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Designer profileDesign Interview
19 October 2023 · Inn Soper Hotel
The spirit of the design concept is to inspire people to rethink the meaning of luxury. The real luxury is not the unreachable high above, but a kind of rare quietness and temperature, which draws life closer and hits people's hearts directly.
From project difficulties to advantages, every step requires dedicated efforts to make it more competitive in the market.
We will continue to pay attention to customer feedback after the project is opened, so that we can make timely adjustments and achieve customer profitability goals.
It took one year from design to completion.
Designers positioned it as "French life aesthetics" in a way that blended with the local "overseas Chinese culture". Enjoy immersive luxury accommodation experience.
This is a completed and already in operation hotel.
My belief in design is that every project I undertake is unique.
Local culture
Business trips and tourists.
The design elements combine "French style" and "local regional culture" to make it unique.
Our inscription means' Art de Vivre 'and we hope it exudes an artistic sense of life.
In the design concept, we used AutoCAD and 3Dmax.
With our craftsmanship, the hotel blends classic elements with fashionable and exquisite styles, cleverly showcasing the local multicultural and elegant charm.
An excellent work requires the trust and perseverance of customers, as well as the cooperation of the construction team working day and night on site. Without everyone's dedication, we cannot achieve this satisfactory result.
The visual effect conveyed is more perfect and precise.
In order to fully explore the local regional culture, we conducted multiple days of on-site inspections and recorded historical events.
Hurry construction dates and fixed capital investment.
Striving for excellent results is the best encouragement for all teams involved in this project.
Every time the design is completed, it is a learning process. Despite the difficulties, it has also accumulated a lot of new experience, which is happy and fulfilling.
Design Interview
4 May 2020 · Hong Guang L'hotel
Inspired by Chinese classical gardens and combined with staggered artistic techniques to establish spatial order, the plane layout has a magnificent atmosp here and at the same time,there is no lack of elegance in Jiangnan gardens.
Integrating Oriental life philosophy and art into contemporary design, design tries to find the space context of dialogue with the current Chinese elite, and deduce the contemporary Oriental temperament with profound connotations.
Will continue to participate in the competition, so that people around the world to see the project.
Generally, customers trust our intuition and judgment, and are directly entrusted by customers to design with full power. As the person in charge of this project, I personally want to let guests experience and feel something from the design.
This is a customized design for customers, we hope and is the only one that meets local characteristics
Through the perception of the local scenery and folk culture
Business reception, travel and vacation, family and children
With the traditional courtyard three-way hierarchical relationship as the design concept, let the lobby, aisle and lobby bar have their own place, and jointly create a three-hall-in-one state. The gray space divided by lines on both sides of the corridor makes the dense large and medium space suddenly clear. It also has the interest of step by step in oriental aesthetics and creates a quiet and dynamic atmosphere.
This is the client company ’s own name, which already existed when I received the design task
AutoCAD，3D MAX，Photoshop
use modern Oriental design language, integrate the relationship between time, space, nature and human, create artistic conception with Oriental temperament aesthetics, artistically express their precise grasp of life style and details, see the beauty of life in symbiosis, and see the world in an inch.
I completed this work with my design team
Thinking about the contemporary design language with the logic of oriental aesthetics is a more modern, fashionable, artistic, poetic and modern Oriental Language. It is this invisible charm that makes people enter the space and feel that the entrance of the space is the starting point of the whole scene, showing charming changes.
In the modern architectural space, there is an implicit Oriental aesthetic vein, which infuses classical poetic expression into the contemporary space.
Apart from the rhythmic temperament of opening, gathering and dispersing, the key point of space is the appropriateness of each component, which not only fills the space with a dignified sense of ritual, but also forms the values of human, nature, architectural space and harmony.With very short timing, survey, design and construction happened at the same time. Efficient communication and mutual trust was the key to the success of the project.
After a period of understanding on the competition website, I deeply felt the charm of the competition. The page pictures on the website were beautiful, and the rules and fees of the competition made people feel friendly.
I think in our career, in addition to doing some business projects, it will be more meaningful to participate in social projects. Otherwise, our career can only make the world look better, better looking and more useful. That’s all. Here I want to quote a famous saying. “We don’t ask to be eternal beings, we only ask that things do not lose all their meaning.” — Antoine De Saint Exupéry
Design Interview
4 May 2020 · The MeetNi Il Design Degli Interni Della Pensione
The design is taken from the memory points of the classical and traditional architectural style, and the contemporary design language is used to extend the landscape in the interior space and present a natural symbiosis. Based on the natural and simple style, the use of natural wood and the full use of light to express the outside Naturally integrated into the space, creating a natural returning atmosphere.
Based on the natural and simple style, the use of natural wood and the full use of light to express the outside Naturally integrated into the space, creating a natural returning atmosphere.
Will continue to participate in the competition, so that people around the world to see the project.
Generally, customers trust our intuition and judgment, and are directly entrusted by customers to design with full power. As the person in charge of this project, I personally want to let guests experience and feel something from the design.
This is a customized design for customers, we hope and is the only one that meets local characteristics
Through the perception of the local scenery and folk culture
Business reception, travel and vacation, family and children
Take the local stone and log as the materials of environment and furniture design, and use the local folk hand-made bamboo weaving and linen printing and dyeing to make the soft decoration of lighting, cushion and curtain. The decorative fabric also meticulously uses the natural straw weaving and hand-made solid wood round carving works. The owners and designers carefully create such a very natural, quiet, comfortable and elegant environment.
The MeetNi, which means "Find you meet you" in Chinese, wants people to feel the same atmosphere when they first see her.
AutoCAD，3D MAX，Photoshop
Only a few types of materials, simple craftsmanship, lower cost, sufficient natural light during the day and charming light and shadow atmosphere
I completed this work with my design team
The art pendants in the atrium of the corridor are like leaves in the sun, and one side of the corridor is like a bamboo path, attracting people to enter. The wood grid screen runs through the connecting space vertically from top to bottom; from the hollowed out, you can see the landscape like the outdoor garden, and the inner and outer layers interact naturally. The space itself has been expressed here. The space temperament makes people feel quiet, soft and implicit.
Use modern design methods to metaphor Chinese traditions, and use the oriental context to create courtyard culture. The traditional garden frame landscaping method continues the natural atmosphere. The wooden fence between the virtual and the real has a certain spatial delimitation function, but it also allows the breath of each space to communicate. On the basis of respecting the natural scenery, harmoniously integrate the living needs of modern people into the local nature and culture.
The original building of this project is two buildings connected. After the merger, the middle aisle will be dark and dull, which will not feel good to hotel guests. After thinking about the transformation, we opened a five-story hollow light well to promote natural daylight to the aisles on each floor. This is also a highlight of this design.
After a period of understanding on the competition website, I deeply felt the charm of the competition. The page pictures on the website were beautiful, and the rules and fees of the competition made people feel friendly.
I think in our career, in addition to doing some business projects, it will be more meaningful to participate in social projects. Otherwise, our career can only make the world look better, better looking and more useful. That’s all. Here I want to quote a famous saying. “We don’t ask to be eternal beings, we only ask that things do not lose all their meaning.” — Antoine De Saint Exupéry
Design Interview
4 May 2020 · New Beacon Il Design Degli Interni Dell'hotel
The project is designed to create an interior space with oriental artistic conception and modern aesthetic feeling with the charm of the architectural form of the ancient historical capital.
The typical symmetrical layout of Chinese style has the body characteristics rich in rhythm and order, and integrates the etiquette culture elements into the modern space, so that the millennial royal life style of ritual sense can be infiltrated and inherited in the modern design context.
Will continue to participate in the competition, so that people around the world to see the project.
Generally, customers trust our intuition and judgment, and are directly entrusted by customers to design with full power. As the person in charge of this project, I personally want to let guests experience and feel something from the design.
This is a customized design for customers, we hope and is the only one that meets local characteristics
Through the perception of the local scenery and folk culture
Business reception, travel and vacation, family and children
The design presentation is made up of three entry courtyards and progressive contextual system related spaces. The space and time are packed in a container of combination of the virtual and the real. Through the contrast of materials and the infinite change of light and shadow, and the unique charm of the project with the combination of the imperial vein, the urban vein and the cultural vein is created by using the fine and greasy features.
This is the client company ’s own name, which already existed when I received the design task
AutoCAD，3D MAX，Photoshop
The magic space that art corridor allows people to enter has a unique experience of interaction between space and visual illusion.
I completed this work with my design team
The whole space seems to have no boundary, no focus, infinite extension of the space, and gradual integration of indoor and outdoor, so that visitors can instantly become a "Time Traveler" through the classical and modern, the present and the future based on the interpretation of space materials, light and shadow, and perception.
Design studies the relationship between people and space, but the timeliness of space is also worthy of attention. The memory of the past often becomes the trigger of the potential emotional resonance of the space, while the classical architectural style is gorgeous and noble in the performance of the space. The design regards the case as a space-time station and opens the past and the future with modern design techniques.
The difference in the design of this project lies in the exploration of interesting spatial layouts on a limited scale. Attempts are made to design the interior space in the form of architectural design. Everywhere in the space, a picture with a sense of space and artistic composition can be captured.
After a period of understanding on the competition website, I deeply felt the charm of the competition. The page pictures on the website were beautiful, and the rules and fees of the competition made people feel friendly.
I think in our career, in addition to doing some business projects, it will be more meaningful to participate in social projects. Otherwise, our career can only make the world look better, better looking and more useful. That’s all. Here I want to quote a famous saying. “We don’t ask to be eternal beings, we only ask that things do not lose all their meaning.” — Antoine De Saint Exupéry
Design Legend Interview
20 October 2019
I graduated from wuhan university in 2008, majoring in interior design. Now I am working as a creative director in Sihan design.
Of course, this is my own choice, and this choice is the most proud thing in my life. Design is not only my work but also an indispensable part of my life, which makes my life more artistic, with goals and expectations.
I am mainly engaged in hotel design. Of course, I would like to make contact with some art spaces, such as museums, when I have the opportunity.
Listen more, read more, and learn more. Although it seems very simple, it's something that needs persistence. It's not easy, but if design is your belief, it's very simple again.
I would say that a good designer tells the client "how this needs to be done" and a good design tells the client "what doesn't need to be done".
In my opinion, there is no absolute good or bad design, only the most appropriate, existence is reasonable, even some things have been over-designed, wasted energy. Good interior design should not only be comfortable, but also allow people to understand something in the space.
I will engage in public welfare design, so that more people can be exposed to the magic of design, so as to realize the inner feelings and change the values and outlook on life.
Enjoy life, enjoy design
neri&hu,Claudio Silvestrin
I think the hotel design, because no space can let people experience a place as a whole.
Solve the problem and feel meaningful at the same time
In a strict sense, design is not my job, but an indispensable part of my life, which makes my aesthetic, demands on the details of life, and even my belief.
Helping the client complete the project and win a good response in the market is the first step. Look for photographers who can read your space and take beautiful pictures. Then sign up for prestigious international competitions and try your best to win prizes for exposure.
It is still a hotel design. Currently, several hotels will be completed one after another. The hotel under creation is also featured.
Design should be a state of very spontaneous occurrence, which can be accepted by everyone in the world, and I hope that the future will bring them a memorable experience.
I am currently working on a hotel lobby with design elements that go beyond what I have not expressed before, and I am confident that I can move every guest who comes.
The hotel project "Shang Ju Hotel" completed last year is very satisfactory to both the customers and the customers. Under the limited budget, we worked hard to complete it together. Now the business status is very good. The customers have let us participate in the second phase of the work, and we believe that we will meet you soon.
More intelligent technology applications, such as the development of 5g, are developing rapidly in China.
Normally one to two years.
Stay hungry,stay foolish.
I think it is "design". People often need a bigger carriage when they are known, while the job of designers is to create a car for people when they are not known.
Adobe Photoshop，AutoCAD，SketchUp
I am open to any questions. Please email me 83190302@qq.com. I would make may best effort to reply.
Designer Interview
24 April 2019
At the beginning of Sihan Design’s establishment, I devoted myself to the exploration and practice of commercial space design. I tried to adjust the market in terms of operation, design, market form, etc. in order to be accurate. I was absorbed in the internationalization narrative of local language in practice methodology and strived to innovate. Now, excellent achievements have been made in many areas, such as hotels and entertainment. Excellent design innovation ability and professional business space integration have made the company’s brand well-known in the industry.
Solve the problem and feel meaningful at the same time
In architecture or interior space, it is not enough to make people feel comfortable. People should be able to travel in this place and understand some things, such as aesthetics, values and world outlook. So I would like to be able to be in these places can make me understand these.
When I think about a project, I tend to use some materials that can represent the region and my sense of domain. Of course, the budget cost and the stability of materials also need to be considered. For example sending out the wood of earthy breath, balance the stone of the space, and even lamplight.
Usually, it takes two years for us to carry out a project from the initial stage to the final completion and opening. Complex emotions will always accompany the growth of the project, including the joy when the creative process is full of inspiration, the confusion in the construction process and the satisfaction after the completion and opening. Of course, the happiest time is when we are recognized by our customers.
Persistence, the word stands for everything.
In the future, in the field of hotel design we are engaged in, the trend is to let guests feel more tailored feeling, a sense of exploration.
Nothing can inspire me more than travel. Traveling to different countries and regions and experiencing the local customs and conditions can often give me special inspiration in some moments.
I come from China, a country with a long history and culture. There are too many ancient cultures and customs for us to explore and experience, from which we can apply our understanding to the atmosphere of modern life. Of course, there are times when we dig too much into these things, and there's an experience that doesn't fit into the modern world that we try to avoid.
I think sometimes, whether a designer is talented or not, can be judged by a short chat. Whether he regards this career as a hobby, not just for survival, he must have enough passion and persistence to maintain the mission of this job to the end of his life.
I am very willing to share my experience and ideas. It is also an important part of our company's talent cultivation to enable the new generation of designers to grow faster. Enjoy life, enjoy design.
I plan to derive some furniture and products related to my design concept in the future, only in this way can the project be complete and consistent.
Individualism is just a main line running through the whole design concept. A project satisfying the customer cannot be separated from the teamwork, which is no doubt.
At present, new projects are constantly being introduced, and my daily work is very busy. Of course, I am excited that each project has its own characteristics that enable me to give full play to new experiences, which I think is what every designer is looking forward to.
