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Dreams Chasing Life and Art Showroom

Dreams Chasing

Dreams Chasing is a life and art showroom located inside a suburban shopping mall in Shantou, China. The 480 square metre space is used to display furniture and mattresses. The site is a narrow rectangular area with a standard column grid and evenly spaced windows on the north and south walls. Simple geometric volumes are inserted into the structure to divide and connect the interior. An arc-shaped form with an open hole lets the spaces penetrate each other. Concrete, white latex paint, black latex paint and plastic flooring are used.

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Slight Tipsy of Traveling Bistro

Slight Tipsy of Traveling

Slight Tipsy of Traveling is a bistro interior located in Tainan City, Taiwan. The 423 square meter space combines straight lines and arches to unify diverse elements. The arch forms recall metal chain-link fences and red bricks, suggesting a journey through Europe. Materials include stone, polished cement, red brick, wooden veneer, tiles, metal and cloth. The bar at the entrance is framed with metal arches and permeable metal grid panels. Cement finishes give the booth seating a cave-like character. Bar and booth seats at different heights offer guests changing views.

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Zhonghe Kechuang Sale House

Zhonghe Kechuang

This project pursues the depth and accuracy of material, technology and space, and emphasizes the integrity of function, structure and form. Through the combination of lighting effect and new materials to constitute the best aesthetic elements, to achieve the goal of cutting-edge design, to give people unlimited sense of technology reverie.

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Piccola Enoteca Restaurant

Piccola Enoteca

Piccola Enoteca is an Italian restaurant interior located in Zhubei City, Taiwan. The design occupies six floors on a narrow site facing the street. Balconies with black handrails shape the facade, while large doors and windows add depth to the exterior. Each floor is defined by a different use and by a color that remains part of one unified system. The basement is formed like a grotto with a mysterious ambiance. An internal courtyard extends the visual depth and draws the view upward to starry lighting fixtures. Materials include hand made blackened steel, marble and wood.

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Qiantang Restaurant

Qiantang

Qiantang is a restaurant interior located in Hangzhou and covering 300 square meters. Brass, marble and silk glass are combined throughout the space. Metallic copper outlines frames within large areas of gray, creating a sense of order. A brass dome defines the main dining area. Gray white marble tabletops respond to silk glass partitions, and the floor is laid with black marble tiles. Screens, tables, chairs and tableware are custom designed. Lighting is varied by function, so each area presents a different scene. Song dynasty motifs are interpreted in a contemporary manner.

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Aluminum Flower Garden Restaurant

Aluminum Flower Garden

A restaurant/bar named FLOWER around the theme of flower. A sheet of aluminum spreads across the ceiling. Changes to the size and density of the flower petals impart the function and atmosphere suited to each area, such as lively and quiet areas created through minute differences in the height and expanse of a given space. One’s position and angle of vision as well as the reflection of images and lights from the mirrors on the walls concur to perpetually redefine the appearance of the whole space, thus enabling the viewer to experience space with transient and diverse atmospheres.

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