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Baoan - Guancheng Family Fit Bar Social and Leisure by Shigui Liu

Baoan - Guancheng Family Fit Bar Social and Leisure

Golden A' Design Award Winner 2020

Warm amber illumination saturates Shigui Liu's Baoan - Guancheng Family Fit Bar Social and Leisure, creating an atmospheric envelope that transforms this interior space into a sanctuary of refined conviviality, where the dominant visual hierarchy establishes itself through the monumental backlit shelving system occupying the right two-thirds of the composition, its gridded structure housing an impressive collection of vessels that glow with jewel-like luminosity against illuminated backing panels, ranging from deep emerald greens through crystalline ambers to rich burgundies and cognac tones, the architectural framework employing a pronounced one-point perspective that draws the eye inexorably toward the distant terminus of the elongated space, the vanishing point positioned slightly left of center where service areas emerge in softer focus, the compositional architecture dividing the space along a strong diagonal established by the polished dark flooring that reflects overhead elements like obsidian water, creating visual doubling that amplifies spatial perception, the left wall treatment featuring textured vertical striations in warm ochre and sienna tones punctuated by industrial-styled pendant fixtures that cast pools of focused illumination onto the rich mahogany bar surface below, the seating arrangement presenting a carefully orchestrated rhythm of cognac-leather upholstered bar stools with brass-finished legs arranged along the extended counter, their warm organic materiality providing tactile counterpoint to the cooler stone and metal surfaces, sculptural wire-form pendant installations suspended at varying heights create visual interest in the ceiling plane while establishing zones of intimacy within the larger volume, the tonal structure operating primarily in a low-key register with strategic high-value accents provided by the backlit display and linear LED elements that trace architectural boundaries, the material palette harmonizing natural warmth of wood and leather with industrial sophistication of metal framework and polished stone, edge behaviors ranging from crisp architectural delineations to soft atmospheric gradients in the receding depths, stylistically positioned within contemporary hospitality design traditions that synthesize industrial loft aesthetics with luxurious material refinement.

The parallel "horizontal line" and "vertical line", no matter how they change, can not be intersecting. Only when they cross each other can they be intersecting, and the intersection forms a "lattice". And the lattice is a communication platform, which is the source of the whiskey bar's design concept. In terms of energy-saving and environmental protection, designers used LED energy-saving lamps throughout the entire bar. From the layout, in order to maintain the air quality inside the bar, they build windows from north to south, this can make sure the natural air come through.