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Design News Magazine

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

 

Flowing Oriental

Flowing Oriental is a sales office interior located in Fuzhou, China. The design draws on the local fishing port culture, with references to arched bridges, boats and flowing water. Lacquer finishes and ink-like surfaces recall regional porcelain and lacquer crafts. A bow ring installation, three meters high and 3.6 meters in diameter with a 50 millimeter thin edge profile, marks the main experience area. Fluid structures, light and shadow connect the entrance, the installation area and the booth area, creating a calm and continuous visual flow.

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Chinlink Office

Chinlink Office is an office interior located in Xi'an, China. The working areas occupy floors 18 to 20, while the boardroom areas are placed on floors 23 to 25. Geometric figures formed by dots, lines and planes create varied patterns across the space. Carpets of different styles mark and separate the functional areas. Geometric blocks divide the spatial layout and guide the paths. A spiral staircase connects the whole space. In the corridors, wall lamps replace ceiling fixtures because the floor height is limited.

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Tianxi No.1

Tianxi No.1 is a sales center for a residential development in the busy downtown area of Shenzhen, China. The interior covers 1900 square metres and follows a modern oriental theme. A wide waterscape marks the entrance, and a 50 metre waterfront footpath leads visitors inside. Metal mesh screens divide the space and partly reveal the areas beyond. A triangular skylight brings daylight onto the water surface. Calligraphy works are deconstructed and placed on 20 turntable installations. The aim is to offer a quiet and natural atmosphere within a commercial district.

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Fireplace Valley

Fireplace Valley is a sales center interior located in Guilin, China. The design draws on local river scenery and folk traditions. At the entrance, a half-arc panel of purple landscape marble is placed against a creamy white marble wall and recalls the form of a small boat. Light fixtures at the reception area use traditional bamboo weaving techniques. A wave-like ceiling shapes the main space. The negotiation area has sunken couches set around an atomized fireplace embedded in the floor, and the skylight above is made of fishing net.

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Pingshan Cultural Cluster Book Mall

Pingshan Cultural Cluster Book Mall is a bookstore interior inspired by the local Hakka enclosed houses of Shenzhen. The space is divided into a square zone and a round zone. The square zone is oriented to young people, and its layout expands around a central activity area. The atrium walls recall the structured facades of traditional tower buildings, while a mirror finish ceiling extends the view. The round zone is oriented to families and children, with curved book walls and a white spiral staircase. Reading, catering, exhibition and social functions are combined.

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El Lissitzky

The new terminal is designed in Russian constructivist style. The imposing ceiling in the lounge is a representation of the supremacist style of El Lissitzky which he called Proun, "the stage where someone changes from painting to architecture". By adopting the architectural columns in the ceiling design it was possible to divide the lounge into zones. The large mirror wall at the end of the lounge makes the movement become infinite. In reference to painting Victory over the sun.

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