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Boutique

Wednesday, 10 April 2024

QYF

Qyf is the interior design of a multi-brand boutique in Wuhan, China, with a gross built area of 270 square meters. The store offers a wide range of products, so display is based on large planes instead of many shelves. This simple solution keeps the space complete. Mirrors reflect the interior and make the space look deeper. Metal, stone and glass form simple geometric shapes. Large glass surfaces turn the store into a showcase for pedestrians. A circular route guides visitors past every item on display.

Sha Li

Library

Tuesday, 9 April 2024

The Satori Harbor

The Satori Harbor is a library located inside a corporate headquarters in Guangzhou. The library is arranged as an abstract harbor city where readers can wander among books. A gallery displays paintings collected from many countries, placed without hierarchy. A circular window at the end of a corridor frames a small view of the city. A boat form is built with steel framing and coated with stucco. Printed fabric screens show facades of old buildings near the Guangzhou harbor. Walls and floors are finished in stucco, and the curved steps use beige terrazzo.

Robin, Wang

Gallery

Monday, 8 April 2024

Zens Art

Zens Art is a gallery interior of 340 square meters located in Guangzhou, China. The gallery moves away from the white box display model and uses vivid colors, light and shadow to present artworks. Spotlights mark the highlights of the space, while light above each work and shadow on the floor create a quiet atmosphere. A curved wall in desert yellow recalls the sunlight and sand of Casablanca. Circular steps form a public area inspired by the hall in the painting School of Athens. The design joins art with commercial function.

WE Architectural Design

Sales Center

Sunday, 7 April 2024

Sincere Garden

Sincere Garden is a sales center in Wuhan, China. The design draws on the cultural heritage of the city and simplifies oriental architectural symbols. Eaves, wood veined aluminum finishes and traditional tenon and mortise joints shape the details. The exterior uses a gray palette, transparent glass, imitation stone paint, aluminum plate and stone. Inside, wood veneer with annual rings echoes the ancient camphor trees in the garden. Off-white sandstone, black stone floors and walnut veneer create a calm atmosphere. Large glass areas bring daylight and link indoors with outdoors.

Chuanjin Sun

Club

Saturday, 6 April 2024

Changzhou Zhimu Spa

Changzhou Zhimu Spa is a spa interior of 1000 square meters in Changzhou. The space is developed from the perspective of internal architecture, with large volumes and angular outlines. Walls, passages and reception areas are treated as hard blocks finished in warm gray Italian stone powder paint. Stone-stacked stairs are wrapped in thin white steel strips, forming a translucent volume that stands like a sculpture. Thick aluminum plate powder coating, mirror stainless steel, stone and an LED screen complete the interior, creating a quiet and mysterious retreat from outside noise.

Chen Lin

Social Retail and Cocktail Bar

Friday, 5 April 2024

WAT Green Urban Jungle

WAT Green Urban Jungle is a social retail space and cocktail bar in Shanghai, China. The rectangular room measures 8 meters long, 5 meters wide and 4 meters high. Walls and ceiling are clad in green terrazzo, cut into thin sheets and fixed to aluminum honeycomb panels so that the heavy material could be used overhead. An elongated counter with a rotating belt carrying cocktails stands at the center, below a suspended electronic message board that follows its shape. Large street-side windows bring in daylight and frame a seating area with a counter and seven backless chairs.