Design News Magazine

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

 
Vanke Moon Over The Sea Sale Center

Vanke Moon Over The Sea

Vanke Moon Over The Sea is a sales center located in Guangzhou, China. The interior was built inside a former school gymnasium, and the large open hall allows a free ground plan. White terrazzo is used widely and gives the floor a seamless surface. A sculptural staircase made of stainless steel plate and a reception desk of rusted steel form a strong contrast with the white terrazzo. Floating boxes hold the showrooms and a children's activity area above the open space. Windows connect the interior with the exterior.

Continue reading about Vanke Moon Over The Sea Sale Center

 
Opus One Sales Office

Opus One

Opus One is a sales office interior located in Hangzhou, China, covering 1300 square meters. The design takes the nearby Qiantang River as its theme and brings the element of water into the interior. Wired glass screens are arranged in an array, and their semi-transparent texture gives the space a light and open feeling. In the elevator hall, staggered geometric lines and vertical forms emphasize a technological character. The audio-visual room takes the shape of a spaceship. A waterscape in the reception hall turns the garden into an indoor landscape.

Continue reading about Opus One Sales Office

 
After Life Restaurant

After Life

After Life is a themed restaurant and bar located in Downtown Dubai. The venue covers 500 square meters of interior space with an attached open balcony of 150 square meters. The entrance forms a tunnel with a mountain-like wall, engraved Babylonian script panels, burnt candles on a shelf and rock-shaped crystals hanging from the ceiling. A foyer with a driftwood tree and a large log chair leads into the main hall. The island bar appears carved from stone and is marked by a serpentine crystal installation of 30 meters. Rustic Indian sandstone covers the floor in a random pattern.

Continue reading about After Life Restaurant

 
Greenland Huangpu Center Office Working Space

Greenland Huangpu Center Office

Greenland Huangpu Center Office is an office interior located in Shanghai. The theme of the project is Office Plus, a concept that is people oriented, smart and innovative. The dynamic curve of the Huangpu River is abstracted into the space to strengthen the link between people and place. A low cost parametric design method creates an immersive setting. Thin wood panels are coated with translucent acrylic at the back and hold lighting elements inside, forming large corridor walls. The construction area is 1,980 square meters and the usable interior area is 1,580 square meters.

Continue reading about Greenland Huangpu Center Office Working Space

 
The City Over Clouds Law Firm Office

The City Over Clouds

The City Over Clouds is a law firm office placed on the twenty-third floor of a tower in Guangzhou, China. The interior covers 1800 square meters and looks over the Pearl River. Materials include natural blue stone, white ceramic paint, corrugated and smooth stainless steel plates, blue mirror, wood and a slim lighting system. An arched form marks the entrance to the working area and brings a sense of solemnity. White surfaces and wave shapes recall clouds. The layout expresses the idea of a global vision joined with local wisdom.

Continue reading about The City Over Clouds Law Firm Office

 
Nanyang Airport Airport Hotel

Nanyang Airport

Yancheng Nanyang is an airport hotel interior located in the terminal of Yancheng airport in Jiangsu, China, covering 8500 square meters. The fields, mountains and rivers of Yancheng are expressed through decorative materials and soft furnishings. Repetition and reorganization of forms are combined with stable colors to create contrast within the space. The main materials are wood veneer, stone, glass, wallpaper, paint and aluminum plate. Materials were selected for environmental protection, energy saving and controlled cost.

Continue reading about Nanyang Airport Airport Hotel