When your home looks good it makes it more enjoyable to live in. Improving your home's aesthetic appeal may not have been something that you have invested a lot of time or money in so far. However, that is something that must now change. Improving aesthetics both internally and externally will help you to raise the value of your home, and help you unlock its full potential.

CLOU architects was commissioned by Vanke to design the fourth floor atrium of the newly opened Future City Mall in Qingdao. Located in Qingdao's northern district, Vanke Future City is a brand-new shopping and leisure destination devoted to the mingling of aesthetics, creativity and social experiences, hoping to bring a fresh vitality to Qingdao’s old town and its surroundings.

We created a comfort and inspiring environment for the hi-end intellectual office workers. All the best innovative companies are competing for the best minds and professionals, what has led to a reorganization of offices and headquarters.

The project is the result of a radical design of a 120 -square meter new constructed apartment. The owners required the "atmosphere" of the apartment and its transformation into a modern space that exudes aesthetic calm and tranquility, expresses their personality and covers their way of life and their needs.

The traditional approach to organizing office space, used by most design studios today, is becoming less relevant as offices aim to create a working environment that solves current business problems. At the end of 2022, ZIKZAK Architects came up with a new design methodology, which includes a mix of designer and screenwriter approaches, creating a movie plot of the future office life.

We’ve started to see some creative home concepts in today’s world. These concepts have led to some funky homes made out of grain bins. The motivation has come from the desire to live a greener lifestyle that is healthier for the environment. As a result, many people are choosing to repurpose old stuff rather than throw it away.

Although upgrading a house can be fun and exciting, tackling the post-renovation mess can be hectic. No matter how organized the renovation process is, dirt, dust, and debris are bound to be left over. That said, if handled properly, post-reno cleanup can be a breezy exercise.

The old wooden house, a single-story shophouse, has been replaced by a new house that needs to be expanded to meet the needs of the growing family. Dealing with a limitation of only 4m wide, and a disordered form of the land, to be challenging of design criteria, thinking about what the house would look like or even manage a narrow space and unpredictable mass that would still be able to divide the proportion of the extended family. It's a key design challenge.