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The spacious VIP room’s gradient high-gloss paint, combined
with fabric and gradient light fixtures creates a shimmering effect,
providing a visual hierarchy and making the overall space more
dynamic and balanced. The light temperature is mellow throughout,
trickling from overhead floral light installations, leaving shadows on
the velvet walls.

A bronze etched mirror commissioned by Charlotte Kingsnorth
hangs behind the card table, around its edge a hand treatment evokes
the hydrangea and visually presents a rumination on the transition of
space and time through intricate textures and reductions.

Splashed bright colours and intriguing textures among the palette
shades of yellow, green, red and brown. A visually nuanced and
distinguished dining experience is rendered in delicate details and
rich layers, all synchronising the natural beauty of the Hydrangea,
Shanghai’s rich cultural charm without losing the understated
elegance Japan does so well.

Project Information
• Project name: Ortensia
• Project location: Shanghai, Zhangyuan W14
• Project type: Interior Design
• Project status: Built
• Principal designer: Chris Shao
• Design team: Chris Shao Studio LLC
• Design year:2024
• Construction period: 4 Months
• Interior floor area (m2): 500 Square Metres
• Lighting consultant: Haiyan Zhu
• Material: Venetian Plaster,Rustic Tile, Gradient Lacquer, hand
carved wood veneer
• Furnishing brands: Custom Furniture
• Photographer: Zhu Hai Studio dw

www.chrisshaostudio.com

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