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Qiantang Restaurant

Zhixue Wei Restaurant Interior Sunday, 1 October 2023

Qiantang

Qiantang is a restaurant interior located in Hangzhou and covering 300 square meters. Brass, marble and silk glass are combined throughout the space. Metallic copper outlines frames within large areas of gray, creating a sense of order. A brass dome defines the main dining area. Gray white marble tabletops respond to silk glass partitions, and the floor is laid with black marble tiles. Screens, tables, chairs and tableware are custom designed. Lighting is varied by function, so each area presents a different scene. Song dynasty motifs are interpreted in a contemporary manner.

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Caring Times Residential Interior Design

Chia-Peng Chen Residential Interior Design Interior Saturday, 30 September 2023

Caring Times

Caring Times in a Distinctive Space is a residential interior design of 215 square meters in Taichung, Taiwan. Certified green building materials are used, and the whole space is laid out for full accessibility. The use of leather is deliberately minimized. Rooms are organized by function, and grayish white is the keynote color, chosen for a calm and simple effect. Inessential walls were removed to retain natural light. The low beams are concealed and turned into vertical surfaces, and storage is integrated into the circulation.

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Nam Kwong Building Exhibition Center

Muchuan Xu Exhibition Center Interior Friday, 29 September 2023

Nam Kwong Building

Exhibition Center of Nam Kwong Building is an interior design for a property exhibition space in Zhuhai. The space covers about 950 square meters and includes a sand table display, a negotiation area and a VIP reception. Blue grey tones, grey oak pattern veneer and bronze metallic colors are combined through different textures and materials. Forest plants are placed among black stainless steel lines. The design refers to the idea of a vertical forest. The intent is to offer a calm and green place within a busy city.

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Nanjing Merchants Yongning House Sales Office

Hui Ouyang Sales Office Interior Thursday, 28 September 2023

Nanjing Merchants Yongning House

Nanjing Yongning House is a sales office interior located in Pukou District, Nanjing. The space covers about 23680 square feet and includes a sand table area and a negotiation hall. Restraint guides both the design methods and the material selection. Kedding wood surfaces, titanium-plated stainless steel and marble are used. Refined metal is inlaid into columns and wall lamps through jointing. A metal cell structure orders the irregular areas and forms a transparent composition of void and solid. Empty space is kept to support the relation between people and space.

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Home in Picture Apartment

Li Xiang Apartment Interior Wednesday, 27 September 2023

Home in Picture

The project is a living space created for a family of four with two kids. The dreamland atmosphere created by the home design comes not only from the fairy tale world created for children, but also from the futuristic sense and spiritual shock brought by the challenge on traditional home furnishings. Not being bound by rigid methods and patterns, the designer disintegrated traditional logic and presented a new interpretation of lifestyle.

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Half of the Mountain Homestay

Peng Zhang Homestay Interior Tuesday, 26 September 2023

Half of the Mountain

Half of the Mountain is a homestay interior located in the Maoshan scenic area of Jintan, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. The design covers nearly 5000 square meters of building and interior space, set within a forest on a tea mountain. Traditional materials from the surroundings are used, including rammed earth, clay plaster, gravel, raw stone, timber, local bamboo, clay fired green tiles and black bricks. Guests can join tea picking, tea making and packaging activities. The intent is to present the local landscape, Taoist culture and craft traditions.

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