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JoeLalli  Resort Hotel

JoeLalli

China Moganshan Joe Lalli is a resort hotel interior located in Moganshan, Zhejiang, China. The design draws on the nearby mountains, lakes, waterfalls, tea farms and rain clouds. Four interlocking structures hold the main facilities, among them a lobby, a tea lounge, a book lounge, a restaurant, a bar, a ballroom, meeting rooms and 42 guest rooms. Local materials such as bamboo and hardwood are used. The bamboo cloud staircase is made of glass reinforced gypsum and hand painted with a bamboo pattern. Green roofs and solar panels support the sustainable character.

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Vanke Yantai Chang An Sales Center for Real Estate

Vanke Yantai Chang An

Vanke Yantai Chang An is a sales center for real estate located in Yantai city, Laishan district. The interior covers 2368 square meters and includes a spacious lobby with a high ceiling. The design theme draws on the elite lifestyle described in the novel A la recherche du temps perdu and in the film The Great Gatsby. Black and white tones are combined with a contemporary chandelier to give the space an elegant character. Art installations, such as a camera statue, match the chosen theme and the furniture settings.

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Ethereal Hair Salon

Ethereal

Ethereal is a hair salon interior located in Taipei. The space covers 133 square meters. Wood is used as the main material, and its solid character is combined with surrounding textures. From a distance the interior looks like an installation artwork, while closer viewing reveals detailed craft work. Woodcraft elements and textures are rearranged to move away from the traditional image of a commercial hair salon. Curved and linear forms, ink-like gradations and natural scents create a calm atmosphere. The design is intended as an urban retreat where visitors can relax.

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Eternal Beauty Sales Center

Eternal Beauty

Eternal Beauty is a sales center interior completed in 2020 in Liaoning, Taiwan. The project covers 1034 square meters. The design takes its themes from diamonds, fashion shows and catwalks. Clear lines and decorative art extend the space horizontally, so the lobby appears broad and open. Contemporary materials and techniques are used, and assorted art pieces are displayed as visual highlights. Light passes through an aluminum plate wall, while geometric elements and hanging mountain and rock landscapes form shifting shadows.

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Jed Conversion

Jed

Jed is a business and event hub located in Schlieren, Switzerland, on the outskirts of Zurich. The project converts a former train manufacturing plant and later newspaper printing facility into a site of 36,000 square meters with around 2,000 workplaces. Offices, event locations, restaurants, coworking areas and a coffee roastery are combined within post-industrial architecture. The scale of the former printing halls is retained. New floors, two atriums, ramps, bridges and open staircases add daylight, spatial flow and connection.

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HBI Ceramiche Operational HQ

HBI Ceramiche

HBI Ceramiche is a corporate headquarters interior that also serves as a service center and an exhibition center. The facade is 17 meters high and 32 meters wide. A void shaped as a patio forms the core of the plan. Stepped elements create the exhibition platform, the stage and the seating, and the same stepped composition shapes the facade, so interior and exterior read as one form. Rock slabs are widely used as paving for an integrated surface. A small canteen was added for staff and visiting clients.

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