaping of the rooms, while contrast, openness, flow and mutual integration order the details. The quiet interior makes the commercial space feel warm and suitable for reading and rest.

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