Silver A' Design Award Winner 2021
Monumental double-height interior space commands immediate attention through its sculptural ceiling installation comprising undulating translucent mesh forms suspended like frozen cloud formations or silk ribbons caught mid-movement, their ethereal white surfaces capturing and diffusing ambient illumination to create an atmosphere of serene luminosity above the reception hall of Weidong Cao's Gang Long Yan Shan Ying Sales Center, where the eye descends from this celestial canopy to encounter a central architectural model display positioned on a pristine white marble plinth with chamfered edges, the miniature landscape complete with verdant grass simulation and tower representations serving as the compositional anchor point directly beneath the kinetic sculpture above, establishing a profound vertical axis that connects earthbound commerce with aspirational vision through implied phenomenological ascent. The chromatic palette operates within an exceptionally refined neutral register dominated by warm taupe wall panels featuring vertical ribbed articulation creating rhythmic linear patterns that frame the space bilaterally, while the rear feature wall presents dramatic gray-veined marble slabs arranged in careful alignment, their geological striations providing organic counterpoint to the geometric precision of the surrounding millwork. Golden bronze metallic accents trace sinuous lines along the wall surfaces, echoing the curvilinear ceiling forms in illuminated ribbon patterns that guide the eye through the spatial composition. The lighting paradigm combines soft diffused overhead illumination with strategic accent lighting along architectural edges, creating gentle hierarchies without harsh shadows. Spatial organization follows classical symmetrical principles with the display table centered on the primary axis, flanked by secondary zones visible at frame edges including a cascading pendant light installation of brass cylindrical elements suggesting rainfall or bamboo grove at right. The material vocabulary juxtaposes polished stone flooring with warm-toned wood battens, cool marble surfaces, and the impossibly light suspended textile forms, creating sophisticated interplay between weight and weightlessness, permanence and ephemerality, earth and sky.
With an excellent view and good interaction between indoor and outdoor, the 500-square-meter sales center is transparent as a whole. The light-seeking theme makes light the core of design. The concise design meets the perceptual, instinctive and rational human needs for the space environment. The streamlined lines create a luxury flair and the match of different materials creates a dynamic space frame, in which dotted lines and rhythmic lines are interspersed to make the space more vivid.