<p class="title-3">You designed the flagship villas and the shared areas of the Phoenix property. What inspired you when creating the interiors?</p>
                  <p>This is our first project in Hangzhou, which is the cultural capital of China – a beautiful city, the »Golden City on the Lake.« It was an amazing opportunity for us to be inspired by the setting – just taking cues from the colors and architecture of the city as we walked around.</p>
                  <p class="title-3">WhaWhat are the unexpected aspects to designing for a different culture?</p>
                  <p>As a family unit, the Chinese often have extended family members living together – parents as well as grown children who possibly even have their own families. So, the house had to be divided so that everyone has their own suite, where they have their own privacy, but it still has that big, open-plan feeling – which is no easy feat, really. So, it was a great, challenging opportunity.</p>