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Designer / Brand: Mu Yuan Work: Residential House Classification: Interior Date: Thursday, 16 May 2024

Air Box

Air Box is a residential interior design for a 275 square meter home in Hangzhou. A suspended box was built in the living room to divide the whole space into two parts. The unusual architectural form creates an indoor outside space, which becomes the main feature of the house. Black, white and gray tones give the rooms a pure and calm character. Marble flooring extends from the corridor to each area and adds a quiet texture. Lighting is used with restraint, and a simple glass door accompanies the wall.

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Designer / Brand: Truedreams Construction CO., LTD Work: Office Building Classification: Interior Date: Wednesday, 15 May 2024

Fon 23

Fon 23 is an office building interior designed around green building principles. The project covers 5561.1 square meters and was completed in Taichung, Taiwan. Extensive planting and water features on each floor help regulate the microclimate and reduce heat. Plants also increase oxygen and improve air quality. A beehive-shaped multi-layer green wall forms a vertical garden of flowers and grass. Solar panels on the roof generate about 25.8 kilowatts. Elevators use permanent-magnet motors and a power regeneration system. Shared halls and public facilities are open to companies and charities.

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Designer / Brand: Pan Mok Work: Art Education Center Classification: Interior Date: Tuesday, 14 May 2024

Sunflower Art Education Center

Sunflower is an art education center in Shanghai. The center supports programs in creative drawing, music, dance, theater and visual arts. The design theme is taken from the sunflower, keeping pure tones of white, red, blue and yellow. A full height laminated glass panel of six meters carries the sunflower colors and gives the space a clear identity. Bright yellow forms the backdrop of the reception area. A mezzanine floor was added on a new metal structure, and a custom air conditioning duct keeps the ground floor ceiling high.

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Designer / Brand: Boshen Zhou Work: Sales Office Classification: Interior Date: Monday, 13 May 2024

Jinxiu Mansion

Jinxiu Mansion is a sales office interior located in Huizhou. The project covers 1100 square meters and was completed in March 2020. The design follows the idea that less is more, and each area is given its own character within one unified style. In the staircase, stone is combined with glass fiber reinforced plastic to suggest a rock in the deep sea. In the sand table area, a wave shaped installation of electroplated acrylic lines is hung above a white sand table. Simple lines and few ornaments create a calm atmosphere.

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Designer / Brand: Idan Chiang of L'atelier Fantasia Work: Luxury Residential Classification: Interior Date: Sunday, 12 May 2024

Classic Timeless Bachelor Pad

Classic Timeless Bachelor Pad is a residential interior design for a 137 square meter apartment in Taiwan, completed in 2019. The layout includes two bedrooms with en suite bathrooms, a living room, a transformable study, a dining room, an open kitchen and a balcony. The interior uses leather, wool plaid, mahogany and dark burl wood for a masculine character. A herringbone tile floor in dark wood grain runs through the living room, study and dining room. Crown molding and a mantelpiece surround for the television add warmth. Equestrian and yachting photography completes the elegant scheme.

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Designer / Brand: Yang PENG Work: Office Classification: Interior Date: Saturday, 11 May 2024

Blank Project

Blank Project is an office interior located northeast of central Changsha, China, with a total area of 800 square meters. The white minimalist space serves as a workplace for an interior design studio and as a showroom for its construction company. A floor-to-ceiling automatic sliding door leads into the showroom, which is lit by small imported spotlights. The spacious main hall is left open for large meetings or gallery-style events. A long lit corridor connects the studio and the showroom, and displays material boards of different textures beside a bench of black carbonized timber.

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