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  • PLEASE TAKE A SEAT
    The etiquette of “Guibai” is the most sincere ritual in the Eastern Culture. It had been adopted by Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism for the longest period and practiced most frequently. The work takes inspiration from monks’ sincere, hardworking spirit of serving human. To manifest this good spirit, the work shows a person with stooped posture that welcomes his master with great humility. Such sincere posture leads the relationship between human and seat closer, encouraging human to care about the seat with intimacy. The interaction of two materials embodies two prominent outlining curves. How to make them look simple, elegant and natural is the main focus of the design. The design is meant to be simple, but magical in nature. Viewers can enjoy a visual experience from different perspectives. This requires a high level of craftsmanship. As far as the material is concerned, an exquisite quality is created by a combination of use of soft cloth, fine wood material, and carefully designed curves. The design of the work puts as much emphasis on aesthetic beauty as it puts on the relationships between furniture and people, thus creating a sense of affinity and mutual respect.

  • Tea music—Gong shang jue zhi yu
    Tea and Music is a design of tea set which is full of fun and interest of life. It uses the modelling of some classical music-instrumentals, like chime and copper help in ancient China, and puts five ancient temperaments-gong, shang,jue,zhi,yu into the design of tea set.thus the act of drinking tea is combined with the producing of music,which embodies the beauty of eastern philosophy fused movement and static elements,and the idea which the writer wants to express andcombine emotion with scenery. The cultural meaning of cup-hanging is used in the design of Tea and Music . The tea cup which lies on the tea table usually but now hangs on the unique tea stand. When the tea cup is hanged to dry in the air,we can use tea shovel or other tools tap gently the five hanging cups,then five temperaments presented by these cups will make rustic sound. The ancient sound slowly comes which incessantly lingers on. Tea and Music is a design of tea set which is full of fun and interest of life. It uses the modelling of some classical music-instrumentals, like chime and copper help in ancient China, and puts five ancient temperaments-gong, shang,jue,zhi,yu into the design of tea set.thus the act of drinking tea is combined with the producing of music,which embodies the beauty of eastern philosophy fused movement and static elements,and the idea which the writer wants to express andcombine emotion with scenery. The cultural meaning of cup-hanging is used in the design of Tea and Music . The tea cup which lies on the tea table usually but now hangs on the unique tea stand. When the tea cup is hanged to dry in the air,we can use tea shovel or other tools tap gently the five hanging cups,then five temperaments presented by these cups will make rustic sound. The ancient sound slowly comes which incessantly lingers on.

  • Clouds Reside Lodge
    Independent designer Chunyou Yi is in charge of the custom interior designs. He hopes to better blend the project with the local environment to show respect to both nature and local culture. Where Clouds Reside Lodge is a modern building with a great deal of Bai people’s elements, for instance, the local rocks. It was on the base of these rocks that the designer started to design.The designer used as many natural and environmental-friendly materials as possible for the interior design: the recycled old elm for the furniture, bamboo for the lamps, hemp for the curtains, paper and cotton as lining, Australian pine for the tea table and walnut wood and hemp for the sofa. The designer makes it a rule that there should be no metal, plastic, chemical fibre, leather and glass products if not necessary.Chunyou Yi believes that no matter how advanced the society and technology become, natural materials are what we feel the most comfortable with.As Chunyou said, “The scenery of Cangshan Mountain and Erhai Lake naturally relax one’s mind and the goal of my designs is just that.”“Sitting on the couch and playing with a smartphone the whole day is not the only way to live.” Yi wishes people find what really matters in life, here in this room.Sitting here, with a cup of tea in hand, just listen to the music coming from recesses of Erhai Lake.

  • PINKAH Showroom
    The decayed rock is the magnificent album in the long geological age, which is telling about the history of the nature and geography quietly. It is hard to imagine how the nature's extraordinary skill has cut and polished it as if it is a thick geological yearbook for human beings that fills the human beings with awe. The inspiration of the whole exhibition hall comes from the designer's experience and appreciation of life in the nature. The concave and convex of the wall's surface, as well as its color variation, are like the weathering effects of rock, providing us with a different visual feeling of modern and the future. Curves and streamlines combine showcases with space organically, making the entire space smooth, agile and tense. The modeling lights on the ceiling play the role of illumination in the space and shine with the showcases. Pure white and grey add more dimensions to the space. This artful color processing technique makes the colors of products become the best leading role in the space and highlight the displaying of products in a much more specific and straightforward way at the same time. The multifunctional pillar in the middle can be used both as the exhibition table top and the space for a rest, and the eye-catching logo on it enhances the publicity and the modern sense of the brand. The stone chair of polyhedral type is totally close to the original intention of the nature in the space, which adds rich artistic conception into the simple but elegant space and endow the space with soul. The resolute lines and gentle arc lines form a strong visual impact. They are strong and gentle, and loose and tight, creating a unique space sense of rhythm.

  • Contemporary church style design
    Prior to the design of the project, LAD had pondered over the definition of modern church design in modern society. The oriental region integrating with the Western traditional church, a tranquil, pure, selfless, plain and pious architectural space is built. Both the modern characteristics and abundant Western historical and cultural atmosphere are needed to create a building with the sense of sculpture. With an extremely high distinguishing degree; the separated building possesses both array type structure and obvious historical time symbols. The symmetric array type gate tower is the finishing touch of the asymptotic space. And then there comes the binary waiting room, making viewers’ shocking ceremonial sense turn into peace, thus more expectations of the main hall will be generated. What accompanies these expectations is the sense of holiness. The space is in an abnormal shape; through building interlayer, it becomes axisymmetric; the beauty of orders formed by the iron decorations reminds people of the features of Gothic churches, creating senses of solemnity and holiness through its matching with the symmetric space and natural light. The design form of the glass room is like that of an organ room. The space with ever-changing sequence and light & shadow serves as a location for celebrating holidays and memorial days, full of joy and happiness. The outdoor pool enlivens the pure white building body of the church, whose reflection indistinctly emerges in the middle of the pool. The glassy calm water surface calms down the whole church… Amen!

  • 59-BTP House
    59-BTP was a reconstruction project for a bungalow located within an exclusive residential enclave in western Singapore. The client, seeking to revitalize his inherited childhood home, wanted to rejuvenate the property but also retain the essence of the original design. With the restoration, the client wanted to ensure that the new work would not diminish the intangible meaning and memory associated with his family home. The finished work is a successful amalgamation of the old and the new, which faithfully follows the original structure while suitably updating it according to modern tastes and contemporary architectural standards.

  • The Malopolska Garden of Arts (MGA)
    The Malopolska Garden of Arts building belongs to the most successful cultural and architectural achievements in Krakow of the last years. It blended historical context with contemporary expressive architecture, introducing a new spatial order to the XIX townhouses and their backyards between Rajska and Szujskiego streets in Krakow. The west wing holds a modern art and media library, with multimedia books and music, while the section standing on Rajska Street holds the set of theatrical functions. The new hall – operating, as a studio theatre, conference room, concert hall, and venue for banquets and exhibitions – holds retractable stages for 300 people. State-of-the-art stage technology is present overhead: fixed on hoists and cranes to the steel ceiling girders. This allows dramas and concerts to be performed, and exhibitions, film screenings, symposiums, conferences, art auctions, fashion shows, and many more events to be held. Altogether, the space of about 4300 sq.m houses a theatre together with a cosy cinema with 98 seats, a café, and premises for the organisation of educational, art-related activities. The building striking contemporary form is a contextual game between “mimesis and the abstraction”. It draws inspiration from of the contextual code, by making references to the geometry and materials of the neighbouring structures. The historical forms and materials, in this case forms of the roofs and the geometrical composition of facades and such materials as brick and steel, have been analyzed, interpreted and processed to achieve the new, contemporary form and expression.

  • The Cranes
    The Cranes is a multi-shophouse project that expanded from the restoration of one shophouse to include two other adjacent shophouses. Revolving around “community” and inspired by the diverse Joo Chiat neighbourhood, The Cranes aspired to reconstruct a neighbourhood within a house that is also a reinterpretation of a multi-generational family house. Strategic interspersed placement of private and communal spaces of varying openness encourages spontaneous, organic interaction while subtle design touches add an authentic Peranakan flavour to the shophouse. The Cranes successfully captures the nostalgia of old Joo Chiat while remaining relevant to the modern pursuit for human connection.

  • House at Neil Road
    Located within the Blair Plain conservation district, this home celebrates the traditional charm of Peranakan shophouses with the addition of new spaces that are mindful of the building’s rich heritage. The shophouse’s historical look and feel was restored, and its interior spaces are well furnished with modern conveniences. The restorative work was highly detailed from the façade’s design to the tile work and even the colours of the walls. Typically, it would seem that tradition and modernity have no place in each other’s company, and yet House at Neil Road marries the two concepts with its thoughtful and sentimental design.

  • Infocomm Investments (BASH)
    The new office of Infocomm Investments, also known as BASH (Build Amazing Startups Here), is a fun and vibrant space that adapts quickly to the needs of its users. It is an exciting and intelligent workplace that reflects the needs of budding start-up companies. Centrally placed hubs are highly visible, encouraging gatherings and interactions, while specially designed workstations can be adapted to accommodate future growth and expansion. To inspire users and visitors, the overall design is lively and fun with an industrial edge, featuring colourful signage and themed areas throughout the space.

  • VESSEL Collection
    VESSEL Collection - Its goal is to create products "that go beyond" merely practical and aesthetic goals in favor of an appreciation of a seamless plastic art. The function of our furniture is not the only factor used to determine its characteristics and looks. Artistic creation is an added bonus indeed! The design of our products is simple, and the blueprints we create are in essence the ultimate expression of the philosophy of dematerialization; a line of products furniture which represent the highest expression of dematerialization, the design simple and straightforward totally disassembled (mechanistic concept ). The products in this line are of simple design and fully recyclable; they are designed in such a way that their parts are clearly identifiable and easy to dismantle (All parts can be dismantled). They are also very strong and quite durable.

  • Ning-Bo Zhao R esidence
    Ningbo zhao residence ,near by the millennium tenmple, is a gift of land from the temple .Withant any selfish motive ,the owner treats is as a place for rest or meditation rather than destroy the historical and peaceful atmosphere of the temple .After combining the faith of the owners and the oriental style of the temple, the designer presented creatively the idea “in nature “.He redefined the relationship between “Man and Nature” and “ Building and Nature”.They put forward the concept of : “shin” to creat a flowing space blending with the environment surrounding.

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