Design Lifestyle Magazine

Design Lifestyle Magazine

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

 

Dowell Insight

Dowell Insight is a sales center that combines classical British style with modern design under the theme of Afternoon Tea in Kensington. The red brick facade draws on British red brick buildings, and soft furnishings in the same color decorate the interior. The symmetrical lobby uses arranged lighting matrixes to outline the image of the Union Flag. An arched partition separates the negotiation area, where red chairs, a black couch and a golden tea table form a relaxing space for conversation. The project covers 1300 square meters.

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Trumen Seahaven

Trumen Seahaven is an entertainment venue interior designed for puzzle solving games. The space covers 360 square meters over three floors, with game rooms on the first and third floors. Gray terrazzo is used on the floor, the walls are finished in cement, and the ceiling is painted with emulsion paint, creating a contrast between matte and glossy surfaces. An orange installation formed by three cuboids turns through the space and recalls a twisted band. Glass steps with an orange light layer and stainless steel wall strips shape a quiet, suspenseful atmosphere.

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Food Gravitas

Food Gravitas is a restaurant interior in Chengdu, China. The project covers 265 square meters and includes a dining hall, a bar table and private rooms on the second floor. A triple gate motif is repeated through the space, and three arches below the stairs suggest different stages of life. Snow white stone in the hall is inlaid with a stainless steel logo. Spherical lamps and a mustard yellow chandelier make the interior warm and lively. The exterior wall is painted sunset yellow and coated with a food grade protective material.

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Pizza Marzano Select

Pizza Marzano Select is a pizza restaurant interior located in Shanghai. The design concept comes from the geometric shapes formed when a pizza is cut and shared. Half circle forms are applied to the facade opening, the columns and the kitchen walls. A feature wall carries thousands of blue acrylic sticks that can be arranged in different patterns. The ceilings use acoustic materials, and a curved ceiling section is finished with perforated acoustic panels. Flexible tables seat single guests, small groups and parties of more than ten people.

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Industrial Bank

Industrial Bank is a bank interior design covering 890 square meters in Changchun. The concept draws on Song Dynasty landscape painting, and traditional Chinese references are expressed through lines, colors, forms and textures instead of literal ornament. Neutral tones such as moonlight white, tea white and rice gray create a calm atmosphere, with accents of dark blue and turmeric. The front desk is formed by simple splicing, and niche elements divide columns and walls. A semi-open calligraphy and tea area is softened by linear lighting.

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Shenzhen Longyuan

Longyuan is a nine year school designed for 3,360 students in 72 classes, mainly serving nearby residents. The campus has an L shaped layout on a narrow site with a plot ratio of 1.24. Primary and middle school teaching buildings have separate entrances and are linked by steps, ramps, lanes, corridors and courtyards. Specialized classrooms are placed between the two levels for shared use. A social corridor divides the teaching and sports areas and holds five colored volumes for group activities. Wood, aluminum sheet and fabric are used indoors, with planting added for a green atmosphere.

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