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Smile Coffee Shop

Smile

Smile Coffee is a coffee shop located in a busy city area. The interior follows the Danish idea of Hygge, which describes comfort and quiet happiness in ordinary days. The original cement texture of the building was kept, and recycled wood was used for new surfaces. A U-shaped bar and a long table face the entrance and support service and interaction. Stairs connect three levels, and a glass partition leads to the dining area on the second floor. Prussian blue appears on the outdoor canopy, the wall logo and the indoor sofa. Natural light fills the first floor.

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Zhimu Spa Club

Zhimu Spa

Zhimu Spa is an interior design for a leisure club in Changzhou, China. The project covers 2400 square meters and contains 53 private rooms. The floor height is less than 3 meters, so part of the first floor was opened and a curved stair was added to connect the two levels. The stair stands above a shallow water surface, and the hall behind the stair rises about 7 meters. Stone, wood and fabric are combined. Small landscapes with plants and stones are placed beside the private rooms to link the interior with nature.

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Diamond Residential

Diamond

Diamond Villa is the interior design of a coastal resort villa. The spaces are opened toward sunlight and free views to create a relaxed seaside atmosphere. Local materials are used throughout, and discarded items such as abandoned cabins and surfboards are reused as interior elements. The reuse of waste items reflects an environmental approach to building. The design does not pursue visual effects alone. Instead, each area gives priority to comfort, playfulness and human needs. Memories of summer and the beach inspired the character of the rooms.

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Kun Hotel

Kun

Kun is the interior design of a hotel in a tourist area of Taichung, Taiwan, with a total floor area of 5620 square meters. The design gives special attention to the arcade aisle that leads to the parking lot and connects the ground floor with the first floor. The arches are formed with iron pipes fixed under the reinforced concrete ceiling at different slopes and angles. Light projected from the floor creates layers of light and shadow. The aim is to turn parking, a common difficulty in the area, into a calm and pleasant arrival.

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One Jiyang Lake Villa

One Jiyang Lake

This is a private villa located in Southern China, where the designers takes the Zen Buddhism theory in practice to carry out the design. By abandoning the unnecessary, and the use of natural, intuitive materials and concise design methods, the designers created a simple, quiet and comfortable contemporary oriental living space. The comfortable contemporary oriental living space uses the same simple design language as the high-quality Italian modern furniture for the interior space.

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Technology City Sales Center

Technology City

Technology City is the interior design of a real estate sales center covering 2000 square meters. The layout links the architecture and the interior within one overall framework. Gray with texture sets the base tone of the space and is matched with black. Light and shadow lines outline a modern technological character. A deep colored wood wall carries a geometric composition in simple form. Between the sand table reception area and the sample room, transparent hanging chairs and rotating chairs offer a short rest. The ceiling uses stainless steel mirror material.

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