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Return to nature, the city's cultural station. Create a refined lifestyle. Exclusively enjoy a quiet and quiet. The hotel is located in the bustling area of Baoding High-tech Development Zone. The designer redefines the city resort hotel by holistic thinking through re-combing the surrounding environment, architecture, landscape and interior to create a sophisticated, natural and comfortable hotel space. Let business travelers feel prosperous in the quiet, stealing a half-day leisure.
The combination of service-oriented business with new business forms is a trend. The designer experimentally integrates the subsidiary functions of the project with main business, re-optimizes the main functions of parent-child sports training, and builds the project into a comprehensive space for swimming and sports education, integrating entertainment and leisure.
Taiyuan Nord Yichenyunzhu is a sales office in Taiyuan, China, covering 1158 square meters. The design draws on the local ancient Jinci architecture, extracting the curved surface elements of the temple hall and turning traditional oriental symbols into a contemporary design language. Architecture, landscape and interior are deconstructed and reorganized as one whole. The entrance art hall is made of handmade marble and crystal decorations, with a waterfall shaped crystal chandelier set against a golden frame. A six meter high bookshelf marks the chatting room, where visitors can sit and read.
Zens Teatime is a showroom designed for the display of tea related products. The design draws on elements of East Asian architecture, using natural materials, spatial sequence, light and shadow. Visitors may enter freely, sit down, rest and drink tea while experiencing the products on display. The main frame is built from square iron, and the walls are formed from nine thousand pre-made bamboo poles joined to the frame by components that can be put together and inserted. All materials can be recycled, so the showroom can be dismantled and rebuilt in other locations.
Yung Zing Tung is a copper culture gallery located in Foshan, Guangdong Province, China. The exhibition hall covers 470.5 square meters. Brass is applied openly through the space to reveal the true texture of the metal. Copper lines divide the floor into a continuous pattern that unifies the interior. The layout forms a winding path that guides visitors between the display areas. Natural light fills the space during the day, while artificial light highlights the copper at night. The open and simple design keeps the products as the main focus.
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Yamaki Zushi is a Japanese restaurant interior located in Taiwan. The facade is formed from metal panels shaped like Japanese wooden weatherboards, giving a rough and vintage appearance. Inside, a dark grey Karesenzui landscape, a fish pond and an atrium bring daylight and nature into the space. Two dining areas are provided: an open counter with twelve seats around the cooking station, and private boxes. Cypress, teak, unpainted wood, rock-imitated materials and Baizou, a material recycled from volcanic ash, reduce moisture and cooking odours.