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Pengfei Nankai Academy Interior Design by Serendipper

Pengfei Nankai Academy Interior Design

Golden A' Design Award Winner 2025

This architectural interior presents a grand children's library space viewed from a slightly elevated perspective, scanning from left to right across the composition. Beginning at the left, a large arched doorway with softly rounded cream-colored edges opens onto a bright atrium space filled with lush greenery, where cascading ferns like soft green waterfalls tumble from upper levels, and tropical palms with fan-shaped fronds reach upward toward natural daylight filtering from above. Within this verdant space, a sculptural wooden spiral slide wraps around an organic pod-like structure made of warm honey-colored laminated wood with visible horizontal grain lines, the slide's smooth cream surface curving downward in a graceful helix inviting playful descent. Moving rightward, the dominant feature reveals itself as an immense library wall constructed of warm walnut-toned wood with rich brown coloring like polished chestnuts, organized into a precise grid of rectangular compartments rising from floor level to a dramatically curved ceiling approximately four stories high. This barrel vault overhead is ingeniously lined with books arranged spine-outward, their cream, tan, and brown covers creating a textured canopy reminiscent of looking up through autumn leaves. Within the shelving compartments, hundreds of books stand arranged in neat rows alongside whimsical animal figurines in earthy naturalistic tones representing squirrels, birds, and other creatures that add playful punctuation. In the lower right foreground, a brilliant yellow sculptural figure with smooth glossy surface depicting a simplified humanoid form sits reading upon a curved built-in bench upholstered in cream fabric with circular patterns, this cheerful figure radiating warmth like concentrated sunshine. The floor covering is a soft sage green circular carpet with the gentle color of spring moss, upon which rests a white seal-shaped cushion with smooth rounded contours inviting touch.

With the theme of love, this design draws on the vitality of art to give another view of the world like the warm sun in a fairy tale, and borrows love to translate it into the temperature of the furniture, extending the love for family and home life. The design aims to create a large private home connected to the spiritual world. Attention to detail is at the heart of the design and decorating process, and the design team has carefully arranged stone, imported Italian wood finishes and other decorative materials.