Golden A' Design Award Winner 2021
Ao Zhang's Tongrentang Zhima Health Offline Experience Store presents a masterfully orchestrated interior composition where warm wood tones establish the foundational chromatic identity, ranging from honey-colored oak planking on the bar front to deeper walnut hues cladding the background walls, creating a sophisticated analogous harmony punctuated by luminous brass accents that cascade through the suspended fixture system overhead. The compositional architecture employs a strong horizontal axis anchored by the substantial service counter, its grey stone surface providing essential tonal counterpoint to the prevailing amber warmth while three elegantly proportioned bar stools with curved brass frames and sage-toned upholstery establish rhythmic intervals along the foreground plane. The ceiling treatment commands particular attention through an intricate lattice of white rectangular elements arranged in a crystallographic pattern, their geometric precision softened by the organic meandering of polished brass pipes that weave sinuously among them, culminating in pendant light fixtures featuring elongated glass cylinders that suggest alchemical vessels or scientific instrumentation. The right portion of the composition is dominated by a magnificent etched panel depicting a symbolic tree rendered in fine linear detail against a golden ground, its roots intertwining in elaborate spirals below while branches extend upward bearing botanical specimens, establishing immediate iconographic connection to herbal traditions and natural wellness. Lighting achieves sophisticated layering through recessed downlights providing ambient illumination, warm accent lighting highlighting the back bar display of glassware and implements, and the brass fixture system creating intimate pools of golden luminosity over the service area. The arrangement of siphon coffee brewers, precision grinders, and copper service implements along the counter suggests ritualistic preparation ceremonies, while the shelving behind displays volumes and objects that reinforce themes of accumulated wisdom and careful curation, the entire environment synthesizing traditional material sensibilities with contemporary hospitality spatial design.
Tongrentang Zhima Health has created a complex functional system of healthy diet, medical center, health examination and social entertainment. The designer Yong Wong has applied a large area of contrasting materials as solid wood and brass in the store. From the ground floor to upstairs, Zhima Health Concept Store has four themes as inquiry, food, convalescence and cure.