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Muse Edition Shopping Mall

Muse Edition

Muse Edition is a shopping mall interior located in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. The interior covers about 3,000 square meters within a former godown terminal dating from 1910. Historical structural elements are retained and left exposed, including a concrete waffle slab ceiling. The waffle grid ceiling is fitted with 273 LED panels, programmed to resemble sunshine and storms at sea. The ceiling lights are made of hand-blown glass shaped like a lighthouse lens. The entrance floor uses pine wood blocks that recall a ship deck. Concrete, brass and stainless steel are the main materials.

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 Huxi Villa Interior Design

Huxi Villa

Huxi Villa is a residential interior design for a three-story house of 800 square meters. The plan includes a living room, a master bedroom, a second bedroom, a home cinema, a billiards room and a western kitchen. The former neoclassical arched windows were changed into triangular ones to match the existing triangular roof, increasing daylight and fresh air. Materials include gray marble, raw granite, black stainless steel frames and black wooden door covers. The stairs combine stainless steel, glass and LED lighting. The aim is a simple home based on sunlight, air and water.

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Sense of Forest Perfumery Supermarket

Sense of Forest

The image of a translucent winter forest became the inspiration of this project. The abundance of textures of natural wood and granite immerses the viewer in a stream of plastic and visual impressions of the signs of nature. The industrial type of equipment is softened by the colors of red and green oxidized copper. The store is a place of attraction and communication for more than 2000 people daily.

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Lesprit cafe Restaurant

Lesprit cafe

Lesprit Cafe is a cafe interior located on the ground floor of a building in Tainan City, Taiwan. The space covers 66 square meters and includes a kitchen, a bar and a dining area. Flat marble, matt brass and black and white tile flooring create a calm and warm atmosphere. Laminated board is used for easy maintenance. Blue paint relates the interior to the exterior of the building. A wooden partition was removed to widen the space, and situational lighting with spotlights and chandeliers adds softness. Furniture from the earlier cafe is reused to limit cost and keep a consistent style.

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Moritomi Japanese Restaurant

Moritomi

The relocation of Moritomi, a restaurant offering Japanese cuisine, next to the world heritage Himeji Castle explores the relationships between materiality, shape and traditional architectonics interpretation. The new space tries to reproduce the castle stone fortifications pattern in various materials including rough and polished stones, black oxide coated steel, and tatami mats. A floor made in small resin coated gravels represents the castle moat. Two colors, white and black, flows like water from outside, and crossing the wooden lattice decorated entrance door, to the reception hall.

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Master Suite Country House

Master Suite

Master Suite is an interior design for the main bedroom and bathroom of a country house. The projected area is 42 square meters. Two walls were removed to join three small rooms into one open space. Alternative materials replace natural ones in order to save resources. Vinyl coverings and an ecological deck made from recycled bottles replace wood, ceramic tiles recall bricks, and hand braided synthetic fibers line the ceiling. Shades of gray are combined with wood furniture, copper lamps and many plants. The intent is a warm and restful atmosphere close to nature.

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