Jolluxe Event BoxVirginia Beach, VAType/ CommercialTime/ 2020Client/JolluxeStatus/ DesignLocated in Norfolk’s Neon District, the project is to provide intimate gathering space for smaller groups. The challenge is to work with the long linear space to provide a backdrop for different types of events and allow for highly customization by customers and event planners. The layout is divided into three zones. Adjacent …
Creating A Prototype For A Simple Food Restaurant
Opened this past October, our most recent restaurant project, Honoka Teriyaki Express, is located at the intersection of Indian River and Kempsville road. As Honoka Teriyaki Express is the first one of this teriyaki chain restaurant, it is considered a prototype design that balances function, budget, and aesthetic; facilitating the creation of a new brand of restaurant. The visual concept …
Dune of Humanity
Dune of HumanityAtlantic City, PAType/ Memorial, Landscape DesignTime/ 2010Client/ CompetitionStatus/ DesignThe site is located along the boardwalk of the Atlantic City. The unique coastal setting provides an opportunity to redefine the monumentality of death with natural elements in a secular context surrounded by resorts and casinos. There are two basic elements in the traditional tomb-type memorial: the tangible element, which …
SeatScape
SeatScapeGuangzhou, ChinaType/ ExhibitTime/ 2016Client/ Global Garden Life FestivalTeam/ GARC + DOT StudioManufacturing Collaborator/ Guangdong Shunde Boscher Furniture Co., LTD Plant Product Collaborator/ Guangzhou Ludanya Art and Craft Co., LTD Outdoor furnishing plays a crucial role in fostering social interactions and people’s contact with nature. However, a piece of outdoor furniture is often designed to serve one single function. It lacks …
Tangram
Tangram Cat HouseLocation / Guangzhou, ChinaType / ExhibitTime / 2016Client / Global Garden Life FestivalStatus / CompleteTeam / GARC + DOT StudioManufacturing Collaborator / JiangXi Province GuiZhu Development Co., LTDThrough local organizations or volunteers, there are usually two ways to help homeless cats. One is TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return); the other is for individuals to take care of them (foster care). Although TNR provides homeless …
Learning Boat
Learning BoatNorfolk, VAType/ ResidentialTime/ 2015Client/ PrivateStatus/ ConceptualThe treehouse prototype was commissioned by a family whose house is one block away from the beach with a beautiful ocean view from a huge oak tree in front of it. The concept of “Learning Boat” is intended to create a treehouse in the beach context as a fun and meaningful learning place. On the …