China Living. Sharon Leece
Variations on the traditional yoke back armchair in unvarnished wood, Green T House, Beijing.
Side view of the Airport House designed by Chien Hsueh-Yi at the Commune by the Great Wall near Beijing.
Published by Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd, with editorial offices at 61 Tai Seng Avenue, #02-12, Singapore 534167.
Copyright © 2007 Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd Text copyright © 2007 Sharon Leece
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Front endpaper Carved white screens at the Green T House, Beijing.
Back endpaper A Tang dynasty-inspired carved stone wall designed by Robarts Interiors and Architecture, Beijing.
A series of three stark white walls mark the entrance to Green T House Living, Beijing.
A vaulted ceiling soars high over the dining room of the Garden of Delights, Beijing, designed by Antonio Ochoa-Piccardo. The painted panel was inspired by a work by Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch.
contents
| 008 | BACK TO THE FUTURE | |
| NEW CREATIVITY | 020 | SUZHOU RIVER DUPLEX Jiang Qiong Er |
| 026 | GREEN T HOUSE Jiang Tao | |
| 032 | THE WHITE HOUSE Deborah Oppenheimer | |
| 040 | TANG VILLA Rocco Yim and William Lim | |
| 050 | TIAN AN VILLA Team HC | |
| 058 | BEIJING MODERN Robarts Interiors and Architecture | |
| 064 | SANLITUN APARTMENT Juan Van Wassenhove | |
| 068 | REPULSE BAY HOUSE Jason Caroline Design | |
| 074 | GREEN T HOUSE LIVING Jiang Tao | |
| URBAN INNOVATION | 086 | PRECISION APARTMENT Darryl W. Goveas |
| 092 | CONTRASTS GALLERY Pearl Lam | |
| 102 | RIVERSIDE RESIDENCE Jiang Qiong Er | |
| 108 | THE TRANSFORMER Gary Chang | |
| 114 | PROPORTIONAL LIVING Andre Fu | |
| 120 | PURITY OF SPACE Ed Ng | |
| 124 | SMART HOME OF THE FUTURE James law | |
| 132 | SCULPTURAL DUPLEX Odile Marchand | |
| ELEMENTAL APPEAL | 140 | ARTISTS’ STUDIO RongRong and inri |
| 146 | SPLIT HOUSE Yung Ho Chang | |
| 152 | AIRPORT HOUSE Chien Hsueh-Yi | |
| 158 | LOFT LIVING Huang Rui | |
| 164 | VILLA SHIZILIN Yung Ho Chang and Wang Hui | |
| 176 | SUITCASE HOUSE Gary Chang | |
| 180 | ART GALLERY HOME Guan Yi | |
| 186 | MIMA CAFÉ Wang Hui | |
| 190 | THE BRIDGE 8 Lifestyle Centre and HMA | |
| CITY GLAMOUR | 198 | CONTEMPORARY CHIC Andre Fu |
| 202 | OUTSIDE-IN APARTMENT Kent Lui | |
| 208 | SOHO LIVING Elke Nissen | |
| 212 | CHINA DECO Roderick Murray | |
| 218 |
MID-CENTURY |