About Me
Designer of healing spaces.
- An interior design student who believes the quietest room is the loudest argument.
- Working at the seam between psychology, heritage and the senses.
- This site is my online personal portfolio — built and maintained by myself.
Identity
- Name: Yixuan Kou (Cece)
- Programme: Interior Design, Year 4
- HBU & UCLAN (2023–2027)
- Domain: http://cecedesigner.com
My belief
- Space is a therapist: it can hold anxiety, stage a dialogue, or simply listen.
- Culture is a root system: form follows heritage the way mushrooms follow mycelium.
- The senses are evidence: healing is only real when it can be heard, touched and smelled.
- Design is care made visible: every threshold, texture and shadow is a small act of kindness.
How I work
- Research first: psychology, site, culture and user behaviour before a single sketch.
- Prototype fearlessly: models, weaves and renders as tools for thinking, not just presentation.
- Document everything: every iteration is saved — process is half the product.
- Collaborate generously: I lead teams by listening first (Hollow Village was a group project).
Tools
Modelling & CAD
Rendering & Visuals
Fabrication & Motion
A voice for this site
- Recorded and edited for this portfolio — a natural, conversational welcome rather than a machine voice.
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Contact
- Email: kyx167839031@outlook.com
- Location: Hebei, China (studying in Baoding)
- Open to internships, collaborations and conversations about healing spaces.