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Yuntu Banquet Restaurant

Yuntu

Yuntu is a banquet restaurant designed for large events such as weddings and celebrations in Shaoxing, China. The interior covers 1400 square meters with a floor height of 8 meters. The space is divided into three parts: a 60 meter long corridor enclosed by glass, a black and white hall with a cloud shaped partition, and a bright banquet hall. Painting techniques of the Song Dynasty guide the forms of the moon, clouds, mountains, water and flowers. Azure is the main color, combined with black and white, for a calm and ethereal atmosphere.

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Cloud Chair

Cloud

Cloud is a chair inspired by a rain shower seen over the coast of Okinawa Island in Japan. The seating surface is made by piercing polyester fiber into polyurethane foam with a needle, which creates a soft cloud-like appearance. A high seat gives the seated person a floating sensation. Mirror-like stainless steel legs and a pedestal are formed from thin round bars that express falling rain. The number, length and diameter of the bars were carefully determined. Cloud is handmade from stainless steel, polyester fiber, wood and polyurethane foam.

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Qinglong Gucuiyinxiu Clubhouse

Qinglong Gucuiyinxiu

Qinglong Gucuiyinxiu is a clubhouse designed for a residential community in Hangzhou, China. The clubhouse covers about 1860 square meters on two floors and serves as a shared social and wellness space. White stone gives the geometry a pure and abstract character, while timber adds warmth to the communal areas. A mortise and tenon screen spans nine meters around the main staircase without fixings, and a brass pendant is made by hand. The lighting grows dimmer toward the spa areas, supporting a calm and quiet atmosphere.

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Vanke DaJia Brand Exhibition Hall

Vanke DaJia

Vanke DaJia is a brand exhibition hall located in Changsha City, China. The interior covers an area of 760 square meters and was converted from a former sales center. Nature is the main theme, and a large amount of wood color creates a calm atmosphere. Further colors are drawn from the Jardin Majorelle in Marrakech, Morocco. The materials include grey terrazzo, art texture paint, grey oak wood and bronze sand blasted stainless steel. The hall holds a gift shop, a floral area, a coffee bar and reading areas for children and adults.

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Discovery Exhibition Space

Discovery

Discovery and Exploration is an exhibition space for recent archaeological findings from Shaanxi, China. About 500 artifacts, dating from prehistory to the Tang Dynasty, are shown in an area of 485 square meters with a height of 2.7 meters. Grids of 10 by 10 centimeters and 30 by 30 centimeters are used as a visual language, referring to the squares drawn by archaeological excavators. The grid helps visitors read the scale of each object in the dense display. Copper structures of different sizes were produced in advance to fix the objects safely on the walls.

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Maoyuan Jingxi Show Flat

Maoyuan Jingxi

Maoyuan Jingxi is a show flat located in a townhouse in Beijing. The interior covers 300 square meters and applies a subtraction approach, removing redundant functional spaces and reorganizing the circulation to create an open plan. A series of miniature gardens is brought into the home, giving the occupants varied views. The entrance hallway sits in the middle of the floor plan and serves as the main distribution space. An entrance garden faces the door and fills the area with brightness. Materials include marble, eucalyptus veneer, leather and brass.

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