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Publishing a design request is the starting point for collaboration on LynHub. This guide walks you through filling in the title, area, budget, city, home status, pain points, style preferences, and contact info, and explains what happens after submission.
Use this when you have a real space problem and want design proposals or improvement suggestions. For example, you may need to reorganize storage and circulation in a pre-owned apartment, rezone an impractical office, or improve a congested book-cafe counter. Once published, designers and suitable contributors can submit proposals, join structured reviews, or apply to cooperate. Projects that emerge can continue through forks with their version history preserved. If you only want to browse existing work and understand design approaches, visit the Projects and Requests lists directly.
Before you start filling in the form, prepare the following: 1. Basic space info: city, approximate area (e.g. 89㎡), home status (new build/new home/pre-owned/lived-in/commercial). 2. Budget range: you can write a specific number like "150k-200k CNY" or a range like "mid-range budget, prioritizing hard finishes". 3. Occupants and lifestyle: how many people live there, any elderly or children, pets, working from home, etc. 4. Specific pain points: don't write vague statements like "the space doesn't work well". Be specific: "no shoe cabinet at the entry, shoes pile up on the floor", "kitchen counter is only 1.2m, not enough prep space", "living room is dark, need lights on by 3pm". 5. Floor plan or site photos: if you have a floor plan or site photos, you can upload them in step 2 to help others understand the spatial conditions. Note: do not upload images containing ID numbers, phone numbers, unit numbers, contracts, invoices, license plates, client names, or faces. Crop or blur them before uploading.
The publish request page has three steps: Basic Information, Usage and Design Goals, Contact and Publishing Settings. Step 1 "Basic Information": - Title: describe the area, layout, and core problem, e.g. "89㎡ 3BR storage deficit, want to optimize entry and kids' room". Don't just write "help me" or "need design". - City: your city, e.g. "Beijing", "Shanghai". - Home Status: select from the dropdown — new build, new home, pre-owned, lived-in, commercial, etc. - Area: floor area or usable area, e.g. "89㎡". - Budget: budget range, e.g. "150k-200k CNY (hard finish + soft furnishing)". Step 2 "Usage and Design Goals": - Occupants: e.g. "couple + 5-year-old child + a cat". - Lifestyle: e.g. "both work from home, child needs independent play area, often host friends on weekends". - Pain Points (required): this is the most important field. List specific problems one by one, each explaining what doesn't work and why. - Preferred Style: e.g. "Japanese minimalist", "modern Nordic", "industrial". - Must-Keep Conditions: e.g. "load-bearing walls cannot be moved", "balcony cannot be enclosed", "solid wood floor stays". - Help Needed: e.g. "want to optimize storage system", "want to improve kitchen-to-dining circulation", "want to add a children's play area". Step 3 "Contact and Publishing Settings": - Contact name and email: used for platform review and necessary communication, not publicly displayed by default. - Two checkboxes must be ticked: confirm content may be publicly displayed, confirm understanding of basic content review. - Also tick the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy agreement checkboxes.
After clicking submit, the system sends your design request to the backend and enters the content review process. Upon successful submission, the page displays a "Submitted for review" screen with a summary of everything you filled in. After submission, confirm the following: 1. Does the title accurately reflect the core problem? 2. Are area, budget, city, and home status correct? 3. Are pain points specific and actionable? If too vague, go back and revise. 4. Have floor plans or site photos been uploaded? Has private information been removed from images? 5. Is the contact email correct? You can check your submission status on your account page (/zh/account or /en/account). Once approved, the request will be displayed on the public requests page. Note: after submission, the request enters pending review status and will not be publicly displayed until approved.
Here are the most common mistakes when publishing a design request: 1. Title too vague: writing "need design" or "help me" instead of specifying area and problem. A good title lets proposers immediately know if this request fits them. 2. Pain points too generic: writing "space doesn't work" or "not enough storage" without specifying which area and what problem. Generic pain points lead to unfocused proposals. 3. Uploading images with private information: floor plans or site photos containing unit numbers, phone numbers, ID cards, contracts, invoices, license plates, or faces. Always check and blur before uploading. 4. Forgetting to tick confirmation boxes: step 3 has two required checkboxes — "confirm content may be publicly displayed" and "confirm understanding of basic content review". Also tick the Terms and Privacy Policy checkboxes. 5. Budget too vague: writing "unlimited" or "depends" makes it impossible for proposers to judge feasible scope. At least give a rough range. 6. Not listing must-keep conditions: if some structures or items cannot be changed (load-bearing walls, solid wood floors, custom cabinetry), you must note them in "must-keep conditions", otherwise proposals may suggest impractical changes.
When uploading floor plans or site photos, ensure images do not contain: ID numbers, phone numbers, unit numbers, contract content, invoice information, license plates, client names, or faces (especially minors). If images contain such information, crop or blur them using an image editing tool before uploading. Contact name and email are not publicly displayed by default and are used only for platform review and necessary communication. Publishing a request means you confirm the content may be publicly displayed and understand that public content is subject to basic review. See the Content License Agreement and Privacy Policy for details.