XiangPhotography Studio

STORIES & PUBLICATIONS

Beyond the image,
the story of design.

Architecture, interiors and exhibitions, seen through published photographs and the stories behind their spaces.

Colour and sunlight at a Milan exhibition entrance
Colour and sunlight at a Milan exhibition entrance
A visitor encounters photographs along a gallery wall
A visitor encounters photographs along a gallery wall

PUBLICATION INDEX

Stories & Publications

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30 publication features

Realm of Emptiness — Exhibition Space

2025 · National Center of Photography and Images / Ming Design

Realm of Emptiness — Exhibition Space

A Taiwan–France exhibition curated by Raphaële Bertho and Yu Pai, with exhibition design by Chang Tao-Ming and Ling Yu-Feng. Photography: BLAKE.

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The exhibition explores cities, territory and memory. Documentation records the viewing conditions of the artworks, thematic spaces and relationships between display walls.

Metropolitan Hall

2025 · BLT Built Design Awards

Metropolitan Hall

A Taipei banquet venue by Tai+Associates, recorded in the 2025 BLT Built Design Awards Honorable Mention archive. Photo credit: BLAKE / XIANG STUDIO.

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Symmetry, repeated geometry and controlled wide views describe its large-scale public interiors.

The Eye of Abstraction — Exhibition

2024.01 · National Center of Photography and Images / Ming Design

The Eye of Abstraction — Exhibition

A 2023 exhibition at the National Center of Photography and Images, curated by Chang Kuang-Ho with exhibition design by Chang Tao-Ming and Ling Yu-Feng. Photography: BLAKE.

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The photographs record artworks in relation to walls, lighting, circulation and spatial scale.

The Ocean House — Coastal Hospitality & Dining

2023.05 · Ciao / Yahoo / PIXNET

The Ocean House — Coastal Hospitality & Dining

Guest rooms, dining spaces and dishes form a coastal hospitality story. The Ciao feature and its republications include photographs by Wang Chi-Shou.

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The original feature credits Xiang / Wang Chi-Shou and The Ocean House; Yahoo captions also identify the photographer for individual images.

LAX Maokong: a Bistro by Day and Night

2023.04.16 · Ciao / Yahoo

LAX Maokong: a Bistro by Day and Night

White volumes, large windows and greenery shape the bistro’s open setting. The feature includes interiors, food and night views, credited to Xiang / Wang Chi-Shou.

Scentbon Perfume Store

2023 · A’ Design Award

Scentbon Perfume Store

Tai+Associates’ perfume store received Silver at the 2023 A’ Design Award. Brick, metal shelving and planting define its material palette.

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Old brick, metal shelving, plants and daylight organise the display of more than 240 fragrances.

Nihonshu Sake Space

2023 · MUSE Design Awards

Nihonshu Sake Space

A sake retail space recognised by MUSE Design Awards. Photography: Xiang Studio / Blake Wang.

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Bottle and glass reflections, display order and local illumination define the photographic challenge.

Specularity and Reflexivity — Exhibition Space

2022.07 · Ming Design

Specularity and Reflexivity — Exhibition Space

An exhibition at the National Center of Photography and Images, with spatial design by Chang Tao-Ming and Ling Yu-Feng. Exhibition photography: Wang Chi Shou / Blake.

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Mirrors extend the apparent space while translucent panels reveal silhouettes beyond. The photographs describe both the displays and routes through the historic building.

CIVRO Shanghai Flagship Store

2022.06 · Linggan Luban / CROX

CIVRO Shanghai Flagship Store

CROX transforms a former Shanghai warehouse into a window-and-door flagship showroom. The publication jointly credits BLAKE (Wang Chi Shou) and Jin Gang.

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Frames, brickwork and light define the showroom. Photography is jointly credited; not every published image is attributed solely to XIANG STUDIO. The thumbnail previews the published project.

North Taoyuan Hakka Hall

2022 · A’ Design Award

North Taoyuan Hakka Hall

A cultural centre awarded Bronze at A’ Design Award in 2022. The award page credits BLAKE for the 2021 images.

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The photographs connect public architecture, exhibition content and landscape within a project focused on Hakka culture and environmental design.

Blank

2021 · International Design Awards

Blank

A residence by Minature Interior Design, recognised with a 2021 IDA Honorable Mention. Photography: Chi-Shou Wang.

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Mountain and river views meet a monochrome interior, where tonal differences distinguish the landscape from the architectural lines.

The Scenery of the Intersection

2021.04 · Dream Life

The Scenery of the Intersection

A 2021 Dream Life feature on a home whose angled plan was reorganised around connected public and private zones. Photography: BLAKE.

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Sightlines, controlled verticals and daylight show how an irregular layout becomes a fluid living environment.

Kang Ning Elementary School Playground

2020.06 · Xinmedia / Architect Project Feature

Kang Ning Elementary School Playground

A playground combining Neihu's natural setting with changes in level, published in 2020 with photographs credited to BLAKE.

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Overall views and details explain routes for jumping, climbing, playing and running at a child's scale. A typographic cover is used while source images are unavailable for reliable local display.

CZD Hotel

2019 · Rethinking The Future / CROX

CZD Hotel

A Shenzhen hospitality renovation by CROX, featured by Rethinking The Future with shared photography credits for BLAKE and ZOOM Architecture Photography.

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The series relates the hotel's urban exterior to its public spaces and interior experience. A typographic cover is used while source images are unavailable for reliable local display.

A Lentil Design — Materials and Colour in a Taipei Home

2018.10 · Interior Design

A Lentil Design — Materials and Colour in a Taipei Home

Interior Design features a Taipei home by A Lentil Design, combining bold colour with simple materials. Photography: Chi Shou Wang.

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Colour marks out distinct areas while timber adds texture. Views through openings connect rooms through a sequence of contrasting hues. ArchDaily also publishes this project as La Casa de Cathy, crediting Chi Shou Wang. The yellow kitchen, red door and timber screen match the existing feature.

Dancing Calligraphy Boutique

2018.06 · Retail Design Blog

Dancing Calligraphy Boutique

A Taipei boutique published by Retail Design Blog in 2018, with photography by BLAKE / Xiang Studio. Calligraphic lines inform garment displays and circulation.

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Curves, metal, lighting and clothing form a layered retail experience documented in full colour.

USPACE Coworking — Flowing Ink

2018.05 · Archiposition / CROX

USPACE Coworking — Flowing Ink

CROX's 430-square-metre coworking project in Linyi, Shandong, was published by Archiposition in 2018 with individual photographs credited to BLAKE.

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Curved white walls, timber and stone translate the fluid character of ink painting into light and spatial rhythm. A typographic cover is used while source images are unavailable for reliable local display.

Corporate Identity in Space

2018.03 · DECO+ / URL.com.tw

Corporate Identity in Space

A roughly 350-ping office for an established US company, featured in DECO-related coverage. Corporate colours, logo screens and classical references define the workplace; photography is credited to BLAKE.

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The images connect the identity wall, reflective columns, glazed meeting rooms and repeated spatial axes.

U-CUBE Jing’an Nanxi — Shared Work and Life

2017.10 · Shejiben / CROX

U-CUBE Jing’an Nanxi — Shared Work and Life

A Shanghai coworking project connects workspaces, meetings and shared activities through flowing circulation. The Shejiben feature credits CROX for design and BLAKE (Wang Chi Shou) for photography.

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This entry records a design-platform publication. A typographic cover is used while source images are unavailable for reliable local display.

Dongwenli Residence

2017.08 · Taiwan Architecture Vol.263

Dongwenli Residence

Published in Taiwan Architecture Vol. 263 in August 2017. A narrow site accommodates two independent yet connected family units, with a shared photography credit including BLAKE.

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Gardens, ventilation and two vertical circulation routes reveal how the design balances separation and connection.

Anzhaili Residence

2017.02 · Taiwan Architecture Vol.257

Anzhaili Residence

A residence in Magong, Penghu, by SYI Design, published in Taiwan Architecture Vol. 257 in February 2017. The feature carries a shared photography credit including BLAKE.

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Images relate the building's form and materials to the island's wind, light and family life.

CROX UBA Headquarters — Venice Architecture Biennale Presentation

2016.06 · Sina Home

CROX UBA Headquarters — Venice Architecture Biennale Presentation

Coverage of CROX’s UBA headquarters presentation at the Venice Architecture Biennale, with photographs credited to Blake (Wang Chi Shou).

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Exhibition photographs bring models, display panels and visitors into a shared spatial context.

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Elegant Apartment

2016.04 · HomeAdore

Elegant Apartment

This Taipei apartment combines a soft white palette, grey furniture, a glazed study and timber-framed views. HomeAdore credits BLAKE.

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Views through the living room, glass partitions and kitchen describe the home's openness and depth.

House W

2016.04 · HomeAdore

House W

Published by HomeAdore in April 2016, this contemporary Taiwanese home uses daylight, white storage surfaces and timber floors. Photography: BLAKE.

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Slanting light through blinds, a dark sofa and delicate furnishings reveal everyday scale and changing daylight.

Yamato Café

2015–17 · Studio APL / mooool

Yamato Café

A former rice mill in Zhutian, Pingtung, was transformed in stages into a dining destination. The published photography team includes BLAKE / XIANG STUDIO.

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The photographs explore the coexistence of old structure, new glazing, courtyard spaces and contemporary uses. The preview uses a photograph credited to XIANG STUDIO; the source also includes work by other photographers.

American Classical Residence

2014/2016 · ArchDaily

American Classical Residence

Completed in 2014 and published by ArchDaily in 2016, the residence combines white and warm grey classical detailing with darker furniture. Photography: BLAKE.

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The photographs balance pale finishes, washed wood flooring and substantial furniture within a lived-in setting.

Urban Nature Mansion

2015–16 · A’ Design Award

Urban Nature Mansion

An irregular plan is reorganised into three main zones linked by flowing circulation. The A’ Design Award record credits BLAKE / Xiang.

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Connected viewpoints make the complex layout and sequence of spaces readable.

Cari De Madame Restaurant

2014.09 · Retail Design Blog

Cari De Madame Restaurant

A Taipei restaurant published by Retail Design Blog in 2014. Dark surfaces and gold lines define the interior while windows connect it with the neighbouring park. Photography: BLAKE.

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Balanced exposure retains dark material textures, metallic reflections and the brightness beyond the windows.

Shang Lin Yuan Reception Centre — Light and Water

2011.09 · id+c Interior Design & Construction

Shang Lin Yuan Reception Centre — Light and Water

id+c features the Shang Lin Yuan reception centre in Taipei, designed by Sherwood Design / Huang Shu-Heng, with photography credited to Wang Chi Shou.

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White geometry, glass, water and stairs form the subject of the feature. The 2011 publication documents a project completed earlier; the readable text archive is retained.

Chang Hong Residence — Light & Simplicity

2010.10 · Modern Decoration Home No.193 / TBDC

Chang Hong Residence — Light & Simplicity

Published by TBDC and Modern Decoration Home in October 2010, this white-toned residence uses daylight and long sightlines as its defining features. Photography is credited to BLAKE.

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Controlled highlights and shadow detail retain depth across the large windows and continuous white surfaces.