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Lights and Shadows Residential Apartment

Lights and Shadows

Lights and Shadows is a residential apartment interior design of 225 square meters in New Taipei City. The design combines modern furniture with light American style wall trims. The public space holds a lounge and a dining room, and joins the role of a club reception with everyday home life. Grey is the main color, applied on delicate spray-painted walls and coarse-textured stucco walls. An orange sofa in the lounge and a blue long bench beside the dining table add contrast and balance the color temperature. A central island style television wall defines the lounge.

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Beijing Club Clubhouse

Beijing Club

Beijing Club is a private clubhouse located in Beijing, covering 400 square meters including a central courtyard. The interior is set within a traditional Chinese building, and the design lets the old and the new coexist. Following the concept of Shade Rouge, the original structure was kept and combined with modern elements, while lighting emphasizes the red color and extends it through the space. Metal strips and separating seams mark the joints between the existing and the newly built parts. The courtyard connects all rooms and brings seasonal change inside.

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Dopamine Element  Neihu Taipei Office

Dopamine Element

The design brings in the concept that space may generate dopamine in your body and feel great in office operations. Mobile Office Function: Jump off the routine and inspire the creative ideas. Flexible use the space: improving communication and performance. Branding Image to customers: Inject the spirit into enterprise operation, and make space users present. In order to meet the three basic demands of the space functions, natural lighting was introduced, leaving the southwest side to the permanent office area; small meeting rooms and telephone rooms, with clear glass.

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Hangzhou Eastern Garden Private Residence

Hangzhou Eastern Garden

Hangzhou Eastern Garden is a private residence interior in Hangzhou, China, designed for a family of music enthusiasts. A music room on the upper floor sets the theme of the whole home. Acoustic panels with geometric forms provide sound control and a decorative surface. The sofa was moved from the music room to the hallway to protect the acoustic quality. The original shear wall and stairs separated the dining room from the living room. The stairs were relocated and the wall was rebuilt as a six meter wall of white stone. Materials include eucalyptus wood, ebony and ultra-clear glass.

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House of the Mystic Art Private Residence

House of the Mystic Art

House of the Mystic Art is a private residence in Taipei, Taiwan, that also serves as a workplace, since the owner hosts a live-streamed talk show at home. The apartment is three decades old and covers 152 square metres. The ceiling stands at 2.68 metres, while the maximum height under the beams is 2.13 metres, which created a sense of constraint. The floor plan was replanned to improve circulation and natural light. Ceilings were set at different heights to vary the visual experience. Materials include mineral paint, stone, wood, stainless steel, tile, glass and plants.

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Yappy Bookstore Multi-booksote Space

Yappy Bookstore

Yappy Bookstore is a multifunctional bookstore interior in Taipei, Taiwan, covering 450 square meters. The space is used for reading, film screenings, lectures and music performances. The large beams and columns of the old building are treated as camera frames that guide views across the rooms. Vintage books, bricks, iron, old window frames and concrete are combined, so old and new surfaces meet without a clear boundary. A red book wall leads visitors through the interior. Small openings in the walls bring daylight inside, and a high stage blurs the border between performers and audience.

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