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Design News Magazine

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

 

Myriad Circles

Myriad Circles is a residential interior design completed in Sichuan, China. The layout is inspired by the Linpan settlements of Western Sichuan and their traditional Chuandou timber structures. Custom American walnut joinery reinterprets the interlocking and cantilever techniques of these structures. Concealed steel reinforcements inside the joinery support the weight of a collection of models. Stainless steel and glass are combined with the wood. Fixed walnut elements give the interior cultural depth, while flexible elements allow the space to serve changing uses.

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Royal One

Royal One is a private club house designed for an owner who collects wine and hosts family and friends. The interior spans four floors above ground and one below, with a wine cellar, a restaurant, an underground barbecue room, a billiards room, an audio-visual room and bedrooms. Spaces are arranged around a circular hall, a form that reflects the idea of harmony. In the dining area, aluminium panels form overlapping circles of different sizes. A water droplet installation hangs above the centre of the hall, made of reflective material with built-in LED lighting.

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Changi Terminal 2

Changi Terminal 2 is an airport interior covering 120000 square meters across three levels in Singapore. The existing terminal building was completely redesigned to focus on the traveler experience and on connections to natural elements. The interior is arranged as a journey across an indoor landscape of minerals, water features and vegetation in varied forms and densities. Artisanal materials made by small craft workshops are used throughout. Technology is largely concealed to keep natural elements visible and to provide a calm environment.

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Znong Shu Ge

The bookstore represents Ningxia's cultural blend with its elegant design and iconic mid-air crossing bookshelves, reflecting diverse knowledge and interactions. In a high-ceilinged space, these shelves foster a dynamic ambiance, engaging visitors in a nexus of ideas. It transcends being just a book space, evolving into a lively intersection for literature, people, and cultures, thus nurturing a 'vibrant community' that encourages knowledge and cultural exchange.

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Melandb club

Meland Club combines five major themes of Insects, Oceans, Land, Sky, and Jungle, to create a Wondrous Museum of Nature, full of futuristic mechanical aesthetics. Architectural logic, art installations, mechanical technological aesthetics, philosophy, and popular science education are unprecedentedly integrated into an exquisite, complex creative scheme, constructing a comprehensive indoor parent-child theme park encompassing family amusement, art appreciation, aesthetic education, popular science, and creative enlightenment, a fantasy universe transcending yet tangible to reality.

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Xiangcheng Paradise Walk

Xiangcheng Paradise Walk is a shopping mall interior in Suzhou. The total area is 145000 square meters, with six floors above ground and two floors below ground. The design concept, dancing waters in forested streams, joins the elegance of Suzhou classical garden waters with the ecological waters of Xiangcheng. Seven commercial floors are divided into four themed spaces, including Moon Island, a cross level urban natural island on the upper levels. Stone, wood grain, bronze and white aluminum panels are used, and a glass roof brings daylight into the atrium.

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