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Hangzhou Eastern Garden

Hangzhou Eastern Garden is located in Hangzhou, China. A private music room located on the upper floor illuminates the whole project. For the purpose of guaranteeing the best acoustical environment, the sofa originally in the music room was moved backwards to the hallway. Before reform, the original shear wall and stairs broke the integrity and liquidity between the dining room and the living room. With the aim of solving the problem, the designer changes the position of the stairs and reforms the shear wall to increase their decoration attributes.

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Yufengyuan

In this project, the designers tried to create the whole space atmosphere with the Yellow River cultural elements. They designed a 50 meters long passage in according with the track of the Yellow River throughout the space, and set up eight different height metal boxes. In addition, the concept of 120 square meters of wheat field and 5 kinds of insects are also used, each metal box represents a family and named after a kind of insect, such as butterfly, frog, bee, or others.

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Modern Forest

The design of the space is inspired by the forest aesthetics.The lobby design adopts an irregular facades and the ceiling divisions to present the image of forest.Various sizes of stone shaped couches are arranged in front of the floor to ceiling window, and together with the exterior landscape they form a natural Zen meaning. The entire design emphasizes the functionality and practicality in order to achieve easy maintenance and long durability properties. The final design result successfully transformed into modern implementations. matching with simple decoration.

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Tanyue Mansion

The sales center features ancient design elements derived from the evolution and refinement of the roof structure of Zhuang, which is one of the minority groups in China. It is also a cultural platform which shows the expressive force of ancient academy and promotes enterprise brand value in the future. The design concept comes from the ancient oriental academy building, which is a wooden stone brick structure with rigorous symmetrical layout. The entire space doesn't have too much decoration, being simple and delicate, full of traditional charm.

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Lesprit cafe

This is a rebirth project of Lesprit cafe. Clean lines, cement texture and the matching of high color saturation, show the resilience of the client in restarting his business. Dark color tone, which relates to the building exterior, is used to present a calm atmosphere and unity. The unique interior lighting attracts passersby; Meeting the budget of the client, furniture from the 1st store is used, meanwhile preserving the sense of connection between the customers and the orginal store.

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Nostalgia

The industrial landscapes of the 1960-1970s inspired this project. The metal structures made of hot-rolled steel create a realistic intonation of anti-utopia. A rusty profiled sheet of old fences creates an atmosphere of complete freedom of expression. Open technical communications, shabby plaster and granite countertops add to the interior industrial chic of the sixties.

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