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© CreatAR Images Big You Mountain. There is no distinctive visual image of the Big You Mountain in the Toyou Bookstore. Readers need to walk through the bookshelves and partitions to get to the main space of the bookstore, which is actually the interior of the Big You Mountain. The Big You Mountain is invisible because its too big. As the old saying goes, you cant see the real face of the mountain, but only be thankful to be in the mountain. I abstracted the interconnected caves into the spat...

For our latest lookbook we've selected ten examples of interiors enlivened by contrasting or analogous hues and colour-blocked walls.

Pushe Tea Room / Jiejie Studio. Image © Xiazhi The Pushe Tea Room designed by Jiejie Studio is a project located in a commercial building in Beijing. Through abstract repetition and change of design techniques, of the mountain and forest scenes, people can experience a multi-layered space in reverse. The design attempts to arouse tea drinkers to obtain a sense of being separated from the world, enriching, therefore, the spatial experience of the tea room. Returning to Nature Sometimes people a...

Wutopia Lab creates dreamlike minimalist forest in Huzhou A three-petal motif is repeated as canopies, skylights and screen perforations across this ethereal landscape by Wutopia Lab, located outside a sales office in Huzhou, China. The temporary White Upland project spans 3,296 square metres of land beside a sales centre for the Shanghai Huijian Investment Co in Zhejiang province, west of Wutopia Labs home city Shanghai. The White Upland temporary landscape occupies a lot beside a sales centre...

Architectural gardens around the world to soothe the soul Architectural gardens around the world to soothe the soul From small domestic gardens, to nature reserves, urban interventions and local parks, here are some of the finest green projects that place nature at their heart Terra Dominicata hotel and winery and its expansive outdoors spaces are the work of architecture and landscape studio SCOB. Photography: Adria Goula A garden has always been spatial shorthand for sanctuary; in times of...

From the ground up, Hiding House combines natural forms, textures, and materials to theatrical effect. Hiding House by Shanghai-based architecture firm Wutopia Lab is as dynamic as it is artful. The 1,496-square-foot home features repeating archways, a Chinese garden, scattered Tai Hu stones, wisteria and bauhinia trees, and an expansive courtyard paved with black volcanic rock. "Black was the perfect color to emphasize the green trees and the white house," says chief architect Yu Ting. "Nature...

City Within the city are rarebook room, koto room, conference room, salon and selection corridor. Salon is a space that resembles a landscape where kids can play and explore in their own ways. The salon is also the back garden to the city. The 19 th floor is a city within the city. The most important place is the gallery, a re-interpretation of the European art saloon. The gallery walls are covered with painting collected across world placed in a non-hierarchical fashion. Within the corridor, t...