Silver A' Design Award Winner 2021
Scanning this expansive retail interior from background to foreground, listeners encounter a sophisticated jewelry showroom characterized by curved forms and warm, inviting tones. The distant back wall presents a neutral taupe surface with subtle embossed patterning, punctuated by a series of illuminated rectangular display alcoves containing product imagery showing jewelry pieces alongside delicate white floral arrangements. Moving forward into the middle ground, the eye encounters the primary spatial feature, a constellation of curved display cases forming flowing serpentine shapes. These vitrines feature lower panels in a soft blush pink, like the inside of a seashell, embossed with stylized rose patterns that suggest tactile depth beneath fingertips. Gold metal trim, warm as honey in sunlight, edges each curved segment where pink meets gleaming glass display surfaces. Within the cases, jewelry pieces rest on white display elements, small and precious against their luminous backgrounds. Looking upward, the ceiling presents a complex layered composition in warm cream white, with recessed coves containing continuous linear lighting that traces organic curved paths, creating gentle illumination like diffused daylight. Two substantial crystal chandeliers descend from circular ceiling recesses, their cascading glass elements catching and refracting light in countless tiny sparkles, reminiscent of sunlight dancing on water. A smooth cylindrical white column rises through the space, connecting floor to ceiling. The floor beneath offers textural counterpoint through a hexagonal pattern mixing warm amber like autumn honey, soft cream, and cool gray-violet tones, the geometric precision contrasting pleasingly with the organic curves above and around. The overall atmosphere suggests warmth without heat, brightness without glare, luxury made welcoming through careful attention to soft edges and harmonious color relationships throughout this generously proportioned commercial environment.
Doji Tower, a mixed use interior project, features a pre-existing classical imprint. To create an integrated luxury experience that focuses from the outside to the inside, which is visually important, Mercurio Design Lab, a studio which does not focus heavily on a classical design philosophy, developed a new style language that fuses the classical and the contemporary. The blend resulted to an art deco sensibility when applied in the various sections and functionalities of the building. The combination brings forth a timeless innovation, one that outlives evolving colours and trends of time.