Design Lifestyle Magazine

Design Lifestyle Magazine

Design Lifestyle Magazine featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Pu Tang

Pu Tang is a restaurant interior in Nanjing, China, covering an area of 1284 square meters. The layout includes seven private rooms and one tea room, each based on a theme drawn from literati symbols such as plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum. The central floor slab of the building was removed to form an inner courtyard for plants and to bring daylight into each room. A visual corridor introduces garden views, while stones, water, moss and fern create a natural landscape. Natural marble and wood panelling are used.

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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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Phoenix Mansion

Phoenix Mansion is a sales office located in Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province, China. The interior covers 1500 square meters on the renewal site of Fenghuang Mountain, close to the Yiwu River. The design concept comes from the regional culture of Fenghuang Mountain and follows the theme of welcoming the phoenix back to its nest. Natural forms guide the spatial layout, the furniture and the soft decoration. The interior is opened toward the nearby parks, green corridors and commercial districts. The aim is to link the indoor space with the local terrain while respecting the surrounding ecology.

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Cloud Landmark

Cloud Landmark is a sales office of 600 square meters in Hangzhou, China. The design reflects the shared elegance found in the aesthetics of Hangzhou and Paris. Sixteen columns frame a skylit atrium, where a classical Eight Immortals table stands beneath a large white camellia sculpture. A grille below the ceiling casts moving shadows on the dark green marble floor. Common materials such as marble, wood veneers and stone-textured paint were used to keep the project economical. The construction was completed within 28 days.

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Shanghai New Bund Mansion

Shanghai New Bund Mansion is an experience center located in a low-density residential area along the Huangpu River. The interior covers 1200 square meters and is divided into two zones. The south side holds reception and display areas inspired by the quiet luxury of a Shanghai-style hotel. The north side follows an outdoor garden concept and encloses four model rooms. A green velvet curtain, an arc-shaped stone wall, a black reception desk and a mirrored ceiling shape the visitor route. The design adapts a constrained office building into an open and inviting space.

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Xie Ben Qian

Xie Ben Qian is a restaurant interior design covering 1200 square meters in China. The design joins natural forms with modern aesthetics. Waterfalls, canyons and boulders are brought into the space, combining rough texture with refined detail. The main materials are stone, metal, wood, glass, art paint, matte acrylic and ceramic tiles. Lighting is used as a narrative tool, and the strength and position of each light source are adjusted to suit dining, meeting guests, singing and socializing. The waterfall effect was refined through more than twenty tests.

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