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喜叻空间研究 Shire Space Research

Hangzhou-based 喜叻空间研究 Shire Space Research designs boutique retail, hospitality, and studio spaces that pair restrained exterior envelopes with deep, multi-level interiors articulated through custom timber joinery and precision-fitted hardware. This portfolio serves as a strong reference when calibrating street-level glare through suspended translucent screening, integrating operable shading directly into wooden headers, or detailing custom joinery partitions for compact commercial environments.

Interior diptych showing sliding shoji-style screens framing a minimalist room on the left, and a rhythmic ceiling light trough above partition fins on the right by Shire Space Research.

eggelephant

杭州

An interior precedent by Shire Space Research demonstrating how translucent sliding screens and rhythmic partition fins organize light and space in a minimal environment.

What we like about this project
The left image uses double-hinged or sliding translucent screens that read simultaneously as doors and light-diffusing walls.

Materials

  • timber
  • translucent-glass
  • plaster
  • light-wood-flooring

Visual identifiers

  • sliding-shoji-screens
  • translucent-panels
  • partition-fins
  • concealed-linear-lighting
  • pale-timber-floors

Style tags

  • minimalist
  • contemporary
  • warm-minimal
  • shoji-inspired

Visual tags

  • minimalist
  • flexible-partition
  • japanese-influence
  • warm-neutral
  • interior-diptych
Geometry
Diptych layout pairing a symmetrical axial view through sliding translucent screens with a close-up diagonal perspective of repeating vertical partition fins and recessed linear ceiling illumination.
Spatial scale
Human-scaled interior doorways and partition elements designed for domestic flexibility.
Lighting
Soft, diffuse interior illumination from concealed fixtures and translucent panels, casting gentle gradients across pale timber and plaster surfaces.
Atmosphere
Serene, orderly, and bathed in soft, filtered illumination.
Environmental context
Controlled indoor residential or studio environment with warm neutral tones.
Spatial experience
The primary view uses layered thresholds and sliding panels to create framed, telescoping views into adjacent rooms, while the secondary view emphasizes rhythmic vertical compartmentalization under continuous light.
Composition rhythm
Balanced bilateral symmetry on the left paired with a repeating stepped rhythm of vertical fins on the right.
Style reading
Contemporary minimalist interior with subtle traditional Japanese spatial references
Program
Residential or studio flexible living space
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior
Materials
timber, translucent-glass, plaster, light-wood-flooring
Visual identifiers
sliding-shoji-screens, translucent-panels, partition-fins, concealed-linear-lighting, pale-timber-floors
Style tags
minimalist, contemporary, warm-minimal, shoji-inspired
Visual tags
minimalist, flexible-partition, japanese-influence, warm-neutral, interior-diptych
Geometry
Diptych layout pairing a symmetrical axial view through sliding translucent screens with a close-up diagonal perspective of repeating vertical partition fins and recessed linear ceiling illumination.
Spatial scale
Human-scaled interior doorways and partition elements designed for domestic flexibility.
Lighting
Soft, diffuse interior illumination from concealed fixtures and translucent panels, casting gentle gradients across pale timber and plaster surfaces.
Atmosphere
Serene, orderly, and bathed in soft, filtered illumination.
Environmental context
Controlled indoor residential or studio environment with warm neutral tones.
Spatial experience
The primary view uses layered thresholds and sliding panels to create framed, telescoping views into adjacent rooms, while the secondary view emphasizes rhythmic vertical compartmentalization under continuous light.
Composition rhythm
Balanced bilateral symmetry on the left paired with a repeating stepped rhythm of vertical fins on the right.
Style reading
Contemporary minimalist interior with subtle traditional Japanese spatial references
Program
Residential or studio flexible living space
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior

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Interior diptych showing sliding shoji-style screens framing a minimalist room on the left, and a rhythmic ceiling light trough above partition fins on the right by Shire Space Research.

eggelephant

杭州

An interior precedent by Shire Space Research demonstrating how translucent sliding screens and rhythmic partition fins organize light and space in a minimal environment.

What we like about this project
The left image uses double-hinged or sliding translucent screens that read simultaneously as doors and light-diffusing walls.

Materials

  • timber
  • translucent-glass
  • plaster
  • light-wood-flooring

Visual identifiers

  • sliding-shoji-screens
  • translucent-panels
  • partition-fins
  • concealed-linear-lighting
  • pale-timber-floors

Style tags

  • minimalist
  • contemporary
  • warm-minimal
  • shoji-inspired

Visual tags

  • minimalist
  • flexible-partition
  • japanese-influence
  • warm-neutral
  • interior-diptych
Geometry
Diptych layout pairing a symmetrical axial view through sliding translucent screens with a close-up diagonal perspective of repeating vertical partition fins and recessed linear ceiling illumination.
Spatial scale
Human-scaled interior doorways and partition elements designed for domestic flexibility.
Lighting
Soft, diffuse interior illumination from concealed fixtures and translucent panels, casting gentle gradients across pale timber and plaster surfaces.
Atmosphere
Serene, orderly, and bathed in soft, filtered illumination.
Environmental context
Controlled indoor residential or studio environment with warm neutral tones.
Spatial experience
The primary view uses layered thresholds and sliding panels to create framed, telescoping views into adjacent rooms, while the secondary view emphasizes rhythmic vertical compartmentalization under continuous light.
Composition rhythm
Balanced bilateral symmetry on the left paired with a repeating stepped rhythm of vertical fins on the right.
Style reading
Contemporary minimalist interior with subtle traditional Japanese spatial references
Program
Residential or studio flexible living space
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior
Materials
timber, translucent-glass, plaster, light-wood-flooring
Visual identifiers
sliding-shoji-screens, translucent-panels, partition-fins, concealed-linear-lighting, pale-timber-floors
Style tags
minimalist, contemporary, warm-minimal, shoji-inspired
Visual tags
minimalist, flexible-partition, japanese-influence, warm-neutral, interior-diptych
Geometry
Diptych layout pairing a symmetrical axial view through sliding translucent screens with a close-up diagonal perspective of repeating vertical partition fins and recessed linear ceiling illumination.
Spatial scale
Human-scaled interior doorways and partition elements designed for domestic flexibility.
Lighting
Soft, diffuse interior illumination from concealed fixtures and translucent panels, casting gentle gradients across pale timber and plaster surfaces.
Atmosphere
Serene, orderly, and bathed in soft, filtered illumination.
Environmental context
Controlled indoor residential or studio environment with warm neutral tones.
Spatial experience
The primary view uses layered thresholds and sliding panels to create framed, telescoping views into adjacent rooms, while the secondary view emphasizes rhythmic vertical compartmentalization under continuous light.
Composition rhythm
Balanced bilateral symmetry on the left paired with a repeating stepped rhythm of vertical fins on the right.
Style reading
Contemporary minimalist interior with subtle traditional Japanese spatial references
Program
Residential or studio flexible living space
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior

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