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Hidden Breeze Residential House

Xiaoying Huang Residential House Interior Saturday, 3 June 2023

Hidden Breeze

Hidden Breeze is the interior design of a private villa of 530 square meters in Wenzhou. The design follows a minimal approach and uses terrazzo, dyed wood veneer, slate and art paint. The entrance porch keeps its original inner width, and hidden storage cabinets are added on both sides. Black and white artworks and a bronze sculpture balance function and beauty. The staircase moves from straight lines to curved lines. An octagonal window is extended into a full surface, so daylight reaches every corner of the interior. The project was completed in December 2019.

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Linear Refraction Floor and Ambiance Light

Ray Teng Pai Floor and Ambiance Light Lighting Friday, 2 June 2023

Linear Refraction

Linear Refraction is a floor light designed for a hotel in Lishui, China. The design is inspired by the rainbow and combines a circle with straight lines. A round patterned glass board projects colored shadows that enrich the surrounding indoor space. The glass board can be rotated a full turn to change the shades and patterns cast on the walls. The base and post are made of aluminum alloy, and the glass is a patterned type used in architecture. A foot switch on the cable turns the light on and off. The floor light measures 400 by 400 by 1500 millimeters.

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Wellem Pediatric Optometry Center

Jason Chan Optometry Center Interior Thursday, 1 June 2023

Wellem Pediatric

Wellem Pediatric is the interior design of a pediatric optometry center in Shanghai, covering 1440 square meters. The space follows an ocean station theme intended to reduce children's fear of medical visits. White surfaces recall a spacecraft cabin, while curved walls use wave elements and avoid sharp lines. The reception desk is also curved to echo the overall space. Marine life forms and interactive play devices shape the children's area. The adult area is finished in muted green with wall cloth, and the clinic glass doors use a frosted film for privacy.

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Left Bank Park

Tongji Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd Park Lighting Wednesday, 31 May 2023

Left Bank

Left Bank is a lighting design for a science and technology park on the Maozhou River in Shenzhen. The scheme combines functional lighting with landscape lighting. Anti-glare buried lamps on the ground floor illuminate the pillars and the ceiling, so the walkway receives soft reflected light. Linear lamps of 3000K are embedded in the handrails of the sky corridor bridge. These linear lamps light the walking surface and keep the night landscape continuous. Lighting scenes for weekdays, weekends and festivals balance visual effect and energy use.

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Collection Crypto Lighting Items

Patrizia Volpato Srl Lighting Items Lighting Tuesday, 30 May 2023

Collection Crypto

Crypto is a modular lighting collection since it can expand vertically as well as horizontally, depending on how the single glass elements that compose each structure are distributed. The idea that inspired the design originates from nature, recalling ice stalactites in particular. The peculiarity of Crypto items stands in their vibrant blown glass that enables light to spread in many directions in a very soft way. Production occurs by means of a completely handcrafted process and it is the end user who decides how the final installation will be composed, each time in a different way.

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Shang He Gallery Multifunctional Sales Centre

Xiwen Guo Multifunctional Sales Centre Interior Monday, 29 May 2023

Shang He Gallery

Shang He Gallery is a multifunctional sales centre located in Kaifeng, Henan Province, China. The interior covers 1050 square metres on two floors. The ground floor holds the entrance, reception, display and negotiation areas. The second floor serves as an art space, with a hall used for exhibitions, meetings and lectures. A metal carving based on the painting Qingming Shanghe Tu, interpreted through local paper-cut skills and Chinese red, forms the central feature. Customized corrugated marble, stone, steel and art glass complete the interior.

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