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Jen Teh Library

Jen Teh

Jen Teh is a library interior designed across four floors. The first floor holds the book area, with double-sided open bookcases, a sky bookshelf and a stepped reading area that can also serve as a small speech space. The second floor offers long-table and bar-type self-study zones, and a screen used for art display. The third floor contains a medical functional classroom that simulates real situations for teaching. The fourth floor holds an international conference hall and a multimedia audio-visual room. Warm wood at the entrance creates a calm reading atmosphere.

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Confluence of Initial Intentions Residential House

Confluence of Initial Intentions

Confluence of Initial Intentions is a residential interior design for a home of 130 square meters. A sliding door is placed between the study partition and the sofa back wall, so the area can serve as an open study or as a hidden guest room, with a storage lift bed built into the display bookcase. A retractable dining table can be adjusted in size and stored away when not in use. Light strips on the curved ceiling soften the beams and add a sense of flowing light. Mottled blue and gold paint marks the hallway junction between the public and private areas.

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Dry Salon Commercial Space

Dry Salon

Dry Salon is a cafe interior created in a narrow and long house more than forty years old. The renovation reorganizes the basic construction to improve the quality of the space. A transparent skylight replaces the former rain shade and brings daylight into the dark interior. Large glass windows at the entrance connect the indoor and outdoor areas. A grille on the exterior conceals the air conditioning unit and allows easy maintenance. Simple stone and wood blocks can be used as tables or seats, so visitors define the arrangement themselves.

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Read Life Cultural Space

Read Life

Read Life is a shared cultural space designed for public reading. The project covers 815 square meters on two floors. The first floor holds the main reading area, a bread shop, a small supermarket and a cafe. Floor-to-ceiling display cabinets near the entrance carry plants, which add indoor greenery and help purify the air. Tall book walls define the character of the reading area. The second floor surrounds the open central space and contains an art gallery and a children's play area. The design connects books and people and supports the exchange of knowledge.

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Pierre De Ronsard Baking Shop

Pierre De Ronsard

Pierre De Ronsard is a bakery interior covering 110 square meters. The design displays the baking process and desserts within one open retail space. The guiding concept is an ambiguous boundary between the shop and the inner street of the shopping mall. A perforated curved wall with ivory paint stands near the main entrance, and the spacing of the holes changes gradually. Laminated metal sheets of various heights serve as display units and as an interactive installation. Solid blocks replace fixed interfaces, so inside and outside connect.

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Abu Dhabi Oasis Cafe

Abu Dhabi Oasis

Abu Dhabi Oasis is a cafe interior set in a 50-year-old two-story apartment in Taiwan, with a total area of 165.2 square meters. Dark orange stucco paint recalls desert tones and is balanced by stainless steel surfaces, whose sharp edges were trimmed blunt for safety. The outdoor awning was removed and glass and open planning were used to bring daylight inside. The first floor holds outdoor seating, a counter and a bar. The basement offers seating, a planted patio and a drainage tank that manages water and irrigates the plants.

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Platinum Counyard Sales Center

Platinum Counyard

Minmetals Platinum Courtyard is a sales center interior located in Yingkou, China. The design takes the courtyard as its starting point and links natural scenery with the internal space. Four themed areas refer to the traditional arts of the zither, chess, calligraphy and painting. Traditional ink paintings, paper umbrellas, lanterns, relief work and bronze figures are used as decoration. A large bird shaped chandelier is formed from 128 round glass pieces joined with copper wire. Gray toned colors give the interior a calm and quiet character.

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Longevity Oasis Clinic Interior Design

Longevity Oasis

This pioneering project establishes a first-of-its-kind longevity research center within Sheba Medical Center, Israel, challenging traditional hospital design by creating a spa like environment. The challenge was to create a new flow in the patient space and movement between different functions in the floor plan, which requires innovative solutions. The layout focused on two elliptical centers, ensuring a natural flow of visitors, and avoiding sharp transitions. The design brings content and meaning to the movement in the space which aligns with the modern atmosphere of the center.

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Meinger Cracow Hybrid Hotel

Meinger Cracow

Meinger Cracow is a hybrid hotel interior that combines the services of an international economy hotel with shared areas such as a guest kitchen and a games zone. The interior occupies 450 square metres over five levels. The ground floor holds the common areas, while the upper floors hold the rooms and dormitories. The room structure is flexible, ranging from double rooms and private shared rooms to beds in shared dormitories. The design draws on motifs from Krakow, including magic, chessboards and old shop windows. Custom carpets and wallpapers were made.

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Longhu  Hotel Design

Longhu

Hotels need to be local, open, and inclusive. The designer was inspired by the dragon and phoenix, a traditional Chinese mythological animal. The walls are made of curved beige marble and copper panels, the shape symbolizing the flying posture of the dragon. The crystal chandelier on the ceiling is an abstract representation of the shape of a phoenix. The whole space presents a sense of organic flow. This also reflects the respect and inheritance of culture.

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Haimen Vanke Jadeite Sales Center

Haimen Vanke Jadeite

Haimen Vanke Jadeite is a sales center in Haimen, Jiangsu Province, China. The interior covers 2000 square meters and uses the large-span, high-ceiling character of the building. The layout follows the traditional courtyard plan and refers to the local history of the sea gate. A marble coffee table and soft seating form a relaxed lounge area, while blue tones recall the fishing life of the region. Two wooden volumes hold the VIP room and the children's area, enclosed by floor-to-ceiling glass for privacy. A large staircase turns upward through the space.

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