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Woodland Kindergarten

Woodland

Wandering in the Woods is a kindergarten interior designed for children aged two to six. The original building had limited space and relied heavily on artificial light. For reasons of structural stability and cost, the design keeps the entire structure and inserts an atrium that runs vertically through three stories, so all classrooms receive natural light from both sides. Columns become trees and beams become bridges. Continuous stairs and slides spiral around the columns and connect the spaces. Tree houses offer quiet areas for reading and handwork.

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Ormankoy Community Centre Nature

Ormankoy Community Centre

Ormankoy Community Centre is a public building located in Istanbul, Turkiye. A wooden shell defines the character of the community centre, while wide glazed facades open the indoor spaces to the surrounding forest. A steel frame structure creates the distinctive form and rests on concrete beams spanning over 18 metres above the pool space. Two biological ponds on different levels cover 4000 square metres, and hard chemicals were avoided to protect wildlife and pets. The wooden cladding is expected to change colour and texture over time, like the seasons of the forest.

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Shelter Desk

Shelter

Shelter is a wooden desk designed for home office use. The desk supports productivity through better organization, with easy access to storage and hidden cable management that guides cables from a rear opening to the front drawers. Rounded corner drawers give the desk a distinct appearance, and all elements are aligned to form one continuous shape. The desk is made mainly of natural wood, with two metal hinges and a brass finish at the back. Production combines traditional techniques with CNC machining. The desk measures 1480 by 800 by 760 millimeters.

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Lattice Chair Weaving Armchair

Lattice Chair

The word “lattice” means lines intertwined with, and intersecting, each other horizontally and vertically.Especially use Taiwan's high-quality bamboo with excellent toughness,combines bamboo craft into woodcraft via weaving bamboos and bent woods together. By preserving and integrating the flexibility of bamboos and the firmness of wood, so weight of the chair is only 4 kg, but it can withstand more than 120 kg, the lighter weight allows the elderly and children to move around more easily. Single-sided armrest design allows users to sit in a variety of ways, more free and flexible.

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Impression of Railway Park

Impression of Railway

Impression of Railway is an urban park developed around Taichung Railway Station in Taiwan. The park covers 15287.57 square meters and was completed in February 2020. Closed railway facilities are converted into a public recreational area, including an eco-museum devoted to railway heritage. A green corridor for pedestrians links historical and cultural sites in the central, western, eastern and southern parts of the city. Four themed half-day routes start from the station. The plan preserves local history and improves public facilities.

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Grundig Heinzelmann 75th Years Edition Consumer Electronics Film

Grundig Heinzelmann 75th Years Edition

Grundig Heinzelmann Limited Edition is a promotional animation film created for a radio inspired by a historic design. The Heinzelmann radio was introduced in 1946 as a wooden box radio built without tubes. The film reinterprets this heritage through a world of wood and brushed metal in harmony. All elements were modelled and animated in three-dimensional space using computer graphics. The film runs for sixty seconds in full high definition and ends in a room with a retro yet modern atmosphere.

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