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GTR and Teleport Office

GTR and Teleport

GTR and Teleport is a co-working space located in an old airport terminal in Sepang, Selangor. The interior serves two companies under one roof, and a tunnel-like entrance made of stacked panels leads into each workspace. Aviation themes guide the design. Airplane turbines are reused as seating in the waiting area, and the bar top is shaped like a wing. A lit walkway acts as a runway that guides movement through the space. Iron plates, rivets, concrete paint and concrete flooring recall the old terminal, while orange tones and lighting add warmth.

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The Glare Boutique Shoes Shop

The Glare

The Glare is a boutique shoe store interior located in Shenzhen. The space covers 2100 square meters and has a ceiling height of 5.5 meters. The interior is planned as a shoe gallery and combines sales, education and exhibition functions. Installation art shows, video displays, catwalks and courses are held inside the store. Each display prop is built as a separate artwork with its own character. A radio frequency identification system records purchase preferences and supports online services. The project was completed in December 2019.

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Newme Medical Beauty Hospital

Newme

Newme is a medical beauty hospital located in the core of Chengdu Financial City, China. The interior covers about 6500 square metres over four floors, including clinics, operating rooms, patient rooms and offices. Arched forms are used throughout the space to guide the interior rhythm. The arches also wrap the diagonal steel beams of the original building. Terrazzo and glass fibre reinforced gypsum are the main materials, prefabricated in a factory and installed on site. The neutral palette is intended to suit both women and men.

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Hanhua Tianmashan Hotspring Resort Exhibition Center

Hanhua Tianmashan Hotspring Resort

Hanhua Tianmashan Hotspring Resort is an interior design project in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China, covering 1053 square meters. The design draws on nature and local customs. Black, red and cyan are used for the screens, flowers, porcelain, sculpture and silverware. Fabric weaving, rattan weaving and wood engraving shape an elegant cultural space. A large pendant piece inspired by local batik and weaving forms the visual focus. The intent is a calm and refined setting that links local culture with contemporary interior design.

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Jiangnan Yipin Sales Office

Jiangnan Yipin

Jiangnan Yipin is a sales office interior located in Nanning, Guangxi, covering 700 square meters. The design combines modernism with oriental garden aesthetics and draws on ancient Chinese landscape paintings. Light and shadow shape the atmosphere of each area. Materials include walnut wood, bamboo, chrome and natural cowhide, set within calm earth tones. Installation art, calligraphy and a long painted scroll add cultural depth. The ordered and quiet space is intended to bring a sense of nature into the city.

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Thermal Spring Hotel

Thermal Spring

Thermal Spring is a hot spring bathing facility on the first basement level of a hotel in Kyoto, Japan. The interior covers 469 square meters, including the entrance and the corridor, and uses natural hot water that rises from the site. The design is inspired by the geology of Kyoto, by the spiritual traditions of the city and by the memory of the land. Garden stones found on the site were reshaped and reused for stone sculpture and flooring. A clay wall in deep indigo recalls the local dyeing culture, while a granite wall with a natural surface suggests underground water veins.

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