Design News Magazine

Design News Magazine

Design News Magazine featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Sky Green

A landmark green building in the heart of the humming Taichung downtown, this joint project between Golden Jade Development and WOHA Singapore illustrates the possibility of green, living buildings in modern urban environments. With flowing materials reflecting nature and bringing it into the public spaces, residents feel the soothing effects of nature the moment they step into the space. Featuring a massive art installation of a 9m wall-mounted field of mechanical lotus flowers called Heavenly Bloom, the residential lobby creates a bridge to nature.

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Al Majlis

Al Majlis is a famous traditional Saudi restaurant, presenting the essence of typical sixties experience in Riyadh. The designer conceptual idea was to implement the traditional exterior urban fabric inside using shifting modules to create dynamic composition of masses and walkways. To achieve this experience while respecting the cultural aspects and complicated operational needs were the main design challenges. Earthy colors, traditional patterns, natural materials, rustic effects and real pre-owned accessories were used to fully immerse users in an authentic experience.

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Xinhu Villa

This case is not only a house for living, but also a tasteful art gallery. The design team hopes to express natural aesthetics in a simple form and create a quiet atmosphere. They combine country house and modern space design, emphasizing a simple comfort. The space uses the fusion of curves and straight lines to present the temperament of the building itself. The back-to-virtual aesthetics integrated into the gray system highlights the interaction of the architectural sense of structure and light, giving the beauty a drama.

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Bali Vacation

This holiday villa residence on the hillside, shows the taste of modern life and the pursuit and desire for nature. Designers have simplified the burden of the compartments and used a large number of hollow rattan furniture and grille elements to introduce sunlight and open up a smooth and free movement, which also echoes the outdoor tropical flowers and plants and the green scenery. The interior uses natural wood and gray matter as the color basis of the space, which is more worthy of a timeless taste, leading the residents to explore the holiday lifestyle of New Asia.

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YDS Office

The revolving steps in the middle of the main hall connect the first and second floors. The open layout of the office area with black and white color and concise working position highlights the rationality and diversity of the design work. The irregular multilateral arc design is adopted in the second-floor space, which brings about the level changes of the whole space. At the edge of the space, a group of scopperil shaped white potted plants of different sizes are designed.

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Deer Academy

The designer combines the design idea with the humanistic temperament of the local university, puts forward the design concept of atmosphere library, creates a peaceful indoor atmosphere, and makes the commercial space no longer cold. At the same time, they integrate oriental aesthetics with contemporary intelligent technology, and form a harmonious but different space charm through space shaping and design techniques of contrast, openness, flow and mutual integration in details.

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