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Xiangzishen Teahouse Tearoom

Xiangzishen Teahouse

Xiangzishen Teahouse is the interior design of a tea house in Jinan, China. The space covers 500 square meters and has a two-story frame structure that holds a display store and a tea room. The layout follows Chinese garden principles, using overlapping views to make a small area feel wide. Marble, texture paint, elm wood and Changhong glass are combined with Chinese red tones and landscape painting themes. The result is a quiet place where visitors can meet friends, drink afternoon tea and rest.

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Bay Cosmetics Retail Store

Bay

The iconic black and white stripes of Sephora were used as a visual focus to guide the flow of people and bring a better consumer experience. The optical illusion and the linear composition of waves form a Sephora bay, resulting in a different visual experience. The lines on the black and white columns are extended to the interior of the space, thus forming a natural visual guide.

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The Story Begins Interior Design

The Story Begins

The Story Begins is a residential interior design project completed in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The design transforms a twenty eight year old unit into a new home. The original unit had exposed beams, a low ceiling and an impractical structure. A total remodel reorganized the layout to balance practical needs with aesthetic intent. Each space is personalized to suit the character of the client, described as bold and curious. The interior offers a sense of tranquility together with surprising elements. Work took place between November 2021 and February 2022.

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Greenwich Residential

Greenwich

Greenwich is a residential interior design for a small apartment in Taiwan. A mezzanine increases the usable area within the limited footprint. Glass and iron elements bring sunlight into every corner. Slender steel handrails and a staircase walkway divide the areas while keeping visual openness. The design recalls the iron staircases of Manhattan, where the owner once lived. The main materials are particle board, mineral water-based paint and stone plastic composite flooring, selected for low formaldehyde and low volatility.

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Kaleidoscope Kindergarten

Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope is a kindergarten interior designed for twenty-four children within an area of 130 square meters. The design is based on the image of a kaleidoscope, in which light is reflected through mirrors and colored glass. Abstract colored accents are applied to light walls to create a calm and varied interior. A sliding transformable partition divides the group room into play and sleeping zones without reducing the area. Mobile tables and stackable chairs add further flexibility. The finishing materials are environmentally friendly and simple to install.

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Yearning for Home Residential

Yearning for Home

Yearning for Home is a residential interior that also supports work use. The original layout was opened up, leaving one bedroom connected to a secondary room, so the space feels wider. Grey cement paint covers the television wall and the trap doors of the bedroom, the storage room and the guest bathroom, and it shows changing layers of light and shadow. Curved forms soften the beams and columns, while linear lighting is embedded for the evening. A counter and a diagonal dining table serve as working surfaces. Preserved walls hold the client art collection.

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Place Of Comfort Residential House

Place Of Comfort

Place of Comfort is a residential interior design for a 117 square meter home in Tianjin. The design avoids complicated layered elements and returns to simple architectural aesthetics. A classic color palette and warm materials create a calm living environment. The main materials are ceramic tile, wallpaper, latex paint, stainless steel and stone. Wooden flooring and wood veneer give the bedroom a warm tone, and wide windows with matching curtains bring in daylight. The study room uses the same quiet tone to support work and reading at home.

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Less is More Residential House

Less is More

Less is More is a residential interior design for a 148 square meter home. The home contains three bedrooms, a living room, a dining room, two bathrooms, a kitchen, a dressing room and a storeroom. A black and white palette creates a strong contrast and a simple, neat character. Black adds weight and calmness, while white brings lightness and order. Neutral gray wooden flooring harmonizes the two tones. Earth tone furniture and warm wood soften the cool scheme. A wooden grille wraps the cabinet between the dining and living areas as a screen.

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Leafy Relaxing Apartment

Leafy Relaxing

Leafy Relaxing Home is a renovated apartment interior of 62.8 square meters located in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The design creates a bright and spacious home with multi-functional areas and simple materials, without changing the original layout. A structural beam, formerly hidden within a multi-level ceiling, is revealed as the main axis through the living and dining areas to guide movement. Marble, wood veneer and fine metallic lines add a refined touch. A wall printed with palm leaves forms the focal point of the home.

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ZENustas Hair Salon

ZENustas

ZENustas is a hair salon located in Yaizu, near Mount Fuji in Japan. The 80 square meter interior is composed mainly of two materials: MDF with a dark wood finish and white washable wallpaper, separated by a horizontal line at table height. A backlit feature wall in polycarbonate holds plants and gives a contemporary interpretation of traditional Japanese rice paper facades. The feature wall also improves the light reaching customers seated in front of the mirrors. Freestanding short walls with oriented mirrors increase the number of stations and guide the customer flow.

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Owndays   Interior Design

Owndays

Owndays is a residential interior design for an old apartment in Taipei, Taiwan. The home covers about 82 square meters and holds one living room, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen and a laundry balcony. The design is inspired by the exoskeleton of a rhinoceros. Protruding shapes on the main facade are reduced, which improves safety for children. Large areas of artificial leather and wall covering are divided by titanium-plated metal lines. Doors and separate functions are hidden along these dividing lines, so each space reads as a complete surface.

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The Hulking Mist Residential

The Hulking Mist

The Hulking Mist is a residential interior design for an apartment in New Taipei City. The original layout of four rooms and three bathrooms was rearranged into three rooms and two bathrooms, and a study was added. The kitchen is placed at the center of the plan and is linked to the dining area by glass sliding doors, so the public area can be opened or closed as needed. Grey, white, earth and grey-blue tones are combined with wooden flooring, marble and blue artistic tiles. The wall behind the dining table is covered with blue tiles that recall an ocean view.

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