Golden A' Design Award Winner 2021
This interior presents a grand hospitality space viewed from a low vantage point near a circular fire pit in the immediate foreground. Beginning with orientation, listeners should imagine standing at the edge of a sunken circular feature approximately two meters in diameter, filled with dark black aggregate resembling polished volcanic stones, from which orange and gold flames rise at center. The space extends forward and upward from this position. Directly ahead, three wide shallow steps in pale cream stone rise to an elevated lounge platform. The flooring throughout appears smooth and cool, resembling polished concrete or terrazzo in a soft warm gray. On either side of these central steps, identical built-in daybed structures in white occupy symmetrical positions, their surfaces upholstered in soft ivory fabric with the plush yielding quality of linen, each adorned with square cushions in a black and cream geometric pattern suggesting woven texture. Small sculptural side tables in gray stone with hourglass curves flank each daybed. The elevated platform beyond hosts an arrangement of seating including distinctive egg-shaped chairs crafted from woven rattan in warm honey and amber tones, with padded headrests in rich cognac leather that would feel smooth and warm to touch. Curved low chairs in soft terracotta tones and low circular tables complete the groupings. The space is crowned by a dramatically pitched ceiling clad in vertical wood planking the color of pale straw or light honey, warm and smooth, ascending to a central peak. The rear wall consists entirely of floor-to-ceiling glass panels framed in slender black metal, revealing a lush landscape of green deciduous trees and tall ornamental grasses in soft mauve and tan tones. Natural daylight, soft and diffused as if filtered through light cloud cover, fills the space evenly, creating no harsh shadows.
The best way to appreciate beauty of Guilin is to take a bamboo raft and gently row in the aesthetic, poetic realm. Against the creamy-white marble background at the entrance to the Sales Center, a half-arc, purple landscape marble emulates form of a small boat in a skillful way as if a fishing boat slowly approaches in the misty spray under a peak. The Negotiation Area features sinking couches where customers can sit around. With an atomized fireplace embedded on ground as the center.