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Design News Magazine

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

 

Xiangkai Shangcheng Yu Garden

Xiangkai Shangcheng Yu Garden is a community clubhouse located in Kuiwen District, Weifang, China. The interior covers 2000 square metres and was completed in May 2023. Simple circular forms and curved surfaces shape the space. Elements drawn from forests, grasses, seeds and fireflies form a miniature ecosystem. A glowing forest, a plant wall and a biological corridor show the variety of living species. The lower floor holds a fitness centre with a yoga room, a machine training area and a swimming pool. The design links health, nature and daily community life.

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Dome

Dome is a restaurant and bar interior located in a two-story building in Beijing. The design aims to feel natural and comfortable. Part of the second floor is opened to connect the two levels. A transparent light film is applied to the ceiling to suggest the scene of a sunrise. A mixed color lighting system supports the effect of early morning light. All corners are curved to create a surrounding atmosphere. Light golden artistic paint gives a relaxed feeling. The name Dome refers to the open sky, which has no boundary and no fixed shape.

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Shanghai WZT Aristo Pavilion

Shanghai Wzt Aristo Pavilion is a cultural exhibition interior covering 600 square meters in Xuhui District, Shanghai. The design promotes traditional Chinese culture and draws on the Huizhou architecture of the Jiangnan region in China. Beams and columns, once purely load bearing, are reused and displayed as central elements of the interior. Column bases are carved with Huizhou stone carving techniques, showing plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum as the four seasons. A minimalist long table with transparent acrylic panels joins modern and traditional elements.

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WSC Sports

Wsc Sports is a commercial office interior spread over seven floors for a sports technology company. Each floor follows a theme, including soccer, basketball, American sports, the Olympics and a museum setting. Life-sized murals and sports themed furniture are used throughout the 11,000 square metre workspace. Custom furniture and images of well known sporting moments give every area its own character. The interior was developed through detailed planning and 3D modelling. The aim is to bring the atmosphere of sport into daily work.

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Symphony

Symphony is a concert hall interior designed for symphony orchestra performances. The project is the reconstruction of an existing space of 1000 square meters with a complex geometric shape, located in Vilnius, Lithuania. A modular approach was used, based on standard elements such as rhombuses, triangles and smooth and ribbed planes. These components were assembled and adjusted to combine acoustic quality with visual appeal. The walls are made of plasterboard covered with oak veneer, with light strips in between. The wall patterns recall ancient Lithuanian motifs.

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Jinglan Bay Art

Jinglan Bay Art is a sales center interior located in Liuzhou, a mountainous area with winding waters. The interior covers 1705 square meters and includes reception, sales, display, digital media and VIP areas. Rather than copying the landscape through shapes, light and shadow are used to suggest high mountains and deep water. Black terrazzo is polished to a mirror finish, so the outdoor scenery and the movement of visitors are reflected. Raw stone at the entrance creates the depth of a valley. Other materials include chiseled marble, mineral paint, black wood and oak.

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