Golden A' Design Award Winner 2023
Within the symbolic vocabulary of contemporary hospitality architecture, the central suspended botanical form functions as a mediating element between human occupation below and the celestial or spiritual realm suggested by the luminous coffered ceiling above, its upward-reaching gesture and graduated scaling from smaller base elements to dominant crown form echoing archetypal growth patterns and aspiration toward light that resonate across diverse cultural traditions from the Tree of Life to the Axis Mundi connecting earthly and transcendent dimensions. The choice of oxidized green patina for this sculptural element carries multiple associative layers: green traditionally symbolizes growth, renewal, vitality, and natural abundance across numerous cultural frameworks, while the specific character of verdigris or aged copper patina suggests the passage of time, the weathering process that transforms bright metallic surfaces into something richer and more complex, a visual metaphor for maturation and the value accrued through temporal duration rather than pristine newness. The bilateral symmetry governing the spatial organization establishes an implicit ceremonial axis, a formal gesture that historically denotes significance and sacred intention, inviting processional movement along the central pathway from threshold to destination while the flanking reception elements suggest guardianship or attendance, figures standing witness to passage through this transitional zone. The warm timber framework evokes associations with craft tradition, hand labor, and vernacular building practices that connect contemporary construction to historical continuity and cultural memory, the exposed joinery suggesting structural honesty and material authenticity that stands counter to concealment or artifice, proposing transparency as an ethical stance. The layered horizontal beams creating the coffered ceiling grid reference both practical structural necessity and symbolic order, the geometry of right angles and rectangular repetition suggesting rational organization, human capacity for imposing meaningful pattern upon material reality, and the classical architectural tradition wherein coffered ceilings historically ornamented significant civic and sacred spaces including temples, basilicas, and palaces, thus carrying connotations of cultural authority and institutional permanence. The concealed lighting transforming each coffer into a luminous cell creates a contemporary interpretation of the lantern ceiling or clerestory tradition, where light descending from above carries metaphorical weight as enlightenment, clarity, revelation, or divine presence, the warm amber color temperature specifically evoking associations with hearth fire, candlelight, and the golden hour illumination that traditionally signals homecoming and sanctuary. The central stone element, whether interpreted as basin, drum, or platform, occupies the compositional center with quiet monumentality, its circular form suggesting completeness, cyclical continuity, and the mandala's centering function, while its veined marble surface speaks to geological time, natural forces, and the patient formation of beauty through gradual processes beyond human timescales. The distant landscape visible through the terminal glass wall extends the spatial narrative beyond the architectural envelope, suggesting that this carefully constructed interior environment does not exist in isolation but rather in dialogue with natural context, the hills or mountains functioning symbolically as eternal backdrop and stable reference point against which human activity unfolds. The integration of natural timber warmth, cool stone permanence, oxidized botanical vitality, and luminous amber glow creates a multivalent sensory environment where multiple symbolic registers operate simultaneously, inviting occupants to experience the space as simultaneously grounded and aspirational, protective and transparent, rooted in tradition and engaged with contemporary expression, suggesting that meaningful architecture emerges from the thoughtful reconciliation of apparent oppositions into coherent experiential unity.
The whole design is warm and stylish, close to nature, reflecting the elegant and free and easy life. Lighting design is to create a sixth space that makes people relax and happy. Through the selection of light source, control system, the selection of color temperature and the distribution of illumination, more space can meet the mind of people to relax. Use light to emphasize the characteristics of interior design, express the sense of spatial hierarchy and create visual focus.