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Butchart Gardens Preschool Kindergarten

Creep Design Kindergarten Interior Saturday, 1 November 2025

Butchart Gardens Preschool

Butchart Gardens Preschool is an early education interior located in New Taipei City, Taiwan. The name refers to a Canadian garden, and the design combines Japanese and Italian garden elements. Gardens, castles, trees and stones are translated into shapes suited to children. Wood surfaces and white finishes create a warm and calm setting. Soft arcs form the walls and conceal the existing beams and columns. Partitions were removed and glass was added to improve light and openness. Solid wood, curved metal molds and fiber cement boards were used.

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Tianxi No.1 Sales Center

Ben Wu Sales Center Interior Friday, 31 October 2025

Tianxi No.1

Tianxi No.1 is a sales center for a residential development in the busy downtown area of Shenzhen, China. The interior covers 1900 square metres and follows a modern oriental theme. A wide waterscape marks the entrance, and a 50 metre waterfront footpath leads visitors inside. Metal mesh screens divide the space and partly reveal the areas beyond. A triangular skylight brings daylight onto the water surface. Calligraphy works are deconstructed and placed on 20 turntable installations. The aim is to offer a quiet and natural atmosphere within a commercial district.

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Bodu Resort Hotel

Can Zhang Hotel Interior Thursday, 30 October 2025

Bodu Resort

Bodu Resort is a resort hotel located in Xishuangbanna, China. The hotel stands on a cliff forty meters above the ground and faces a rubber forest and a tropical rain forest. A suspended glass box extends from the building toward the surrounding trees and opens the interior to the landscape. Teak and old elm form the main structure. Brick, stone and woven bamboo, common in local villages, echo the regional culture. Local materials were selected to reflect local color and texture. The project covers 4000 square meters.

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Eco Smart City Sales Centre

Wen Juan Duan Sales Centre Interior Wednesday, 29 October 2025

Eco Smart City

Eco Smart City is a sales centre interior located in Hunan, China, covering 2500 square meters. The layout is inspired by the patterns of ancient grand mansions and imitates the three-courtyard system to divide the views and functions of the space. The theme of Peach Blossom Spring guides the design, while landscape rockeries with a guest-greeting pine express the idea of welcome. Energy saving LED lamps light the interior and can be controlled by area. The furniture is made of solid wood with natural marble tabletops and is free of formaldehyde.

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Yihe Platinum Bay Showroom

If Space Design Showroom Interior Tuesday, 28 October 2025

Yihe Platinum Bay

The Yihe Platinum Bay Sales Center is a showroom interior located in Nanjing, China. The interior covers 660 square meters and draws on the history of the Stone City. An elegant and simple space is embellished with warm-color decorations to expand the sense of scale. The lobby is outlined in vertical and horizontal lines. On the second floor, metal meshwork, tinted art glass, piano-keyboard-like stairs and paper fish sculptures mark the aisle. The reception desk is shaped like flowing water. The circulation route guides visitors through clearly arranged functions.

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Pingshan Cultural Cluster Book Mall Bookstore

Jiang & Associates Creative Design Bookstore Interior Monday, 27 October 2025

Pingshan Cultural Cluster Book Mall

Pingshan Cultural Cluster Book Mall is a bookstore interior inspired by the local Hakka enclosed houses of Shenzhen. The space is divided into a square zone and a round zone. The square zone is oriented to young people, and its layout expands around a central activity area. The atrium walls recall the structured facades of traditional tower buildings, while a mirror finish ceiling extends the view. The round zone is oriented to families and children, with curved book walls and a white spiral staircase. Reading, catering, exhibition and social functions are combined.

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