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Metoa Ginza Showroom

Shigeru Kubota Showroom Interior Saturday, 7 March 2026

Metoa Ginza

This is a space themed around the encounter between cutting-edge technology and people. Through the exhibits of each business, technology and art meet, and people meet those exhibits. People connect through the cafe, and a community is born. As these encounters continue to connect, they will remain in people's memories and give them a favorable impression of the facility. The two-layered honeycomb panels surrounding the elevator create a flower-like pattern when one of the honeycombs is rotated 90 degrees. This conveys the message that technology will connect to create a happier world.

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K11 Art Mall Retail

Carrie Ho Retail Interior Friday, 6 March 2026

K11 Art Mall

K11 Art Mall is a retail interior design in Wuhan, China. The project converts a twenty-year-old department store into an art mall of four podium levels and a total area of 34,000 square meters. Verticality guides the retail planning, and vertical landmarks together with floor-specific landmarks encourage visitors to move upward and explore. An external bridge links the mall to an adjacent mall. A steel structure adds new layers inside the existing concrete building, while fiberglass reinforced gypsum and laminated glass shape the colorful spaces.

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Perception Cafe

Haejun Jung Cafe Interior Thursday, 5 March 2026

Perception

This small warm wooden feel cafe located on the corner of crossroad within a quiet neighborhood. The centralized open-preparation zone makes a clean and extensive experience of barista's performance to visitors everywhere that bar seat or table seat in a cafe. The ceiling object called "Shading tree" starts from the backside of the preparation zone, and it covers the customer zone to makes the entire atmosphere of this cafe. It gives an unusual spatial effect to visitors and also become a medium for people who want to be lost in thought with flavorous coffee.

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Veins of Stone Residential

Shan Chin Lee Residential Interior Wednesday, 4 March 2026

Veins of Stone

This residence redefines contemporary luxury living through material precision and spatial clarity. Centered around a sculptural marble island, the design balances refined stone, metallic accents, and warm textures. Full height windows frame natural vistas, inviting landscape and light into daily routines. Customized smart systems throughout, hidden storage, and curated displays enhance function and aesthetics, creating a seamless dialogue between craftsmanship, technology, and environment.

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Ferrying Compound Bookstore

Xixi Quan, Kau Chan and Fangru Niu Compound Bookstore Interior Tuesday, 3 March 2026

Ferrying

Ferrying is a compound bookstore set on two floors and covering 1500 square meters. The layout follows the logic of a traditional water town block, where a river connects areas for books, goods and salons. Small bridges, village houses, miniature squares, octagonal pavilions, wooden boats and a pixelated Qilin figure shape the interior. Contemporary elements are added, such as parametric subway train lines, an augmented reality experience and a tea area. Simple local materials keep the construction budget low, including cement self-leveling, terrazzo, clay bricks and granite.

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Open Mind Coffee Cafe Bar

Kris Lin Cafe Bar Interior Monday, 2 March 2026

Open Mind Coffee

The design redefines boundaries by integrating architecture, interior, and landscape, creating a glowing glass box that appears to float within the space. Flexible layouts, material transitions, and strategic lighting blur functional zones, while seamless glass walls connect the interior and exterior, enhancing openness and flow. Combining cafe, casual dining, reading, and exhibition functions, the space offers a comfortable, interactive experience that fosters social interaction, relaxation, and exploration, inviting users to embrace a sense of freedom and endless possibilities.

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