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Mercurio Design Lab S.r.l.

Commercial and Office

Saturday, 7 October 2023

Doji Tower Interior

Doji Tower is the interior design of a sixteen-storey mixed-use building in Hanoi, Vietnam. The interior covers 18,204 square metres and includes retail floors, corporate offices, leased offices and a restaurant on the topmost level. The design language fuses classical and contemporary elements, resulting in an art deco character. Marble, gold leaf, coffered ceilings, Italian mosaic and European crystals are combined with open spaces, large rounded windows and curved walls. The intent is a timeless interior that reflects the beauty of gold and gems.

Oft Interiors Ltd.

Cinema

Friday, 6 October 2023

K11 ArtHouse

K11 Art House is a cinema interior located in Hong Kong, China. The design is themed on a snow mountain residence, inspired by Swiss alpine architecture, and carries traditional building elements into a modern commercial space. The venue covers 6034 square meters and combines at least five consumption formats, including a music store, an open bar, an exhibition space, a performance center and a personalized social service. Marble, aluminum, fabric, carpet and glass are used throughout. The intent is to develop the cinema into a recreational complex.

Xiaolu Zhang

Commercial Space Design

Thursday, 5 October 2023

Beijing Winter Olympics Flagship Store

Beijing Winter Olympics Flagship Store is a commercial interior design created for the first global flagship store of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games. The 800 square meter space in Beijing joins retail with a media release area used for product launches and public information. Installation art at the entrance raises visual recognition. The lectern and related forms are made of white frosted acrylic cut into slices three centimeters thick with polished corners. Color changing lights set behind the acrylic create an immersive ice and snow atmosphere.

Unique Store Fixtures

Highlight Product Innovation

Wednesday, 4 October 2023

Dreamland

Dreamland is an exhibition booth designed to present quartz stone surfaces in an unexpected way. The installation turns heavy stone slabs into soft shapes such as clouds, a rainbow and a lightning bolt. Waterjet cut quartz is combined with computer cut plywood bases and welded steel frames, which support cantilevered and suspended elements. LED lighting is fitted to each stone piece, and the wiring is hidden below a raised floor. Visitors walk through the space and see a familiar material in a light-hearted way.

Moriyuki Ochiai Architects

Nursery

Tuesday, 3 October 2023

Daruma International

Moriyuki Ochiai Architects performed the design for a nursery school. Deliverables included an environment suitable to the school's educational policy, namely, bringing up children both physically and mentally that can think, learn and act on their own initiative. Thus, They set out to create a space that would promote a variety of uses and encourage children to come up with their own games as they would do in nature by recreating geographical features inspired by nature’s most beautiful assets; its colors and lakes.

Weidong Cao

Sales Center

Monday, 2 October 2023

Gang Long Yan Shan Ying

Gang Long Yan Shan Ying is a sales center interior of 500 square meters in Liyang City, China. Light is the core of the design, inspired by the natural form of the aurora. A large chandelier in the hall recalls the aurora shape, and flexible LED lines on the walls give a soft glow. Black, white and gray form the main tone, while contrasting soft furnishings add interest. The space is wrapped in wallpaper, marble-effect brick, stone and stainless steel, selected to suit a limited budget. The open layout connects the indoor and outdoor areas.

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