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To tell the history of a city is, in the end, to tell the story of its people. Because if there were no people, this city would have no history worth telling. Every metropolis has its history, take Zhengzhou for example from boundless farmland to densely tile-roofed houses to today's high-rise buildings, the change carries memories of generations. From life trivial to the striving goal, it is people's daily living that weaves the urban prosperous.
Continue readingLocated in Xian, China, this hotel integrates Tang Dynasty heritage with contemporary design. Through meticulous research and spatial planning, the renovation balances historical authenticity and modern sensibilities, providing guests with an immersive cultural experience and demonstrating the importance of context in design. Drawing inspiration from this vibrant historical context, the vision for the hotel's interior design aimed to create an immersive experience for guests, transporting them into the rich tapestry of local history.
Continue readingThe Concept Store for the Vicutu Fashion Brand, located in Beijing urban area, providing customers with a unique experience. A large-scale three-dimensional metal weaving system is adopted, which reflects the production process and fabric properties of men's clothing on the facade. Within the interior of the concept store, the whole space language simulates the phenomena in the nature, creating an immersive place for the visitors. Curved growth walls and dynamic skylight guide customers into different display areas.
Continue readingChengdu Merchants Shekou Holdings Glory In History Sales Center connects traditional and modern design with color. The design takes the green landscape painting, combines the ancient life interest with the modern brushwork. It refers to the traditional Chinese architecture of the house to reproduce the design, innovative design with a wide roof, eaves and ancient tone of the gate. The exterior of the project adopts the traditional Oriental courtyard layout, while the interior adopts the balanced and symmetrical layout. The material color and details show the elegant Oriental aesthetics.
Continue readingThe stimulating and creating moments are happening every now and then the illustration artist from the team has drawn a set of comic like illustration to translate the user guide of snow gears and the brand history development, researching the brand history and social networks in China to make the store a landmark and photographable is another challenge, the design team works hard on combining the traditional Chinese wood construction structure with modern architectural structure and bring back the memory of the brand history in this conflicting space is the final goal.
Continue readingLang is a leisure social art museum where customers can eat during the day and drink wine at night. The restaurant looks like a black magic box. It uses the names and colors of tequila sunrise, black cherry, blue margarita, and sunset martini as the theme of each area, each space has a different character, and there is a collision between Eastern and Western cultures and aesthetics. It integrates Chinese Sichuan opera and panda characteristics into the design, colliding with western materials and oriental elements.
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