Golden A' Design Award Winner 2021
A serene interior architectural space unfolds before you, scanning from back to front and left to right. The background presents tall walls clad in large rectangular stone panels of soft dove grey, their surfaces smooth as polished river stone, cool to the touch. A warm amber glow emanates from concealed lighting along the base of the rear wall, suggesting the gentle warmth of sunset light. The ceiling above creates dramatic angular geometry, white planes meeting at sharp angles like folded paper, with an illuminated rectangular aperture casting diffused light downward like filtered daylight through clouds. Suspended from the ceiling at left hangs a delicate pendant fixture featuring brass framework and translucent elements, suggesting a contemporary interpretation of traditional lantern forms. Moving to the middle ground, a raw-edged block of white marble with natural grey veining rests upon what appears to be a platform, its broken surfaces rough as fractite rock face contrasting with surrounding smoothness. The foreground is dominated by a black reflective water surface, still as obsidian glass, occupying perhaps one-third of the composition's lower area. Spanning across this dark mirror runs an elevated walkway of pale cream-colored stone, smooth and cool as alabaster, supported by minimal metal framework barely visible above the water. At right, emerging dramatically from a curved black vessel shaped like a shallow boat, a mature pine tree extends horizontally into the space, its trunk dark and textured as aged driftwood, branches reaching leftward with clusters of fresh green needles soft as feathered fans. The tree appears to lean across the composition, perhaps five feet in horizontal extent, its organic curves creating vital contrast against the rigid architectural geometry. The entire scene conveys profound stillness, cool and quiet as a meditation garden at dawn, the air suggesting the fresh mineral scent of stone and water.
Located in the bustling downtown area of Shenzhen, Tianxi No.1 is full of commercial atmosphere and sees the hustle and bustle of the city. As a local high-end real estate, it hopes to convey a kind of elegant and secluded life of oriental humanities in the impetuous downtown. The entrance uses a wide waterscape to create a place atmosphere of the whole space, and in the core of the downtown, a sense of place is set off in a quiet way.