Starfish Oyster Bar is a rare pearl in the wide sea of Beijing restaurants, offering a menu dedicated to serving seafood of a superior calibre. Area-17’s design aimed to give a voice to the main themes that inspired the owners: the ocean and the excellence of its products.

Area-17 designed the clean yet cozy interiors of LMPLUS, Massimo Masili’s third restaurant serving fine Mediterranean cuisine in Beijing.

In 2010 Citic Bank asked Area-17 to design a private clubhouse in Boao, on beautiful Hainan Island. Citic Club House is an ideal place for the bank’s important clients to combine business meetings with leisure.

The fresh-looking yet refined environment of Tamarind Indian restaurant shines through subtle hints to its cuisine homeland. Area-17 designed a space where bright colors and glass surfaces decorated with motifs reminiscent of tamarind flowers are understated references to the Indian imaginary.

Close to the Riccione seafront, the Sixty Hotel brings its clientele into the colorful world of the ‘70s. Psychedelic atmosphere, original vintage furnishings, and environments signed by twenty-five international artists make this hotel truly one of a kind.

Guided by a symbolic interpretation of a fantastic nature, Area-17 designed the concept for a chain of pilates studios in Korea.

Reignwood Theatre on East Chang’an Avenue is the Reignwood Group's world-class performing arts palace. It is equipped with cutting-edge stage facilities, audio equipment, and a unique conversion system that radically transforms the stage according to the event at hand.

Area-17 uses color to enhance commercial planning through the redesign of the Zhenghou Mall in Zhenghou, a provincial capital in east-central China.

Urban centrality is restored to the shopping mall located in Borgo Panigale, Bologna, through a synergy of architecture, art, graphic design, and visual communication.

Since commercial spaces have become a consistent presence in daily routine, Area-17 commitment is inventing innovative solutions that anticipate customers’ expectations. In this spirit, Area-17 and INRES designed Moving Mall, a dynamic and flexible space meant to host temporary sales and events at Sesto Fiorentino Shopping Mall, Florence.

The extension of the Val di Chienti Shopping Mall has been the occasion to rethink the very identity of the mall. The redesign by Area-17 and INRES moved from the need of having a more efficient circulation and a better accesses organization.

Area-17 and INRES renovated the methods of way-finding in the Coop shopping mall’s parking areas, using a simple yet effective design based on color.