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Yango Starry Bay Sales Center

Yango Starry Bay

Yango Starry Bay is a sales center located in Dehua, Fujian Province, China. The interior covers 540 square meters. The design refers to the local porcelain kiln tradition. Kiln forms are deconstructed and reassembled with modern methods. Brick units create rhythm through repetition, and arch shapes give the space a distinct character, linking the interior with local history and culture. Materials include brick, waterstone, bronze drawn stainless steel and latex paint. Visitors can study construction plans, meet sales managers and buy homes here.

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Shanmu Store Retail Space

Shanmu Store

Shanmu Store is a retail space for a Taiwanese wedding cookie brand in Taichung City. The store covers 58 square meters indoors and 39 square meters outdoors, and includes a product display area, a counter, two balconies and a restroom. Traditional Taiwanese building materials are combined with contemporary ones. Hexagonal mosaics on the floor represent flowers, and an island of solid wood forms the presentation area. Cabinet doors use rattan weaving. Vintage brick grilles divide the tasting booths and let natural light pass through.

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Air Box Residential House

Air Box

Air Box is a residential interior design for a 275 square meter home in Hangzhou. A suspended box was built in the living room to divide the whole space into two parts. The unusual architectural form creates an indoor outside space, which becomes the main feature of the house. Black, white and gray tones give the rooms a pure and calm character. Marble flooring extends from the corridor to each area and adds a quiet texture. Lighting is used with restraint, and a simple glass door accompanies the wall.

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Quiet World Sales Center

Quiet World

Quiet World is a sales center located in the core area of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, close to a wetland park. The interior covers 1037 square meters. The design combines futuristic and natural elements to suggest a park-like community within the city. The concept of the net was drawn from the root systems of plants and of the Internet. A wooden structure forms a net-like ceiling that recalls a rain forest and changes the light and shadow at every step. Pure wood and white are the main colors, and a marble wall and a large art installation complete the calm space.

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Alena Beljakova Photography Studio

Alena Beljakova

The project is a photography studio interior with an indoor area of 82 square meters. The layout includes an open shooting area, a closed shooting area, a dressing room, a post processing room, a live area and a lounge with a bar and a photo wall. The open shooting area combines natural and artificial light, while the closed area uses artificial light for artistic photography. Red, black and white are used to create a strong visual contrast. Photographic works and art installations are placed along the customer route.

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Shine City Sales Center

Shine City

Shine City is a sales center in Chengdu, China, with an area of 1000 square meters. The interior design draws on the aesthetics of the Song Dynasty, a period associated with simple forms, plain colors and plain textures. Silk, used as a painting surface before paper, is the main design reference. Tawny wire glass screens are arranged in arrays to imitate the texture of silk. An installed art lamp recalls the cracked surface of Song Dynasty porcelain. Blank space and restrained detail create a calm and poetic atmosphere.

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