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Vox Wuhan – Jump!

ImageJune 1, 2022June 1, 2022taospaceinterior, china, wuhan, vox, design

Vox Livehouse Changsha

ImageApril 16, 2020May 16, 2022taospacevox, interior, 2018, changsha, music, livehouse

Vox Changsha, 2018

VOX Changsha, 2018

Harrods Depository

ImageApril 23, 2019March 5, 2024taospace2017, interior, renovation, undercurrent architects

Bach Shop

January 17, 2018March 23, 2024taospace2014, milan, interior, user participation, italy, shop

We met Bach when we were about to leave Milan in October 2013. We were selling our no-need-anymore stuffs. She came to our place to take a tent in a morning. We talked a little while and agreed to arrange another time to talk longer. She then went on her one day trip to somewhere. We soon left Milan, into the mountain.

Several months later, we were told that she had got a place in Corso Porta Ticinese in Milan, an undoubted popular spot pretty near city centre. It was a great step forward for Bach from running online business to having a real shop in such a place. We were quite happy when she asked us to be her consultants on interior design. Moreover, Mi, who studied industrial design in school and works in a famous Milanese styling company joined us.

Composed by Bach (interactive design), Bach’s boyfriend Yuan (automobile design), Mi (product & styling design) and we two (architecture), a multi-disciplined team was formed.

The Chosen Wall: Studio Network Party

January 17, 2018March 23, 2024taospace2013, interior, china, wuhan

Cai Kai is a new media artist but quite familiar with design, since he used to earn his life by doing “day jobs” in design companies. Now, with the other partners, he opened his own studio: Network Party.

Instant Holiday

January 6, 2018March 22, 2024yokoobject, research2014, valsassina, prototype, interior, think twice, life

Thanks to the big window facing east, our bedroom is filled with sunshine from early morning till noon in clear days. During the period of not being too cold, say from late spring to early autumn, we would open the window and let our pillows sunbathe there.

Pausa Café

January 15, 2018September 17, 2020taoobjectworkshop, public space, product, milan, think twice, interior, italy, appropriation, 2010, furniture

In response to the theme “re-appropriation” of MIAW 2010, we wanted to dig out some hidden values in the campus. In the building of architecture school, during breaks, people chat outside the classroom while lean against handrails, on which coffee cups or coke tins can always be found. People do it naturally. But the performance of handrail could be better. By just adding wooden boards, we found the potential of handrail lying in its width. Finally, it was proved to be highly welcomed.

Nuts Balcony

January 7, 2018March 18, 2024yokospacediy, life, garden, think twice, nature, interior, 2011, italy, appropriation

When we moved into our apartment in Milan, we were captured by the little balcony. It brought us fantastic view. However, the concrete floor surface was not in a good condition. We kept this in mind till we encountered a set of bed planks in IKEA.

Temp Space & Time-plot Ratio

January 15, 2018March 22, 2024taospace, research2009, china, beijing, interior, public space, art, research

Elaine W. Ho went to Hong Kong for two weeks and left the work-live space of HomeShop on Xiaojingchang Hutong to Tao. As an exchange, Tao was asked to make the residency term a means “to finish a project here”. His architecture internship at the firm Limited Design consisted of working from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays including the commute, which meant that only sleeping hours were spent at HomeShop. As it happened, this project was inspired by just such a relationship between time and space.