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Parrot and Human Residential House

Parrot and Human

Parrot and Human is a residential interior design for a couple and their pet parrot in New Taipei City, Taiwan. The home covers 56 square meters and includes an entrance, a living room, a dining room, a kitchen, a bedroom, a semi-open study room and a bathroom. Wooden elements and plants give the space a natural character. Custom iron parts and wall trusses serve as perches for the parrot. A triangular roof in the common area recalls the shape of a birdcage and conceals beams and the air conditioner. Partitions stop below the ceiling so the parrot can fly freely.

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Poly Central Residence Sales Center

Poly Central Residence

Poly Central Residence is a sales center located in Yangjiang, China. The interior covers 900 square meters. Concrete blocks are interlaced to imitate coastal rocks, recalling the traces of time and tide. Rocky walls and a blocky ceiling form multiple levels and a natural spatial order. Green moss grows between the rocks, and open areas echo the waterscape outside. The walls, ceiling, reception counter, water bar, showcase and scaled model are customized. Ceramics, stone, metal and leather contrast with each other, and lights with simple lines are embedded in cabinets and walls.

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Sweet Daily Residential

Sweet Daily

Sweet Daily is a residential interior design for a family apartment in Taiwan. The home covers 105.7 square meters on the fourteenth floor of a pre-owned building. Partitions of the study room and the foyer were removed, so daylight reaches the walkway, the living room and the dining room. The dining room was widened for daily use. Beige and gray tones are combined with wood grain accents and stone panels. Moisture-resistant and abrasion-resistant materials were selected to suit the living habits of children. The layout follows the daily routines of the family.

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Ben Ran Chinese Restaurant

Ben Ran

Ben Ran is an artistically harmonious Chinese Restaurant, which is located at a Luxury Hotel, Vangohh Eminent, Malaysia. The designer applies the introverted and conciseness of Oriental style techniques to create a real taste, culture, and soul of the restaurant. It is a symbol of mental clarity, abandon the prosperous, and achieve the natural and simple return to the original mind. The interior is natural and unsophisticated. By using the ancient concept also synchronicity with the restaurant's name Ben Ran, which means original and nature. The restaurant approximately 4088 square feet.

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Masa International Beauty Club

Masa

Masa is a beauty club interior located in Shanghai. The lobby artwork is inspired by a poem on the four seasons of life by the British poet Keats. Handmade brass artwork casts the shadows of English letters naming the four seasons through natural light, so the stages of life are compared to the changing seasons. The main area is finished in white Corian, with brass lines on the floor and a curved ceiling wall. Terrazzo and wood complete the material palette. Partitions organize the space, while soft fabric armchairs and an atomizing fireplace create a relaxed atmosphere.

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The Sea Refuses No River Restaurant

The Sea Refuses No River

The Sea Refuses No River is a Teppanyaki restaurant interior located in the central area of Shanghai. The interior area is 478 square meters and the landscape area is 800 square meters. The design joins modern lines with traditional Chinese wood structure, recalling the iron window frames of Shikumen houses. Materials include copper imitating stainless steel, Hainan volcanic rock, oak wood veneer, gray marble and soft fabrics. A handmade wall carpet lines the aisle. Curved walls and a stepped ceiling suggest the movement of waves.

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Living and Forging Together Residential House

Living and Forging Together

Living and Forging Together is the interior design of a residential house in Taichung, Taiwan, covering 217 square metres. The design brings the view of the lush garden landscape into the home. Minimalist and modest colours on the exterior blend with the colours of the natural setting. Semi-outdoor spaces such as a balcony and a terrace soften the boundary between indoor and outdoor areas. The porch is finished with wood grilles and slate bricks. Symmetrical floor-to-ceiling windows bring daylight into the rooms.

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Jinxiu Restaurant

Jinxiu

Jinxiu is a restaurant interior located inside a commercial complex in Nanjing. The design covers 400 square meters and works with the many existing columns of the building. The columns are used to plan the flow line and the placement of the dining seats, giving the space a clear hierarchy. The layout follows a central axis that creates a sense of sequence. Forms are drawn from the abstract shape of a bright moon and from Jiangnan garden techniques, with rock and window scenery as decoration. Sea base cloth covers the walls and is hand painted with waterproof latex paint.

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Beile Hotpot dining space

Beile Hotpot

Beile Hotpot is a restaurant interior design for a charcoal fire copper pot hotpot house in Fuzhou, Fujian, China. The site covers 260 square meters and follows the architectural style of the Chinese Qing dynasty. The plan is arranged in symmetrical square patterns, and the ceiling recalls the tenon and mortise structure of an ancient roof ridge. Custom lamps take the form of traditional eaves. A translucent soft film with a hand painted landscape scene lights the rear public area. Cinnabar, blue, red gold and wood tones set the color scheme.

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Yingcheng Zhongcui Exhibition Center

Yingcheng Zhongcui

Yingcheng Zhongcui is an exhibition center for a hot spring resort in Xiaogan, Hubei Province, China. The interior covers 723 square meters and follows the layout of the architecture, with halls in four directions for reception, negotiation, recreation and interaction. Gypsum gray and natural wood colors dominate the space. Wood, stone, hessian, bamboo and rattan are used, with rustic wooden chairs, a polished marble table and rattan handicrafts. Overhead, a chandelier combines branches and bubble-like acrylic lamps. The design joins local cultural elements with modern methods.

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Home in Picture Apartment

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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Nanjing Merchants Yongning House  Sales Office

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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