In the 1930s, Shanghai flourished as a center of commerce between east and west, and became the undisputed financial hub of the Asia Pacific. Today, it has been described as the “showpiece” of the booming economy of mainland China. A mansion at this prosperous city should also be a showpiece of the wealthy and successful owners. But Sherwood Design avoids those extravert and gorgeous style to make a show-off; it gets rid of those excesses and keeps the essence of the grandeurs. Mixed oriental and western culture is the unique characteristic of old Shanghai style and it has been contained in the blood of Shanghai’s culture. Sherwood design believes that it is time for our generation to explore new dimensions of its values and applications, who concludes this attempt as “Neo-Oriental” style.

Sherwood design uses metaphors like heraldry which traditional images to express the properties of Chinese cultural, and tries to realize the goal in Chinese philosophy, the coexist with nature, to make the house return its original essence that allows people settle down not only their bodies but also their soul.