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Montage of Melodies School

Inclusive Architectural Practice School Interior Thursday, 22 February 2024

Montage of Melodies

Montage of Melodies is an interior design project for a K12 international school in Beijing, China. The renovation replaces uniform institutional spaces with five distinct learning communities, including an early learning community, an arts center, a library, a design center and a performing arts center. Each community is planned for a specific age group and learning program, and each has a community center. Movable partitions and loose furniture allow the spaces to be reconfigured. Wood and concrete finishes create a calm and natural ambience.

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SoTai 3C residential

Idan Chiang of L'atelier Fantasia residential Interior Wednesday, 21 February 2024

SoTai 3C

SoTai 3c is a residential interior design for an apartment of 152.7 square meters in Taiwan. The layout includes three bedrooms, a living room, a dining room, an open center island kitchen, two bathrooms and a balcony. The style is based on neoclassical architecture, with musical and playful elements and integrated artworks. Creamy gray and warm white tones unify the rooms. A wall of amethyst white jade marble frames a white piano in the living room. A hidden door separates the public area from the private bedrooms.

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Xinhu Villa Residential House

Di Ren Residential House Interior Tuesday, 20 February 2024

Xinhu Villa

Xinhu Villa is a residential interior design for a Spanish-style villa located near Hangzhou. The project covers 1700 square meters and serves as both a home and an art gallery. The layout divides the space in a rational way, combining curves and straight lines. A gray palette supports a natural aesthetic and highlights the interaction between architectural structure and light. Country house references are joined with modern detailing to create a calm and comfortable mood. The kitchen and dining room are sized for private gatherings.

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Kaleidoscope Restaurant

HomeCheer Interior Design Company Restaurant Interior Monday, 19 February 2024

Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope is a restaurant interior design covering 200 square meters in Taipei, Taiwan. The facade concept is based on a kaleidoscope and presents irregular geometric figures in walnut veneer and laminate sheet with a concrete pattern. Eco-friendly plaster is applied to the walls and ceiling with a trowel finish to create irregular lines. Three fixed steel columns of the former metal house are concealed by arc forms that echo the facade. A hand-drawn painting of a warrior holding a wine bottle marks the main wall, and old southern pine lumber is kept.

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Atelier Intimo Flagship Retail Store

O&O STUDIO Ltd Retail Store Interior Sunday, 18 February 2024

Atelier Intimo Flagship

Our world has been hit by unprecedented virus in 2020. Atelier Intimo first Flagship designed by O and O Studio is inspired by the concept of Rebirth of the Scorched Earth, implying the integration of healing power of nature that gives mankind new hope. While a dramatic space is crafted that allows visitors to spend moments imagining and fantasizing in such time and space, a series of art installations is also created to fully demonstrate the brand true characteristics. The Flagship is not an ordinary retail space, it is the performing stage of Atelier Intimo.

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Gravity Cinema

Vincent Li Cinema Interior Saturday, 17 February 2024

Gravity

Gravity is a cinema interior in Shanghai, China, covering 2800 square meters. The design is inspired by the idea that extreme gravity forms a black hole that distorts space and time. A white swirl on the ceiling recalls this effect, with stacked light coves that rise from low to high like a revolving staircase. The swirl also shapes the walls and the floor. Flowing lines cover the walls, with gold and silver accents that twist into forms recalling rolled leaves. Materials include stone, acoustic panels, plastic laminate, carpet and gypsum board.

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