Public Space

Discover 9 award-winning designs tagged Public Space on A Design Magazine.

Brand: Da-yi Construction and Development Design Type: Public Space Category: Interior

The Art of Community

The Art of Community is a public space design within a residential development in Taichung City, Taiwan. The shared areas include a six-meter-high lobby that opens to a planted courtyard, an art corridor and a living kitchen. Glazing of 3.3 meters brings natural light and airflow into the interior. Minimalist concrete is combined with warm wood, while soft organic curves replace hard angles, most visibly in the curved wooden architecture of the library. The formal lobby counter was removed to create a seamless flow to the courtyard and to encourage interaction among residents.

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Brand: Jeremy Tung Design Type: Public Space Category: Interior

Silk Rhyme

Silk Rhyme is a public space in a residential building, with an area of 528 square meters. The long interior is divided into three zones. The central zone carries the heaviest flow of people and holds a parcel delivery service and a coffee bar. One side forms an active area with a gym, a yoga and meditation room, bathing facilities and an outdoor swimming pool. The other side is quiet, with a cafe bar, a banquet and conference table, a piano room and a library. Light stone, marble texture and light strips create a calm and elegant atmosphere.

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Brand: Sen Yuan Lai Design Type: Public Space Category: Interior

Artistic Home Among Trees

Artistic Home Among Trees is the shared public space of a large residential community in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. The interior follows a Japanese style, with wooden grilles, dark-brown hardwood and natural stone in a calm, low-profile color palette. Large French windows open the lobby to a courtyard with pools, lawns and Japanese white pine trees. Gallery hallways link the reception area, indoor swimming pool, multifunctional space and reading room. Installation artworks in local natural hardwood reflect Eastern craftsmanship. The design forms a transition between the interior and the outdoors.

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Brand: MadeMake Architects Design Type: Public Space Category: Architecture

Starry Town

Starry Town of Fuxian Lake is a visitor center and public space built on the bank of Fuxian Lake. The building is shaped like a white leaf resting quietly beside the water. Each leaf roof covers about 1200 square meters and provides the shading required by the local climate. Two flowing white walls of aluminum plates connect the spaces, together with a curved ribbon bridge that extends 145 meters. The canopy over the entrance is formed from triangular mirror-finished stainless steel panels. Wide glazing on the ground floor keeps the lake visible from the site.

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Brand: Peng-Hsu Chen Design Type: Public Space Category: Interior

The Flow

The Flow is a public space interior design for the shared areas of a residential building in Taipei City, Taiwan. The design theme is water, used as a metaphor for time and movement. A wood grill ceiling with curved wavy forms runs from the main entrance to the reception desk and continues through the lounge, the mailroom and the underground parking area. Corrugated stainless steel panels on the elevator hall walls suggest ripples. Reflective walls and white marble effect ceramic tiles widen the space visually. Wood and stainless steel were selected because both materials are recyclable.

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Brand: Cheng Xiao Design Type: Public Space Category: Architecture

Shenzhen Lianhua Peak Restroom

Shenzhen Lianhua Peak Restroom is a public restroom building on the hilltop of Lianhua Hill in Shenzhen. The design seeks harmony between architecture and nature. A resting corridor connects the men's and women's toilets and opens a visual link between the square and the mountain forest. The main walls are fully open, so the scenery and the natural wind enter the interior. A perforated aluminum plate on the square side works as a visual barrier that protects privacy. Concrete, steel and stone are the main materials.

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Brand: Olga Smirnova Design Type: Public space Category: Urban Planning

The Northern River Terminal

The Northern River Terminal of Moscow is a public space and river transportation hub. The building dates from the 1930s and is an example of the Stalinist Empire style. The base is made of polished red granite and the main portals are made of gray-green diorite, contrasting with white gallery columns. The three-floor palace is 150 meters long and the steeple reaches 27 meters. A restoration preserved most original elements and interior details, while missing parts were remade following historical patterns. The terminal serves passenger vessels and a park for year-round recreation.

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Brand: Kris Lin Design Type: Public Space Category: Interior

Courtyard

Courtyard is a public space designed for the lobby and foyer of a residential development in central Shenyang, China. The space covers 600 square meters and forms the main route used by residents on the way home. The design concept is based on the three-entry home of traditional Chinese architecture, arranged as an outer court, an inner courtyard and an inner house. An installation named Bamboo Sound marks the lobby and gallery. A water promenade with a bridge, a pool, a gable, a tea room and plum blossom shapes the courtyard scene.

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Brand: Ya-Ching Yu Design Type: Public Space Category: Interior

Symphonic Movement

Undulating Symphonic Movement is a residential lobby interior in Taipei, Taiwan, covering 82.5 square meters. The design is inspired by music. A wave-like wooden ceiling was curved and formed on site, and a central pendant light of brass tubes recalls organ pipes. Custom doors of 10 feet in height are woven from brass, wood-grained copper sheeting, mirror and clear glass. A floor-to-ceiling window with iron slats of varying height frames a garden view. Teak, marble and chiseled granite complete the calm space.

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