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Light Up the Love River Bay Art Exterior Lighting

Light Up the Love River Bay

Light Up the Love River Bay is an exterior lighting project for the Love River Bay in Kaohsiung. The project is divided into three sections. Architectural luminaires light the riverbanks over a wide area and change color slowly. Concert lighting on the Kaohsiung Music Center changes color quickly in time with music. Meteor lights form eleven hexagonal installations that recall islands between the seas, covering 3,300 square meters on the water. The cross-harbor light of the Great Tiger Bridge spans 400 meters. Residents can select the riverbank colors through an application.

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The Shape of Old Memory Womenswear Collection

The Shape of Old Memory

The creation of this series of works comes from the designer’s thinking on the innovative application of traditional craft culture in contemporary design and its innovative application value. Traditional craft culture is like a treasure sunk in the deep sea. People can perceive its existence and value but rarely touch it. If it is not salvaged, it will fade away and disappear, which is regrettable. Another innovation in this work is the use of epoxy resin AB glue, it can help the work maintain its good shape like sculpture, and, pay an important role in decoration.

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Shenzhen Zhongshuge Bookstore

Shenzhen Zhongshuge

Inspired by the rapid development and achievements of the project location, Shenzhen Zhongshuge is created to pay tribute to the countless pioneers in this immigrant city. The spiral bookshelf is used as a symbol to show the rapid development of history and arouse the thinking of visitors at the same time. The unconventional design approach to fuse commerce and art breaks the shackles of the monotonous attributes of a space bound to function, conveys the brand's values, brings a new and novel place gene to consumers' shopping experience.

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Chengdu Hyperlane Park Retail Architecture

Chengdu Hyperlane Park

Chengdu Hyperlane Park is a mixed-use urban development in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. The project forms a continuous corridor 2.4 kilometres long, with a gross floor area of 135,324 square metres. Retail, residential and creative spaces are combined along a public green corridor. The creative spaces can be changed into skate parks, art installations or performance areas. The site is close to a music conservatory, and the design follows a musical theme through six groups of architectural forms and facade lines. Curved facades face the surrounding neighbourhood.

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Heat Back III Down Jacket

Heat Back III

Heat Back III is a down jacket designed for children who take part in snow and ice sports. The outer fabric carries a metal aluminium heat back layer that reflects body heat radiation and reduces heat loss. A nano-silk powder cenosphere layer expands when heated and locks in still air for added insulation. The pattern applied to the heat back layer supports breathability. Protective glasses shield the eyes from wind and from light reflected by snow. A detachable front pocket with shoulder straps converts into a separate messenger bag.

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Alibaba Damo Nanhu Industry Park Research and Development

Alibaba Damo Nanhu Industry Park

Alibaba Damo Nanhu Industry Park is a research and development campus located beside Nanhu Lake in Yuhang District, Hangzhou, China. The campus brings together research laboratories, a visitor and exhibition centre, and support facilities. The master plan is shaped like a Bodhi leaf, and the open courtyards and view corridors follow the pattern of leaf veins. Modular office blocks can be linked to form floor plates of 2,000 to 4,000 square metres. A quiet central courtyard provides a space for meditation and reflection.

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