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Office Design

Wednesday, 13 August 2025

Unilever Istanbul

Unilever Istanbul's innovative office design stands out for its commitment to inclusive and sustainable workspaces. With gender-neutral facilities, private pods, and well-being rooms, it fosters diversity and employee well-being. Biophilic elements, natural materials, and advanced lighting automation enhance productivity. This design's strength lies in creating a harmonious balance between functionality, comfort, and environmental responsibility, setting a new standard for modern workplaces.

Kris Lin

Office

Tuesday, 12 August 2025

Unbounded

Unbounded is an executive office interior designed for a corporate chairman. The space combines office work, reception, meetings, tea drinking, collection display, resting and fish keeping within one multifunctional setting. Fixed partitions are replaced by ceiling materials and functional bars that define areas while keeping the plan open. Mirrors and stainless steel are used for durability and for their reflective quality, which visually extends the space. The design moves away from enclosed traditional offices and supports easy movement between activities.

Shanhejinyuan

Marketing Center

Monday, 11 August 2025

First Shiguangli

First Shiguangli is a marketing center in Beijing, China. The interior joins a sales office with a bookstore to form a composite space. The design turns the sales area into a book island set within a busy city. Light is guided into the rooms to shape quiet zones for reading and rest. A lighting element named Light of Life is made of metal and measures 1450 millimeters in diameter and 2700 millimeters in height. The project was completed in 2021. The intent is to slow the pace of a visit and to offer a calm cultural experience.

Xuelin Wu

Cultural Venues

Sunday, 10 August 2025

Huanghesong Theatre

Huanghesong Theatre is an interior design for a cultural venue covering 35000 square meters. The design draws on the vortex form of the Yellow River and on the ritual and music culture of the Central Plains. Different corridors and halls connect all functional spaces. Load-bearing columns are treated as decorative carriers, and their tailored forms recall book pages. The main materials are super white cave stone, Monaco grey stone, grindstone, GRG and bronze metal. These materials were selected for cost efficiency and low-carbon performance.

Kyle MertensMeyer

Wine Cellar

Saturday, 9 August 2025

The Peacock

The Peacock is a wine cellar of about ten square meters. The cellar is lined with one thousand blue glazed terra cotta tiles, each shaped and finished by hand. The tiles are arranged in a triple curved array inspired by the form of a peacock. Each tile holds a wine bottle and carries a small light that illuminates the tile below, so the only other light source is a single spotlight above the central table. The tiles were made by artisans in Jingdezhen, China, using a feather textured blue glaze of the Song Dynasty. Cooling is managed by a smart controller.

Lead8

Retail Development

Friday, 8 August 2025

The Ring

The Ring in Chongqing is a ground-breaking ecological retail destination featuring one of China's largest indoor botanic gardens. A first of its kind for the city, the interior design intertwines retail, nature, culture and experience and comes to life with a 42 meter tall botanical garden, interactive sports and culture, and a creative tenant mix. The power of biophilia and nature is front and center, pushing the agenda forward for retail design.

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