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Owspace

The design team believes that bookstore is a" humanistic scenery, a cultural domain" or even interpreted as a place of liberation for minds. This project aims to gather the public to spend their whole day in there and attract the literati of Hangzhou or even the world. The historical streets of Hangzhou, pedestrians beside the large canal, natural landscapes and the rich humanistic life, form the design elements of the space. Thus, the materials of the spatial elements, bookshelves, displays and furniture are specifically chosen to preserve the patterns and touches of natural materials.

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The Atticum

The charm of a restaurant in an industrial environment should be reflected in the architecture and furnishings. The black and grey lime plaster, which was specially developed for this project, is one of the proofs of this. Its unique, rough structure runs through all the rooms. In the detailed execution, materials such as raw steel were deliberately used, whose welding seams and grinding marks remained visible. This impression is supported by the choice of muntin windows. These cold elements are contrasted by warm oak wood, hand-planed herringbone parquet and a fully planted wall.

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Banlan Hairdressing

Banlan adopted the rough and pure concrete in the façade without too much decorations, showing a sense of tension in the space. A touch of blue is clear and open, which is infinitely extended to nothingness, full of artistic vitality. The combination of these two elements create a sense of distance and independence. By reorganizing the space, the designer breaks the traditional conventions of hairdressing salon and injects three major elements: mystery, technology and specialty, which are constantly changing, blending and weaving to meet the needs of customers.

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Novex Coworking

Set among mountains and lakes in picturesque Central Switzerland, 6280.ch coworking hub is a response to the growing need for flexible and accessible workspaces in rural areas of Switzerland. It offers local freelancers and small businesses a contemporary workspace with interiors that draw inspiration from the sites bucolic setting and pay homage to its industrial past while firmly embracing the nature of 21st century working life.

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FVB

The glasses shop tries to create a unique space . by making good use of expanded mesh with different sizes of holes through recombination and layering and applying them from architectural wall to interior ceiling, the characteristic of concave lens is shown- different effects of clearance and vagueness. With the application of concave lens with the angle variety, twisted and tilted effects of images are presented on ceiling design and display cabinetry. The property of convex lens, which changes the sizes of objects at will, is expressed on exhibition wall.

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Nanjing Merchants Yongning House

The design follows functional requirements to achieve an integrated layout that is both intensive and fluid. In order to shape the integration presentation of various space organizations, we strive to restrain in the design technique and material selection, and express the modern and simple aesthetic attitude naturally through the coordination of the levels of space form. The design itself focuses on space, leaving more possibilities for exploring the relationship between people and space.

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