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Liu Jinrui's Studio with Mirror Bridge Studio presents a breathtaking interior environment where an undulating mirrored ceiling element cascades through the workspace like a frozen metallic wave…

Studio with Mirror Bridge Studio by Jinrui Liu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Platinum A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design Competition Category.


PlatinumInterior· 2020

Studio with Mirror Bridge Studio

by Jinrui Liu

Client: L&M Design Lab

Platinum A' Design Award Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Studio with Mirror Bridge Studio

Studio with Mirror Bridge is an office interior created for a design studio in a ground-floor flat in a 1990s residential neighborhood. The original layout was linear and dark, with one small patio. A twisted vortex of mirror polished stainless steel connects the north and south sides and improves lighting, ventilation and scale. The reflective surface spreads daylight through the interior. The vortex narrows in the lounge area and ends as a curved bar. The form also blocks direct views from the entrance to the work area.

The Recognition

About the Platinum A' Design Award

Studio with Mirror Bridge Studio is a Platinum A' Design Award winner, an extremely prestigious recognition granted to truly exceptional, elegant, and magnificent designs. Platinum winners are marvels of creation, testaments to the limits of intellectual creativity, and demonstrate the unmatched professionalism and genius of their designers. These designs are expected to be the most renowned works that define the aesthetics of an era, contribute to the well-being of society, and push the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Studio with Mirror Bridge Studio exhibits a transcendent level of excellence and unequivocally makes the world a better place with its advantageous and worthwhile characteristics. Studio with Mirror Bridge Studio is a Platinum A' Design Award-winning work that triggers desires, inspires, excites, delights, and sparks great joy.

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Contemporary Architecture and Interior Design

We transform spaces through innovative design solutions that blend contemporary aesthetics with oriental temperament. Our multidisciplinary studio specializes in architectural design, interior renovation, urban planning and custom furniture, creating environments that inspire and elevate daily life.

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Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
The twisted mirror polished stainless steel vortex connects the north and south, solving the lighting, ventilation and scale problems in one single step. The vortex gradually shrinks in the lounge area and form the fishtail bar in the end, which not only realizes the function but also avoids direct sight from the entrance to the workplace.
Dimensions & Packaging
Width 8000 mm x Depth 3000 mm x Height 2600 mm
Tags
mirror bridge, silvery vortex, polished stainless steel, Magic Belt, reflect
Production Technology
The twisted mirror bridege is made by polished stainless steel. A series of structure studies optimized the construction logic of the stainless steel itself. The form of the ground-supported portion and the tension of its shape partially reduced the difficulty of construction.
Design Challenge
We use the tension of its shape to reduce the difficluty of fuction bu a serials of parametrization.
Research
A ground-floor flat in 90s residential neighborhood was transformed to a modern and contemporary office. Different from the traditional obstructive scenery, the material and curvature of the silvery vortex make it reflect the extraordinary dimensionality of the surrounding space, both modern and magic. The installation appears as a strategic arrangement to activate the entire indoor space. In this case, it is natural to connect the meeting room with kitchen and courtyard. If we compare the mirror polished stainless steel bridge to a magic belt, then the circular storage space may be the logic belt that integrate many practical functions.
Inspiration
The original flat had a linear layout with one dark little patio. Poor lighting and cramped space made it difficult to work as a design studio. Mirror bridge brings both lightness and vitality into the once dark and narrow flat, invoking a feeling of dream and fantasy. The twisted metal surface allows the light to be reflected multiple times indoors, increasing the illumination as well as creating a magic time-tunnel experience. The renovation made significant improvements in lighting, ventilation, and sight.
Project Duration
Design: 2018.04
Construction: 2018.04-2018.05
Operation Flow
The surrounding scenery is incorporated into the magic belt and flows into the interior along its surface.
Patents
Copyrights belong to L&M Design Lab, 2019.
Team Members
Liu jinrui
Guo Lan
Feng Qiong
Image Credits
Image #1: Photographer Hu Yijie, Silvery vortex, 2018. Image #2: Illustrator Wang Xiang, Morphology analysis, 2018. Image #3: Photographer Hu Yijie, Modern and romantic workplace, 2018. Image #4: Photographer Hu Yijie, Vibrant sunroom, 2018. Image #5: Photographer Hu Yijie, Entrance, 2018.

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