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I Do Emergent Arts  Retail Space

I Do Emergent Arts

The I Do artist store in Wuhan, China blends uniquely spatial and sculptural elements to create a highly expressive, enticing and inspiring user experience. At the center of the space, and protruding through the facade, a massive 9m steel sculpture rises from the first floor space and emerges on the second floor. Symbolically, the one to one scale elephant and figures represent the wisdom, strength and unity as a projection of the relationships which can be embodied by those visitors to the retail space.

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National Gallery Athens Museum

National Gallery Athens

In the 1960's modern building of the National Gallery in Athens, the exhibition rooms are designed like a promenade in open space. The interior is designed as a sequence of wooden lined transitional areas for information, and of white exhibition rooms with specially designed suspended ceilings for each exhibition function. Controlling the directions of gaze, the depth of view in the rooms and towards the city, the general lighting in relevance with the exterior light, and subduing the materials and the technical details to highlight the works of art, the space gives an affect of free choice.

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The Animal Backbone Retail Store

The Animal Backbone

The Animal Backbone is a retail store interior located in Shanghai, inside a historic building that once served as a slaughterhouse and is now a cultural and creative center. The space covers 100 square meters and is built with metal plate, mirror and glass. The layout follows the walking track of a cat, and a circle divides the inner and outer areas. Doors and windows allow views between the two zones, while living room, dining, kitchen and bathroom scenes are arranged inside. The design invites reflection on people and animals sharing the city.

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Hilton Shenzhen World Exhibition Center Business Hotel

Hilton Shenzhen World Exhibition Center

Hilton Shenzhen World Exhibition Center is a business hotel interior of 36,600 square meters in Shenzhen Airport New Town. The hotel is connected to the Shenzhen World Exhibition and Convention Center. The design draws on local cultures of shipping, exhibition and the ocean. Container and sail motifs appear as alternating blocks, original artworks and curved lines. The lobby is kept minimal to hold large crowds in peak season, while the lounge offers sofa sets and long tables for meetings. The restaurant on the third floor lets guests reach the center from the sky loggia.

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Zhuhai Jiuzhou Poly Tianhe Jinghu Villa

Zhuhai Jiuzhou Poly Tianhe Jinghu

Zhuhai Jiuzhou Tianhe Jinghu is a villa interior design of 645 square meters in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province. Classic blue is the theme color, combined with plain wood and textured stone for a calm and vibrant atmosphere. The concept refers to the flight studies of Leonardo da Vinci. The living room follows an LDK layout with wide French windows, a metal propeller ceiling fan, a clock with an aircraft pattern and blue aircraft back chairs. Materials include smooth granite, nubuck leather, multi-layer solid wood flooring and ashlar brick.

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Cloud Atlas Sales Office

Cloud Atlas

Cloud Atlas is a sales office located in Qidong, Nantong, covering 1221 square meters. The curve is the main design logic of the interior, and interlacing arcs create a space with rhythm and movement. Light colors form the base, with blue-green accents for a fresh atmosphere. The theme draws on the whale, an ancient sea creature, which inspires the artistic chandeliers above the sand table area. Main materials include wood veneer, stone, special paint, handmade brick, mosaic, hard-covered wallpaper and metal.

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