Interior Design January 2022

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sò studio Restaurant Lunar, Shanghai The client gave mostly free rein for its new restaurant. Except for one: Avoid dark colors. Drawing on that minimal brief and chef Johnston Teo’s contemporary dishes, Sò Studio design directors Yifan Wu and Mengjie Liu responded with an earthy environment rendered in a soft palette for the 2,800-squarefoot, two-level project. Red maple veneer forms the envelope. White oak composes the pedestal tables, illuminated overhead by minimalist George Nelson pendant fixtures. Greige upholstered banquettes and sofas, perfectly proportioned, are custom. Terrazzo flooring mixes with large raw stones fixed into the shelving that partitions dining areas, evidence of the concept’s Chinese garden influence. “We integrated the granite used in traditional landscaping,” Wu says. “But the mason had to make the stone hollow to prevent breakage from the heavy load,” Liu adds. The limpid design also reflects how tea affected materiality. “When chef mentioned there would be a tea pairing during the meal,” Liu continues, “we were inspired to reinforce the visual and olfactory sensations of drinking.” —Athena Waligore PROJECT TEAM: YIFAN WU; MENGJIE LIU; HONGCHEN LIN; ALEX ZENG; NECTARINE YI.

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ON THE BOARDS

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pages 137-174

COLLATERAL

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page 136

ICONIC NEW CLASSIC

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page 135

ICONIC OLD CLASSIC

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page 134

RESIDENTIAL SALES

2min
pages 132-133

SHOWROOM

1min
pages 130-131

BOOKSTORE

1min
pages 128-129

SMALL RETAIL

1min
page 126

STAIRCASE

1min
pages 124-125

SENIOR LIVING

1min
pages 122-123

MULTIUNIT HOUSING

1min
pages 120-121

COMMERCIAL LOBBY

1min
pages 118-119

INTERNATIONAL

1min
page 117

RESIDENTIAL

1min
pages 110-111

DOMESTIC LOBBY

1min
page 116

BATH

1min
pages 114-115

RESIDENTIAL

1min
pages 108-109

KITCHEN

1min
pages 112-113

LARGE APARTMENT

1min
page 107

CORPORATE CAFÉ

1min
pages 98-99

CITY HOUSE

1min
pages 104-105

FIRM’S OWN

1min
page 94

COWORKING OFFICE

1min
pages 96-97

FINANCE OFFICE

1min
page 93

TECH OFFICE

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page 92

CREATIVE OFFICE

1min
pages 90-91

OFFICE

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pages 88-89

LARGE CORPORATE

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pages 86-87

MIDSIZE CORPORATE

1min
pages 84-85

HOTEL

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pages 78-79

CHAIN HOTEL

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pages 74-75

LARGE RESORT

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page 77

FINE DINING

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pages 72-73

SMALL RESORT

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page 76

CASUAL DINING

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pages 70-71

BAR/LOUNGE

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pages 66-67

HOTEL DINING

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pages 68-69

COUNTER SERVICE

1min
page 65

KIDS ZONE

1min
pages 60-61

COFFEE/TEA

1min
page 64

OUTDOOR DINING

1min
pages 62-63

LIBRARY

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pages 58-59

EARLY EDUCATION

1min
pages 56-57

HIGHER EDUCATION

1min
pages 54-55

OUTDOOR

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pages 52-53

SUPPORTIVE

1min
pages 46-47

TRANSPORTATION

1min
page 50

SOCIAL IMPACT

1min
pages 44-45

GOVERNMENT

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pages 48-49

SMALL MUSEUM

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page 36

TRANSPORTATION

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page 51

INTERNATIONAL

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page 41

LARGE MUSEUM

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page 37

DISPENSARY

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page 27

CLINIC

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page 26

BUDGET

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pages 20-21

BEAUTY/SPA

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pages 24-25

BUDGET OFFICE

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pages 22-23

HEALTHCARE

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pages 30-31

FITNESS

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pages 28-29

EXHIBITION

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pages 32-33
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