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Operating across Shanghai, Amsterdam, and Singapore, Studio Carter develops hotel lounge, bar, and lobby interiors defined by precise structural grids, dramatic vertical screens, and optical manipulations of light and depth. This body of work serves as a strong reference when detailing concealed ambient lighting behind architectural screens, specifying delicate hardware joinery within large timber frameworks, or configuring semi-transparent partitions for expansive hospitality spaces.

Interior dining hall with plush burgundy banquettes, mirrored columns, and a central planter under a patterned ceiling by Studio Carter.

Mondrian Singapore

An interior hospitality precedent showcasing the dramatic spatial expansion achieved through mirrored columns, glossy circular ceiling cutouts, and lush central planting.

What we like about this project
A circular overhead mirror reflects the central palm from above, creating an optical illusion of endless verticality.

Materials

  • velvet
  • mirror
  • wood
  • glass
  • concrete
  • plant

Visual identifiers

  • mirrored-columns
  • central-planter
  • burgundy-banquettes
  • patterned-ceiling
  • glossy-tables

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • expressive
  • luxurious
  • eclectic

Visual tags

  • hospitality
  • restaurant
  • mirrored
  • lush-interior
  • expressive-surfaces
  • symmetric-layout
Geometry
Symmetrical central layout featuring a focal green planter island surrounded by paired dining tables, with vertical mirrored columns fragmenting the spatial boundaries.
Structural guess
Column-and-slab interior fit-out with non-load-bearing mirrored claddings and partitions.
Spatial scale
Human-scaled dining area with low-slung lounge banquettes and a commanding central planter reaching toward the ceiling.
Lighting
Soft ambient light accented by downlights reflected in polished ceiling discs and glossy tables, casting gentle shadows across the floor.
Atmosphere
Glamorous yet organic, blending tactile textiles and natural foliage with disorienting optical reflections.
Environmental context
Indoor hospitality setting with abstract organic wall textures and views of greenery through perimeter glazing.
Spatial experience
Immersive, kaleidoscopic atmosphere where reflections from mirrored columns and ceiling disks visually expand the room boundaries.
Composition rhythm
Rhythmic pairing of burgundy seating units and dark tabletops flanking a central axial focal point.
Style reading
Expressive contemporary hospitality interior
Program
Restaurant or hotel dining lounge
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior
Materials
velvet, mirror, wood, glass, concrete, plant
Visual identifiers
mirrored-columns, central-planter, burgundy-banquettes, patterned-ceiling, glossy-tables
Style tags
contemporary, expressive, luxurious, eclectic
Visual tags
hospitality, restaurant, mirrored, lush-interior, expressive-surfaces, symmetric-layout
Geometry
Symmetrical central layout featuring a focal green planter island surrounded by paired dining tables, with vertical mirrored columns fragmenting the spatial boundaries.
Structural guess
Column-and-slab interior fit-out with non-load-bearing mirrored claddings and partitions.
Spatial scale
Human-scaled dining area with low-slung lounge banquettes and a commanding central planter reaching toward the ceiling.
Lighting
Soft ambient light accented by downlights reflected in polished ceiling discs and glossy tables, casting gentle shadows across the floor.
Atmosphere
Glamorous yet organic, blending tactile textiles and natural foliage with disorienting optical reflections.
Environmental context
Indoor hospitality setting with abstract organic wall textures and views of greenery through perimeter glazing.
Spatial experience
Immersive, kaleidoscopic atmosphere where reflections from mirrored columns and ceiling disks visually expand the room boundaries.
Composition rhythm
Rhythmic pairing of burgundy seating units and dark tabletops flanking a central axial focal point.
Style reading
Expressive contemporary hospitality interior
Program
Restaurant or hotel dining lounge
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior

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Interior dining hall with plush burgundy banquettes, mirrored columns, and a central planter under a patterned ceiling by Studio Carter.

Mondrian Singapore

An interior hospitality precedent showcasing the dramatic spatial expansion achieved through mirrored columns, glossy circular ceiling cutouts, and lush central planting.

What we like about this project
A circular overhead mirror reflects the central palm from above, creating an optical illusion of endless verticality.

Materials

  • velvet
  • mirror
  • wood
  • glass
  • concrete
  • plant

Visual identifiers

  • mirrored-columns
  • central-planter
  • burgundy-banquettes
  • patterned-ceiling
  • glossy-tables

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • expressive
  • luxurious
  • eclectic

Visual tags

  • hospitality
  • restaurant
  • mirrored
  • lush-interior
  • expressive-surfaces
  • symmetric-layout
Geometry
Symmetrical central layout featuring a focal green planter island surrounded by paired dining tables, with vertical mirrored columns fragmenting the spatial boundaries.
Structural guess
Column-and-slab interior fit-out with non-load-bearing mirrored claddings and partitions.
Spatial scale
Human-scaled dining area with low-slung lounge banquettes and a commanding central planter reaching toward the ceiling.
Lighting
Soft ambient light accented by downlights reflected in polished ceiling discs and glossy tables, casting gentle shadows across the floor.
Atmosphere
Glamorous yet organic, blending tactile textiles and natural foliage with disorienting optical reflections.
Environmental context
Indoor hospitality setting with abstract organic wall textures and views of greenery through perimeter glazing.
Spatial experience
Immersive, kaleidoscopic atmosphere where reflections from mirrored columns and ceiling disks visually expand the room boundaries.
Composition rhythm
Rhythmic pairing of burgundy seating units and dark tabletops flanking a central axial focal point.
Style reading
Expressive contemporary hospitality interior
Program
Restaurant or hotel dining lounge
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior
Materials
velvet, mirror, wood, glass, concrete, plant
Visual identifiers
mirrored-columns, central-planter, burgundy-banquettes, patterned-ceiling, glossy-tables
Style tags
contemporary, expressive, luxurious, eclectic
Visual tags
hospitality, restaurant, mirrored, lush-interior, expressive-surfaces, symmetric-layout
Geometry
Symmetrical central layout featuring a focal green planter island surrounded by paired dining tables, with vertical mirrored columns fragmenting the spatial boundaries.
Structural guess
Column-and-slab interior fit-out with non-load-bearing mirrored claddings and partitions.
Spatial scale
Human-scaled dining area with low-slung lounge banquettes and a commanding central planter reaching toward the ceiling.
Lighting
Soft ambient light accented by downlights reflected in polished ceiling discs and glossy tables, casting gentle shadows across the floor.
Atmosphere
Glamorous yet organic, blending tactile textiles and natural foliage with disorienting optical reflections.
Environmental context
Indoor hospitality setting with abstract organic wall textures and views of greenery through perimeter glazing.
Spatial experience
Immersive, kaleidoscopic atmosphere where reflections from mirrored columns and ceiling disks visually expand the room boundaries.
Composition rhythm
Rhythmic pairing of burgundy seating units and dark tabletops flanking a central axial focal point.
Style reading
Expressive contemporary hospitality interior
Program
Restaurant or hotel dining lounge
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior

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