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Bodhi Tree Residential Apartment

Timeless Space Design Residential Apartment Interior Wednesday, 17 January 2024

Bodhi Tree

Under the Bodhi Tree is a residential apartment interior in Taichung, Taiwan, covering an internal area of 114 square meters. Brass, wood and black tones run through the whole home. Unnecessary partition walls were replaced with furniture and screens, enlarging the living room and separating its functions. Walls, ceilings and floors carry three dimensional wooden structures that add consistency and depth. The Buddha hall is minimalist and monolithic. The earthy colour palette gives the space a calm and timeless character and softens the border between the home and the natural environment.

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Chu Yan Restaurant

Bo Chen Restaurant Interior Tuesday, 16 January 2024

Chu Yan

Chu Yan is a restaurant interior located at Shiliupu Wharf on the Bund in Shanghai, China. The space covers 2500 square meters and is arranged into individual guest areas, private rooms and a waiting area. A large LED wall at the entrance shows a live view of the Huangpu River. Artificial marble, insulating glass and laminated glass are used to reduce weight, block noise and save energy. Sound-absorbing panels and coatings further limit noise. An unfolded scroll image on the corridor ceiling connects the whole design.

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Gemdale the Voyager Sales Office

Smart House Library Sales Office Interior Monday, 15 January 2024

Gemdale the Voyager

Gemdale the Voyager is a sales office in Kunming, China, with an area of 980 square meters. The interior design extends the minimalist architectural style and uses curved surfaces and concise lines as the main elements. A glass curtain wall connects the indoor and outdoor areas, so visitors can view the surrounding landscape from any perspective. Lake blue and earth tones are combined with beige and dark coffee colors. Cotton and linen fabrics add a natural character. Sail motifs in the hall refer to the local culture.

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Skyview Mansion Sales Center

F.G STUDIO Sales Center Interior Sunday, 14 January 2024

Skyview Mansion

Skyview Mansion is a sales center in Lumu, Suzhou, China, covering 458 square meters. The design draws on Jiangnan water towns, local classical gardens and imperial brick kilns, with simplicity, elegance and eternity as the theme. Above the property models area, an artistic lighting fixture reinterprets the layering of traditional gray-tile eaves. The crystal material glitters and creates a mist-like visual effect. A golden wall lamp with a water ripple form adds a calm rhythm to the interior. Local culture is presented through a modern and simple design language.

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Wanping Theater

Tongji Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd Theater Lighting Saturday, 13 January 2024

Wanping

Wanping is a lighting design for an opera theater in Shanghai, covering 29,000 square meters. The building concept is derived from the folding fan used in Chinese opera. The lighting follows the same concept and expresses the shape and texture of the facade. Adjustable in-ground lights and floodlights reveal the folding form and the curtain wall texture. Inside, adjustable downlights illuminate the fan-shaped wave wall, while linear wall washers brighten vertical surfaces. High color rendering lamps show the colorful opera costumes clearly.

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CP Budapest Hotel

Magdalena Federowicz-Boule Hotel Interior Friday, 12 January 2024

CP Budapest

CP Budapest is an interior design project for a hotel on the Pest side of Budapest, near the Nyugati train station and the Westend City shopping mall. The work involved the modernisation and rebranding of an existing hotel building with 230 guest rooms. The lobby and the Axis bar are colourful and eclectic, recalling the nineteenth century train station nearby. The restaurant, corridors and guest rooms use calmer earthy tones, such as terracotta, beige and green. The interiors connect with the surroundings and welcome both hotel guests and local visitors.

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