2026 | Professional

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When the sweetness of ice cream transcends from a taste memory on the tip of the tongue to an immersive spatial-aesthetic narrative, the project through its tangible realization as the “Ice Cream Palace”—offers a groundbreaking reinterpretation of dessert consumption spaces. Anchored in the brand’s core DNA of “FUN,” the designer deconstruct and recombine this essence into the concept of “luxury for all under a refined texture,” breaking away from the stereotype of “fast‑consumption desserts.” By employing luxury‑brand‑level spatial language, we redefine the experiential dimension of ice‑cream consumption, elevating “eating ice cream” from a daily act into an elegant journey that fuses taste and vision: mirror elements on the ceiling and walls extend the space like multifaceted refractions of ice crystals; recessed light strips and point sources mimic the reflective quality of icy surfaces, creating soft or dazzling light‑and‑shadow atmospheres at different times of day, and at night resembling moonlight frozen within an ice cellar—luxurious yet serene. The natural frost‑crack patterns of the Jazz White marble countertop form a warm–cool contrast with the brushed metal base, alluding to the material pairing of high‑end jewelry, while the champagne‑gold‑plated metal frame chairs echo the marble’s warm tones, lending warmth to the “cold luxury.” This is more than a place that sells ice cream; through spatial poetics, it allows every guest, beyond the sweetness, to receive a sense of ceremony wrapped in refined aesthetics, transforming everyday “small joys” into memorable “grand indulgences,” and redefining the sensory boundaries of ice‑cream consumption.
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CAPOL
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Architectural Design - Residential
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East China Architectural Design Institute Co., Ltd.
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Architectural Design - Cultural
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Lexin Jin
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Fashion Design - Haute Couture
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MOKO ARCHITECTURE
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Interior Design - Hotels & Resorts