Design Amaze

Design Amaze

Design Amaze featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Frame

Frame is a sales office interior located in Tianjin, China. The space covers 1200 square meters and is arranged on two floors. The first floor holds the hall display area and a coffee lounge, while the second floor contains a VIP reception and an office area. The entrance foyer is a two-story open volume without partitions. A frame structure of shaped blocks and grilles divides the space and defines each function. Contrasts of light, color, and texture give the interior the character of an art gallery placed inside a box.

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Fintech Co-working

Fintech Office is a co-working interior of 980 square meters designed for a financial technology brand in Beijing. A spiral staircase was generated with parametric design software, so the pattern of its surface reflects the aesthetics of the digital era. A cast concrete installation forms a waterfall and a pool with copper ducklings, bringing a water feature indoors in a city with long cold winters. Simple materials create a relaxed working atmosphere. Varied functions and activities extend the office space into surrounding urban life.

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Heaven Gaia

Heaven Gaia is a flagship store interior designed for a luxury fashion brand in the art district of Beijing. The store covers 800 square meters and supports bespoke dressmaking and outfit selection. A spiral staircase in the lobby lets the space shift from sales mode to show mode, so movement on the stairs can become part of a catwalk show. Wood and water are used as the main themes. The water is simulated with digital technology, and the waterfall forms a background for the clothing. Two window displays link the interior and the exterior.

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Aka Honn

Aka Honn is a Japanese charcoal grill restaurant located in a busy downtown area. The original space had a narrow entrance and very little natural light. The windows were closed and a new central patio was built to bring daylight and natural elements inside. Dining areas, private rooms and a bar are arranged around the patio, which forms the visual centre of the plan. The interior offers 120 dining seats and 15 bar seats. Natural stone and wood are used for floors, walls and furniture. A lower exhaust system removes grill smoke through the raised floor.

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Art Farm

Art Farm is a guest house in Nanjing, China, created from a former farmhouse. The building covers about 1200 square meters. The first floor holds a reception area, a multifunctional room, a dining room and a guest room. Six guest rooms are placed on the second floor, and one large guest room with a bathtub is on the third floor. Brass details and abstract geometric shapes are combined with local Jiangnan elements. The walls are dark blue, and the furniture and sofas are red and orange. The interior aims to give guests an immersive experience of art.

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Taipei Eros

The hair salons is based on the geometry of black, white, and grey colors. The gestures of hair-cutting are translated into the massing of the sculptural entities. The triangular motif shapes the functional cubes and planes from ceiling to floors through the actions of piling, cutting, and sewing. The light bars embedded in the dividing lines contributes to numerous lighting belts, serving as supplemental lighting while solving the condition of the lowered ceiling. They extend and meander with the reflection of the large mirror, shuttling freely between the planes and the three-dimensionality.

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