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Designer / Brand: Basile Boiffils Work: New Airport Langage Classification: Interior Date: Thursday, 11 June 2026

Changi Terminal 2

Changi Terminal 2 is an airport interior covering 120000 square meters across three levels in Singapore. The existing terminal building was completely redesigned to focus on the traveler experience and on connections to natural elements. The interior is arranged as a journey across an indoor landscape of minerals, water features and vegetation in varied forms and densities. Artisanal materials made by small craft workshops are used throughout. Technology is largely concealed to keep natural elements visible and to provide a calm environment.

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Designer / Brand: SHENZHEN LUSHANG DESIGN CO,.LTD. Work: Exhibition Center Classification: Interior Date: Wednesday, 10 June 2026

Tianxia Chuanjiang

The overall design of Tianxia Chuanjiang Exhibition Center unites architecture, interior and landscape in a balanced manner, allowing for a permeable integration between them. Using a combination of contemporaneity and artistry, it emphasizes the relationship between people, nature, fields, and materials, using a deeper, more comprehensive perspective to think about and define the connection between people and space, aiming to make people feel the coexistence of beauty and spirit.

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Designer / Brand: Cao Sun Work: Hospitality Space Classification: Interior Date: Tuesday, 9 June 2026

Xiyuan Teahouse

Xiyuan Teahouse is a teahouse interior located beside West Lake in Hangzhou, China. The 1500 square meter space includes an elevated central tea platform, eight private rooms, a sculptural bronze staircase with inlaid greenwood railings, and a water feature integrated with the landscape. Handcrafted wood veneers and light toned plaster walls are used throughout. Custom framed windows open views toward the lake. A loop circulation path guides guests slowly through the rooms. The design reinterprets traditional Eastern aesthetics for a modern hospitality setting.

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Designer / Brand: Wei Jinjing, Wei Yaocheng, Zhang Huichao Work: Experience Center Classification: Interior Date: Monday, 8 June 2026

Vanke Fontanelle Aesthetics Pavilion

Vanke Fontanelle Aesthetics Pavilion is an experience center for a residential property in Keqiao District, Shaoxing, China. The interior is linear and narrow and covers 600 square meters. The design concept is drawn from local silk culture. Functional areas, including a negotiation area, a book bar and a water bar, are arranged along the linear plan. A garden style circulation route guides visitors along a clear axis. Transparent windows and gray stone bring outdoor scenery inside, and a skylight improves natural daylight and saves energy.

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Designer / Brand: Shaun Lee Work: Hotel Classification: Interior Date: Sunday, 7 June 2026

Aoxin Holiday

The hotel is located in Luzhou, Sichuan Province, a city well known for its wine, whose design is inspired by the local wine cave, a space that evokes a strong desire to explore. The lobby is the reconstruction of a natural cave, whose related visual connection extends the concept of the cave and the local urban texture to the internal hotel, thus forming a distinctive cultural carrier. Designers value the passenger's feeling when staying in the hotel, and also hope that the texture of the material as well as the created atmosphere can be perceived on a deeper level.

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Designer / Brand: Koichi Tomiyama Work: Foodscape Cafe Classification: Interior Date: Saturday, 6 June 2026

Nago Agri Park

Nago Agri Park is a cafe interior created within a support facility for agricultural products in Nago, Okinawa, Japan. The renovation follows the concept of Farm and Craft, offering a space where diverse visitors can experience agriculture firsthand. Hemp rope was wrapped around the existing columns, and burlap fabric was draped over the ceiling frames as both decoration and sunshade. Local artisans applied a traditional plaster finish using regional soil. Edible plants and drinks made with local produce link visitors with food and nature.

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