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Designer / Brand: T.K. CHU DESIGN Work: Private Residence Classification: Interior Date: Tuesday, 8 August 2023

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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Designer / Brand: Yu Chien Chiang Work: Multi-booksote Space Classification: Interior Date: Monday, 7 August 2023

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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Designer / Brand: Song Han Work: Marketing Experience Center Classification: Interior Date: Sunday, 6 August 2023

A Valley In The City

A Valley In The City is a marketing experience center whose interior takes inspiration from the hills, ravines and streams of Guangdong province. Bionic forms create a modern and minimalist setting, with a ravine hidden within the urban landscape. The ravine and the enclosed houses are wrapped in white punched aluminum plates, which give the space a profile of varying layers. Window apertures are scattered across the walls to frame views along the route. A bamboo installation artwork made by traditional craft inheritors extends about 300 meters through the space.

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Designer / Brand: Yong Zhang Work: Office Classification: Interior Date: Saturday, 5 August 2023

Touch the Sky

Touch the Sky is an office interior covering 220 square meters in Tianjin. White is used as the main tone and is combined with quiet black, so the brand image is presented in a simple way. The space is divided into different areas that support both teamwork and focused work. The conference room is designed with glass and shutters, which keeps a visual connection between areas while protecting privacy. Hanging art pieces and metal surfaces create a calm artistic atmosphere. Green plants add vitality, and multimedia devices carry information across the walls.

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Designer / Brand: Hihope Zhu Work: Training Center Classification: Interior Date: Friday, 4 August 2023

AIMO Hiit

Xi'an Private Health Management Center is an interior design for a health management and training center. The space is set in a sunken area on the underground floor of a building and covers 550 square meters. The core concept is drawn from the changes of the stars, giving a feeling of outer space or deep sea. The transparency and reflection of glass are combined with holographic projection to form a panoramic image on the facade. A white artificial stone bar is the focal point, surrounded by an open consultation area.

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Designer / Brand: Fahad Alhumaidi Work: Cafe Classification: Interior Date: Thursday, 3 August 2023

GRND Coffee

GRND Coffee is a cafe interior designed within a space of 30 square metres. The old building has weak partition walls, so a separate steel structure was added to act as an envelope. The envelope is finished with oak wood in a herringbone pattern with brass dividers. Brass spacers repeat the pattern in the polished terrazzo floor. Marble surfaces and polished brass inserts are combined with industrial elements. Instead of standard tables and chairs, a row of upholstered benches runs along one wall. Small, lightweight tables can be moved to suit each guest.

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