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Where The Root Is Office

Carlie Ling - K.D Hsu Office Interior

Where The Root Is

Where The Root Is is an office interior located in a historic building in central Shanghai. The root of a tree serves as the core design concept. Dark walnut timber lines cross the flat ceiling to suggest interwoven roots. Patterned timber flooring and wooden grille screens mark circulation and use, while the open screens allow light and air to pass through. A tea reception area greets guests and professional partners. Grey carpet and wool wall covering give the working area a calm tone, and the supervisor office is separated to ensure privacy.

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Elizabeth's Tree House Dining Hall

McCauley Daye O'Connell Architects Dining Hall Interior

Elizabeth's Tree House

A demonstration of architecture’s role in the healing process, Elizabeth’s Tree House is a new dining pavilion for therapeutic camp in Kildare. Serving children recovering from serious illnesses the space forms a timber oasis in the middle of an oak forest. A dynamic yet functional timber diagrid system includes an expressive roof, extensive glazing, and a colorful larch cladding, creating an interior dining space that forms a dialogue with the surrounding lake and forest. Deep connection with nature at all levels promotes user comfort, relaxation, healing, and enchantment.

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Space Stack Residential House

Yu-Wen Chiu (Vita) Residential House Interior

Space Stack

Space Stack is a residential interior designed as a vacation house in Taiwan. The home is used by a couple who return to the country and often host guests, so the plan offers hotel style accommodation with a dressing room and a bathroom for visitors. Space lines and colors are simplified, and the storage room, guest bathroom and bedroom entrances are set behind hidden door panels. The main wall of the living room is clad in grey marble, whose reflective surface extends the sense of space. Materials include stone, iron, solid wood, glass and mirror.

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Smile Coffee Shop

Bryan Chang Coffee Shop Interior

Smile

Smile Coffee is a coffee shop located in a busy city area. The interior follows the Danish idea of Hygge, which describes comfort and quiet happiness in ordinary days. The original cement texture of the building was kept, and recycled wood was used for new surfaces. A U-shaped bar and a long table face the entrance and support service and interaction. Stairs connect three levels, and a glass partition leads to the dining area on the second floor. Prussian blue appears on the outdoor canopy, the wall logo and the indoor sofa. Natural light fills the first floor.

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Horace Suite Residential Apartment

Make It Works Residential Apartment Interior

Horace Suite

Horace suite demonstrated a transform of an old Hong Kong home to a modern living space. All partitioning was taken down and was reconstructed to fit re-arranged zones. The project was set to provide large, transformable space to suit different uses and occasions. The open kitchen was surrounded by grid windows, allowed sunlight to penetrate into the premise in all ways. Appliances and storages were concealed inside wall and cabinets for visual cleanness. Made use of white paint, maple wood and concrete plaster on large surfaces, the project promotes a balance between functions and comfort.

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Diamond Residential

Kun Peng Lv Residential Interior

Diamond

Diamond Villa is the interior design of a coastal resort villa. The spaces are opened toward sunlight and free views to create a relaxed seaside atmosphere. Local materials are used throughout, and discarded items such as abandoned cabins and surfboards are reused as interior elements. The reuse of waste items reflects an environmental approach to building. The design does not pursue visual effects alone. Instead, each area gives priority to comfort, playfulness and human needs. Memories of summer and the beach inspired the character of the rooms.

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Zhimu Spa Club

Chuanjin Sun Club Interior

Zhimu Spa

Zhimu Spa is an interior design for a leisure club in Changzhou, China. The project covers 2400 square meters and contains 53 private rooms. The floor height is less than 3 meters, so part of the first floor was opened and a curved stair was added to connect the two levels. The stair stands above a shallow water surface, and the hall behind the stair rises about 7 meters. Stone, wood and fabric are combined. Small landscapes with plants and stones are placed beside the private rooms to link the interior with nature.

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Camellia Restaurant

Alvan Suen Restaurant Interior

Camellia

Camellia is a restaurant located in a shopping mall in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The interior combines loft, modern and French styles, responding to the brand and to the mall. Pink flower walls are joined by black tones, gold trim, mirrors and arches, recalling Paris. Pink is used across the design, furniture, tableware and food, including the marble tables, chairs, benches and napkins. The shapes of the chairs and benches recall camellia petals. Antique mirrors on some walls extend the space and repeat the flower walls by reflection.

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Return to Innocence Office

Syuan-Ta Chiu Office Interior

Return to Innocence

Return to Innocence is an office interior created for an interior design company in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. The building facade is covered with metal sheets and glass curtains. The first floor holds an open reception area with an Italian marble counter and a hand painted wall. The second floor contains a meeting area with a long wood table and a book wall, plus an elevated indoor walkway leading to an outdoor staff break room. The third floor holds the working area. The 200 square meter project uses plain materials and a modest budget.

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Longhu Lake SK West Lake Stars The Sales Department

Liu Li The Sales Department Interior

Longhu Lake SK West Lake Stars

Longhu Lake SK West Lake Stars is a sales center interior in Suzhou, China. The design theme is based on the colors of stars and the night sky, combined with a post-modern approach. A hall ten meters high forms the core, with arc-shaped beams and twelve shining diamonds that represent twelve constellations. Golden tones are used on the first floor and coral pink on the second floor. Materials include marble, colored acrylic plates, hot-melt glass, metal grid curtains and dyed wooden panels. A spiral staircase links the two levels.

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Technology City Sales Center

Wenfei Wang Sales Center Interior

Technology City

Technology City is the interior design of a real estate sales center covering 2000 square meters. The layout links the architecture and the interior within one overall framework. Gray with texture sets the base tone of the space and is matched with black. Light and shadow lines outline a modern technological character. A deep colored wood wall carries a geometric composition in simple form. Between the sand table reception area and the sample room, transparent hanging chairs and rotating chairs offer a short rest. The ceiling uses stainless steel mirror material.

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Surround Residence

Yi Ju Liao Residence Interior

Surround

Surround is a residential interior design for a 114 square meter home in Taichung, Taiwan. The layout differs from standard plans. The living room is placed at the back of the house to ensure sufficient sunlight and privacy. The entrance holds an aerial yoga space with a large wall mirror that reflects daylight and widens the sense of space. The central ceiling beam is rounded at the edges to reduce bulkiness. Tinted glass display shelves add transparency, and a bookshelf wall beside the tall staircase stores books and models.

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