Design News Magazine

Design News Magazine

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

 

Elegant Mansion

Elegant Mansion is a sales center for a residential property development in Hangzhou, China. The interior also serves as a club for the residents. The negotiation area is spacious and filled with bright light. In the elevator hall, the ceiling is finished with rippled stainless steel sheet, which recalls the flowing water of the Grand Canal. The contract signing room is given elegant and delicate details. Wood-grain wall panels keep the room serene and solemn, while layered ink-wash fabric completes the space. The project covers 1081 square meters.

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Fengqi Chaoming

Fengqi Chaoming is a sales office interior design in Chengdu covering 250 square meters. The space is planned as a calm place for the reception of guests, where tea is served away from noise and crowds. A bronze pine tree stands behind the tea table, and one branch and one leaf are extended into a pixel pattern. Four seats in the negotiation area are arranged to keep a sense of privacy. A display cabinet holds tea sets made by known artists. Traditional materials and simple modern materials are combined throughout.

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Archi-Lab

Archi-Lab is an architecture studio interior designed as a place for spatial experiments. The design brings exterior materials inside. Brick, concrete, tiles and re-bars are common exterior materials in the sub-tropical city of Taipei, where rain and humidity have led to tiled outer walls. Within Archi-Lab, these materials are re-organized to bring the scale of the exterior into the interior. New walls are mixed with old brick, and the book shelves are made from re-bars. The intent is to explore new possibilities in spatial design.

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The Grandeur of Bungalow in Penthouse

The Grandeur of Bungalow in Penthouse is a residential interior design created for a penthouse in Pune, India, with a built-up area of 3436 square feet. Natural and local materials are used throughout, including exposed brick, beaten copper, raw steel, natural wood, polished and unpolished kota stone, and traditional fabrics. A Pichwai artwork spans one full wall and a wooden swing marks the living area. Vertical fins on the east side, a triple height central space and skylights shape light and shadow and support cross ventilation.

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Journey to Cloud Jinan Culture and Art

Journey to Cloud Culture and Art is a staff canteen located in the Lixia District of Jinan, China. The canteen supports dining and informal meetings for employees. Blue and green tones form the main palette, recalling technology and nature. Large color areas, artificial stone, metal lines, solid wood, metal mesh and mirror steel define the space. A mirror ceiling guides the line of sight and connects the interior elements. Custom seating with leather upholstery follows ergonomic shapes. The design seeks a relaxed and active atmosphere instead of a formal one.

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Mecha Uma

Mecha Uma is a restaurant interior designed as a culinary performance venue in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City, Metro Manila. The 64 square meter space serves creative Japanese cuisine to two sets of ten guests each night. A counter surrounds the open kitchen, and seating is arranged so that the chef and the guests meet at the same level while each dish is introduced. The material theme is raw, with concrete, steel, copper, glass and wood. A light sculptural cloud hovers above the kitchen, recalling a thought cloud drawn in comic books.

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