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Yuzhou Rongyu Sales Center

Yuzhou Rongyu

Yuzhou Rongyu is a sales center located in Fuzhou City, China. The interior covers an area of 887 square meters and was created inside three connected villas. The color scheme is based on red tones, which symbolize joy and celebration in Chinese culture. A glass screen printed with a plum pattern is suspended at the center of a Corinthian column. Materials include custom art wall covering, a dark wood floor, Caesar green marble and silver foil. The design combines Eastern and Western references within one space.

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Spark Residential Home

Spark

Spark is a residential interior design for a four-floor house with a total area of 1,448 square meters. The interior combines minimal white walls and ceilings with dark timber floors laid in a herringbone pattern. A twisting staircase connects the floors and rises to the attic, and the whitewashed balustrade curves into a sculptural ribbon. Partitions were reduced to join the kitchen, dining area and lounge in one open plan. Large windows bring natural light into the living room and frame views of the garden.

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Crown of St Barths Show House

Crown of St Barths

Crown of St Barths is a show house interior design for a three storey detached house in Hong Kong. The home covers 2200 square feet and includes a foyer, a living room and a generous dining area. Two sliding panels open the living room to an outer garden. A blue and white mottled rug forms the focal point of the living area and offsets the marble floor. Upstairs, a master bedroom and two further bedrooms have en-suite bathrooms. The open roof top offers a view of the bay. The design joins modern luxury with natural forms.

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Purest White Office

Purest White

Purest White is an office interior design created for a clothing materials research and development department and a design department. The 430 square meter space is arranged as a fabric display area, a visitor area, a meeting room and a large open office that supports team discussion. Waiting areas and meeting rooms are separated by walls, and the gaps between the walls guide natural light inside. The floor uses engineering flooring, while original cement columns and part of the wall are kept. White steel frames support display and help reduce cost.

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BeantoBar  Lounge

BeantoBar

An important element of this design was to bring out the appeal of the materials used. The main material used was western red cedar, which is also used in their first store in Japan. As a way of showing the material, Riki Watanabe stacked up a mosaic pattern by piling together pieces one by one like a parquet, making use of the essence of materials uneven colors. Despite using the same materials, by cutting them out, Riki Watanabe was successfully able to vary the expressions depending on the viewing angles.

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Rhythm Sales Center

Rhythm

Rhythm is a sales center in Changshu, China, with an area of 1050 square meters. Simple and free curved lines shape the exterior wall design, so the building appears as a floating light box and forms a visual focus. Inside the sales center, a waving rhythm serves as both decoration and boundary. Grey and white forms interlace to connect the spaces on the first and second floors while dividing them into areas. Several kinds of marble are used, and wood lines form geometric elevations made by skilled carpenters.

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