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Takumi Restaurant

NI Space Design Restaurant Interior Thursday, 3 September 2026

Takumi

Takumi is a restaurant interior built around robatayaki, a Japanese method of grilling food on an open square grill. The layout is arranged like a theater. Curves and high ceilings shape the space, and staggered seating gives every guest a clear view of the chef's counter. Metal mesh, mosaic tiles, glass bricks and terrazzo flooring add transparency and depth. Orange-red tones recall the warmth of fire, while gray tones balance the scheme. Semi-open dining areas and private booths improve privacy. The venue covers 264.4 square meters.

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Zhenbaoguan Museum

Zhao Yunhai Museum Interior Wednesday, 2 September 2026

Zhenbaoguan

Zhenbaoguan is a private museum interior covering 750 square meters. The space displays a collection of artworks and wine inside a residence that also serves as an office and a place to receive guests. Cabinets, ceilings and floors are finished in black wood and stone, so attention stays on the exhibits. The cabinet lighting illuminates each artwork rather than the cabinet surfaces. Wine walls are arranged symmetrically along both sides of the main corridor, following Oriental symmetry aesthetics. Turns and level changes create a varied route through the rooms.

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Smile Dental Clinic

PAO-CHIEH CHOU, TZE-HSIN SUN Clinic Interior Tuesday, 1 September 2026

Smile Dental

Smile is the interior design of a dental clinic in Taipei, Taiwan. The 400 square meter space occupies the second floor of a street corner building and receives daylight from three sides. The existing palette of black, white and gray is softened with beige tones. The reception wall is finished in hand-applied paint that fades from gray to white. A curved light channel in the floor guides visitors, and glass blocks diffuse soft light. Mineral coatings, quartz, mirrored metal and curved forms are used, and all finishes are easy to clean.

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Aka Teppanyaki Restaurant

Ayse Kubilay Restaurant Interior Monday, 31 August 2026

Aka Teppanyaki

Aka Teppanyaki is a restaurant for Japanese and Asian cuisine, located inside a resort hotel on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. The indoor area covers 190 square meters and seats 48 guests, while the open air terrace seats 60. An open kitchen with a teppanyaki grill stands at the center, surrounded by a bar where guests watch the chefs cook. Sliding translucent doors, called fusuma, inspired the backlit lattice style wall coverings. A three-dimensional ceiling made of wooden and metal pipes hides the ventilation system.

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The Peacock Wine Cellar

Kyle MertensMeyer Wine Cellar Interior Sunday, 30 August 2026

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.

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Yi He Hotel

Haoran Wan Hotel Interior Saturday, 29 August 2026

Yi He

Yi He is a resort hotel interior located in Wuning, China, with a total area of 14000 square meters. The open plan lobby is reached by steps from the entrance and opens toward distant mountains. A blue carpet with water ripples, wooden tables with pine trees and flowers on glass pillars connect architecture and landscape. A moon gate leads to the lobby bar, where a rhododendron themed screen divides a tea room from the all day dining restaurant. Guest rooms are themed by floor and framed by the surrounding views.

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