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Jstone Italian Kitchen and Bar Restaurant

Jstone Italian Kitchen and Bar

Jstone Italian Kitchen and Bar is a restaurant interior located in the Dongjiadu area of Shanghai. The site stands near the first Catholic church in the city, where Chinese and Western cultures have long blended. The design follows the concept of sailing through the East and the West. The space draws on the classical Shikumen architecture of traditional Shanghai neighborhoods and is reshaped with Art Deco details. Materials include bronze stainless steel, Ariston marble, black galaxy marble, walnut veneer and leather. The refined result reflects a contemporary Shanghai style.

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Neverland Club

Neverland

Neverland is a club interior set on a forested hillside beside Fuxian Lake in Kunming. The building leans against the mountain, and the interior is planned to link inside and outside. Wide doors and windows frame views of the mountains and the lake from many angles. A monolithic block structure leaves precise gaps, so upper and lower levels stay connected and circulation continues around the space. Materials include light-coloured artificial stone, wood veneer, textured paint, chiselled stone, metal wood grilles and brass. The interior covers 3000 square metres.

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Tarentum Caffe Bar

Tarentum

Tarentum is a cafe bar and whisky lounge located on the coast of Bao'an, Shenzhen, China. The interior is designed in an Ancient Greek style, and Greek food is served during the day. At night, Tarentum becomes a whisky bar with a calm and private atmosphere. The interior facade is made of warm ivory-colored cement, and gentle cream and blue tones are used throughout the space. Gray leather sofas and blue satin cushions match the blue tone of the windows. A half-height cultural stone wall divides the space and encloses the private area.

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WAT Green Urban Jungle Social Retail and Cocktail Bar

WAT Green Urban Jungle

WAT Green Urban Jungle is a social retail space and cocktail bar in Shanghai, China. The rectangular room measures 8 meters long, 5 meters wide and 4 meters high. Walls and ceiling are clad in green terrazzo, cut into thin sheets and fixed to aluminum honeycomb panels so that the heavy material could be used overhead. An elongated counter with a rotating belt carrying cocktails stands at the center, below a suspended electronic message board that follows its shape. Large street-side windows bring in daylight and frame a seating area with a counter and seven backless chairs.

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Shenzhen Longhua Culture and Sports Center

Shenzhen Longhua

The project is located in Longhua District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, with a construction area of 135,000 square meters. The project is the geographic center of Shenzhen and the axis of urban development. The designer filtered out the superfluous design techniques and the impurities of stacking design elements in the design, so that the space obtained a natural and clear environment.

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Bada Chair

Bada

Bada is a chair designed to encourage regular changes in sitting posture. Long periods of sitting place added pressure on the lower back. When a user leans into a bent posture, the seat plate rotates and creates an inclination of about eight degrees. The body then slides slowly, so the user is prompted to sit upright again. The body of the chair is made of solid white oak, and the connecting bar is made of stainless steel. Curved forms express the rotation and sliding of the seat. The chair measures 500 mm in width, 580 mm in depth and 750 mm in height.

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