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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Office Space

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is an office interior located in Sofia, Bulgaria. The space covers 490 square meters on two levels and holds twelve rooms, including one conference room, three meeting rooms and eight offices, plus a training zone and a large common area. A six-meter island bar and kitchen, polished concrete, OSB panels, metal rails and Persian rugs create an industrial minimalist style. Custom rail lights divide the work areas without closing them. In the evening, neon and low-hanging lights turn the office into an event venue.

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Obori Soma Ware Matsunaga Kiln Shop and Atelier

Obori Soma Ware Matsunaga Kiln

Matsunaga Kiln was located in Fukushima, Japan, producing the designated traditional crafts with more than 300 years of history. One proprietary feature of Obori Soma Ware is its double-layered structure, which enables this daily-use ceramics to hold boiling water and prevents it from cooling down. Designers wanted to incorporate and express this feature in our architecture. Designers believe that the different scales of architecture and ceramics, in the same composition, influence each other.

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Hana Chair

Hana

Hana Chair is an elegant piece of furniture inspired by plant nature. Like a flower, Hana blossoms into two petals as a structural and functional solution to the requirements of a chair, forming the backrest, the seat and embracing the body of the user. The material used could only be solid wood, enhancing its curves and natural beauty.

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Silk Clubhouse Hospitality

Silk Clubhouse

Silk Clubhouse is a hospitality interior located in the Xizha Scenic Area of Wuzhen, China. The design combines traditional Chinese residential styles with the character of mansions of the 1920s and 1930s, arranged as a South China courtyard cluster across 12100 square meters. Stone, wood, hard wrapped fabric and metal are the main materials. In the lobby, the original wood structure is kept and covered with delicate surface finishes. Red door panels mark corridors, entrances and turning points, while Chinese red and emerald green form the interior color scheme.

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Multifunction Mirror

Multifunction

Multifunctional is a mirror designed for small living spaces. The unit combines a dressing mirror, a coat rack, a storage tray and a shoe mirror in one piece. Geometric hooks hold coats and bags. The tray in the middle holds keys, watches and glasses. The angle of the tray can be adjusted, and a mirror on the underside works as a second mirror. Set flush with the upper mirror, the tray forms a full-length mirror; turned downwards, the tray shows shoes. A beech wood base adds stability, and flat-panel packaging reduces transport volume.

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Sunac Guangshen Longshan Commercial Town

Sunac Guangshen Longshan

Sunac Guangshen Longshan is a commercial town interior completed in May 2020 in Qingyuan, China. The project combines a sales center with community services, including a vegetable pavilion and canteens. Local materials such as soil, green plants and wood are joined in new combinations. A wooden ceiling runs through the whole project as a unifying design language. Circular arch elements break the long space at its end and give a sense of extension. Walkways set around the display shelves guide movement and support interaction.

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