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Banboo Windows Sales Office

Banboo Windows

Banboo Windows is a sales office interior in Xiamen, China. The 1200 square metre space draws on Yuanye, the first Chinese monograph explaining the principles of garden building. Bamboo is used as the main landscape reference, and wooden grids let light and shadow interweave, recalling sunlight passing through a bamboo forest. Marble in the reception hall is balanced by the warmth of wood. The plan includes a reception area, a display area, a conversation area, a semi-open reading area, a children's area and a private room.

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iData i2 Wearable PDA Device

iData i2

iData i2 is a wearable data collection terminal designed for use in retail, logistics, warehousing and aviation. The design is based on light weight and expandability. The body weighs 140 grams, which is 50 percent lighter than traditional devices. The shell is made of high-strength polycarbonate with 10 percent glass fibre and is formed by single-colour injection moulding. The 3.5-inch display is covered by 1.1 millimetre glass and supports wet hands, gloves and multi-touch input. Accessories allow arm, finger and waist wearing.

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JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai Fengxian Hospitality

JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai Fengxian

JW Marriott Hotel is a hotel located in the seaside district of Fengxian in Shanghai, China. The building covers 52000 square meters and holds 265 guest rooms and suites. The facilities include 1800 square meters of meeting space, a 900 square meter banquet hall, three restaurants, a bar, a spa, a children's activity centre and an executive lounge. The interior is made of marble, timber, metal, stainless steel, glass and carved wood. Curved forms and shades of sable and blue recall the nearby lake and sea.

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Hohobare Amahare Restaurant and Champagne Bar

Hohobare Amahare

To express the energy of the sun and the full moon, the starting point of the design concept, Conception used plastering art to express the waves of sunlight and the spawning of coral on a moonlit night with lighting effects, successfully creating a highly sensitive design space that does not feel like a small space.

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Future Forest Serviced Apartment

Future Forest

Future Forest is a serviced apartment interior located in Guangzhou, China. The project covers 1000 square meters and belongs to a larger residential development. The design uses the metaphor of a 24-hour living theater to answer the varied rental needs of young city residents. Metal and acrylic surfaces are combined with strong red, blue, green and yellow tones, and layered blocks of color define each area. Shared rooms include a mobile gaming hall, a doll machine area and a quiet reading zone, so the apartment also serves as a social space.

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Ding Sing  Spicy Hot Pot Restaurant

Ding Sing

The design makes use of the Taiwan hot pot theme of the restaurant, Driven by the modeling of Kong Mingdeng, it has created a Taiwanese atmosphere. The white tone of the space expresses the sunny and refreshing sea breeze of Taiwan's subtropical islands. At the same time, it also integrates some details of Taiwan streets, making the space of life.

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