Design Amaze

Design Amaze

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

 

Daruma International

Moriyuki Ochiai Architects performed the design for a nursery school. Deliverables included an environment suitable to the school's educational policy, namely, bringing up children both physically and mentally that can think, learn and act on their own initiative. Thus, They set out to create a space that would promote a variety of uses and encourage children to come up with their own games as they would do in nature by recreating geographical features inspired by nature’s most beautiful assets; its colors and lakes.

Continue reading

 

Gang Long Yan Shan Ying

Gang Long Yan Shan Ying is a sales center interior of 500 square meters in Liyang City, China. Light is the core of the design, inspired by the natural form of the aurora. A large chandelier in the hall recalls the aurora shape, and flexible LED lines on the walls give a soft glow. Black, white and gray form the main tone, while contrasting soft furnishings add interest. The space is wrapped in wallpaper, marble-effect brick, stone and stainless steel, selected to suit a limited budget. The open layout connects the indoor and outdoor areas.

Continue reading

 

3 Mobile Lifestyle Store

3 Mobile Lifestyle Store is a retail interior design for a mobile network brand in Hong Kong. The store covers 150 square metres. Contrasting black and white stripes run across every corner of the space. Wide diagonal lines shape the linear light bar and the floor pattern. Wooden finishes add a sense of harmony and simplicity. The customer service area uses noise absorbing fabric partitions inspired by first class aircraft seating. An enclosed workshop with operable glass partitions hosts tutorials and can open to the sales area for events.

Continue reading

 

Galaxy

Galaxy is a kitchen interior designed for both cooking and entertaining. The layout combines three areas for dining, cooking and hosting. A large wooden table with a metal stand is joined to the island and seats up to six people. The island holds six large drawers on each side and a stone countertop with angled sides. Cabinets are finished in veneer, and the counters use porcelain slabs. The backsplash is made of illuminated colored glass, and the upper cabinets have illuminated glass backing. The kitchen can be built with standard materials and basic machinery.

Continue reading

 

ServiceNow

ServiceNow is an office interior design covering 1800 square meters across two connected buildings. The layout replaces closed cubicles with semi open-space seating arranged as working neighborhoods. The concept came from research on the idea of a neighborhood, both as a space and as a local population. A simple partition sketch with a thin border and a diagonal crossing shaped the reception pattern, the open phone booths and the partitions. Reclaimed wood is used in the cafeteria kitchen island and tribune, and recycled building blocks form the island base.

Continue reading

 

Hutong Neighborhood Complex

Hutong Neighborhood Complex is a coffee shop and community interior set in an old house in a Hutong of central Beijing. The two floors cover 133 square meters. The first floor serves as a shared living room for local residents. The second floor works as a back garden, where movable plant boxes divide the space by function. Low cost and environmentally friendly materials are used on the walls and floors, in colors that suit the Hutong district. The old brick wall and wooden roof are kept. The space also hosts art exhibitions, reading and shared office use.

Continue reading