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Qing Zhu Lake Sales Center

WenLi Wu Sales Center Interior Wednesday, 29 January 2025

Qing Zhu Lake

QingZhu Lake is a sales center in ChangSha that also serves as a small library. The interior covers 1200 square meters and is finished with marble, glass and wood flooring. Surfaces are shaped to recall the pages of an open book. The quiet setting invites visitors to read and to return to printed books, as many young readers now prefer electronic ones. The intent is to give the building value beyond its basic sales function. The calm reading atmosphere is meant to encourage reflection and to leave a lasting memory.

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Gao Wei Restaurant

Steven Hu Restaurant Interior Tuesday, 28 January 2025

Gao Wei

Gao Wei is a restaurant interior located on the third floor of a commercial mall in Kunming. The project covers 1100 square meters and presents Yunnan ethnic culture in a modern form. Different materials and colors define the functional areas, so physical partitions are reduced and the layout feels open. Smooth lines run across the walls and the ceiling, while inset lighting highlights the surface texture. The colorful exterior facade connects the interior with the mall and draws the attention of passing diners.

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Fengyue Tower Office

Ye Feng Office Interior Monday, 27 January 2025

Fengyue Tower

Citic Fengyue Tower is an office interior located in Dalian, a coastal city in China, covering 6500 square meters. The design draws on science, technology, art, nature and the sea, and the main image is taken from wave forms. The ceiling and floor use flowing lines and block surfaces to convey movement and openness. A reception desk shaped after a warship recalls the local port and is made of ice white marble and golden stainless steel. White gray tones are combined with technical blue. Sculptures placed indoors and outdoors guide movement and encourage interaction.

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Shuimolanting Sales Center

Zhoumin Wei Sales Center Interior Sunday, 26 January 2025

Shuimolanting

The Chinese style of this case adopts the dark coffee red ground stone on the market and the blank of the natural lighting of the floor window, forming a contrast between the light and shade, the virtual and the real. The virtual and aluminum wood grilles, the copper art lotus leaf pieces in the water scenic spot, and the Chinese character structure installation art in the rest area is the point of the "ink orchid court" case. In particular, the use of new materials of smallpox, in the ordinary highlight extraordinary, but also ingeniously reduce the cost of the surface.

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Greenland International Expo City Sales Center

Junlong Yuan Sales Center Interior Saturday, 25 January 2025

Greenland International Expo City

Greenland International Expo City is a sales center interior located in Jinan and covering 7000 square meters. The layout follows flowing lines inspired by the Yellow River, giving the space a sense of coherence. Negotiation, lounge and children playing areas are linked as one functional pavilion. Elegant brown and plain wood tones combine Oriental character with modern art. Materials include wood carving, marble, bronze and stone carving, art painting and large art installations. A large screen in the lobby shows images of the river.

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Virg Casa Headquarters Exhibition Hall

Xiaoshui Li & Zhike Wang Exhibition Hall Interior Friday, 24 January 2025

Virg Casa Headquarters

Virg Casa Headquarters is a corporate headquarters and exhibition space in Foshan, China. The four-storey building is a renovation of an older structure and covers 4,000 square metres. The first and second floors display imported products and own-label products. The third and fourth floors serve as working and reception areas. The open plan arranges functional areas along axes to extend the line of sight. Modern materials are used, including stainless steel, acrylic glass, artistic cement paint, cement brick and ceramic plate.

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