Interior Design News

Interior Design News

Interior Design News featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Yulin Ueno

Yulin Ueno is a bookstore set within a cultural life community in Huizhou, China. The interior covers nearly 300 square meters and combines books and coffee with areas for reading, talks and leisure. The project reuses an old industrial building. Weathered brick walls are preserved and joined with modern design elements. The former boiler room is converted into a mailbox for letters and postcards. The original sloping walls were corrected and the layout was reorganized. A resin glass roof brings daylight into the reading areas.

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Zhongjiao Tianjun

Zhongjiao Tianjun is a real estate sales office located near the mountainous landscape of Jizhou in Tianjin, China. Ancient Chinese folklore and fables are reinterpreted as immersive installations and sculptures within the exhibition space. Soft earthy tones and custom furniture create a calm ambience and reflect an eastern sensibility. The main materials are solid wood, stone, metal and resin. One wall installation recalls rocks piled along the edge of the sea, while a suspended mechanical installation moves above the rows of seating in the lobby.

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Wuhan UI

Wuhan UI is a sales center interior inspired by the water culture of Wuhan. Sound and space form the framework of the design concept. Original music was composed for the interior, and the sound tracks are mixed invisibly through the rooms, so visitors move as if within a sound field. A spiral staircase leads toward the sound source on the second floor, so the route is guided by hearing as well as by sight. Art installations combine stairs, a bronze mirror and a hanging stone. Materials include artistic lacquer, decorative brick and artificial stone with wood grains.

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Cofco Town

Cofco Town is a sales center interior in Zhangjiakou, China, covering 1545 square meters. The design is based on the idea of an urban ladder culture square. Stepped levels follow the elevation difference of the building and form a long and winding route. The steps link the interior with an open-air coffee bar and the outdoor landscape. Roadshows, art exhibitions, reading, sharing and business services can be held in the square. The main materials are stone, aluminum grille and texture coating. The layout is inspired by the ice and snow landscape of the region.

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Soda Port

Soda Port contains a private dining compartment Tato and a main dining hall. Tato features an open kitchen with a pillar figurative of Macao tower. The main hall has a bar section and a dining corner. Bar area is a modern retro space paved with marble stone. Its patterns derive from the flagstone street of Senado Square, while the screen decorations serve to revive classic stained glass patterns. Design of the drinking bar brings back the mood of Macao in the 50s. On its left is a private dining corner in the context of historic Ruinas de Sao Paulo against a Portuguese tiled feature wall.

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Neobio

Neobio is a family park located in Futian District, Shenzhen, China. The interior floor area is 200 square meters. A seven meter high pacifier symbol on the front facade marks the theme of childhood growth. The arc-shaped entrance and the reversed arc above create an upward visual movement. Outdoor installations take the form of cellular water droplets and recall cell growth and division. Materials include ceramic tile, aluminum, terrazzo, acrylic, leather and carpet. Steel frames fixed to existing beams and columns support the curved aluminum facade.

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