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Sweeping curves of burnished gold handrails trace an elegant orbital pathway through a soaring atrium where biophilic design principles achieve their fullest architectural expression in Lead8's The…

The Ring Retail Development by Lead8 is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Platinum A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design Competition Category.


PlatinumInterior· 2022

The Ring Retail Development

by Lead8

Client: Lead8

Platinum A' Design Award Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About The Ring Retail Development

The Ring in Chongqing is a ground-breaking ecological retail destination featuring one of China's largest indoor botanic gardens. A first of its kind for the city, the interior design intertwines retail, nature, culture and experience and comes to life with a 42 meter tall botanical garden, interactive sports and culture, and a creative tenant mix. The power of biophilia and nature is front and center, pushing the agenda forward for retail design.

The Recognition

About the Platinum A' Design Award

The Ring Retail Development is a Platinum A' Design Award winner, an extremely prestigious recognition granted to truly exceptional, elegant, and magnificent designs. Platinum winners are marvels of creation, testaments to the limits of intellectual creativity, and demonstrate the unmatched professionalism and genius of their designers. These designs are expected to be the most renowned works that define the aesthetics of an era, contribute to the well-being of society, and push the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. The Ring Retail Development exhibits a transcendent level of excellence and unequivocally makes the world a better place with its advantageous and worthwhile characteristics. The Ring Retail Development is a Platinum A' Design Award-winning work that triggers desires, inspires, excites, delights, and sparks great joy.

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Experiential Retail and Commercial Interior Design

We create transformative retail and commercial environments that captivate audiences and drive business success. With 250+ designers across five global studios, we deliver award-winning interior design, architecture, and masterplanning solutions.

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Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties
The Ring in Chongqing is a ground-breaking ecological retail destination featuring one of China’s largest indoor botanic gardens.
A first-of-its-kind for the city – the interior design intertwines retail, nature, culture and experience. Coming to life with a 42-metre-tall botanical garden, interactive sports and culture, and a creative tenant mix, The Ring provides a new attraction in Chongqing.
The power of biophilia and nature is front and centre, pushing the agenda forward for retail design.
Tags
Retail Interior Design, Biophilic Design, Biophilia, Experiential Design
Inspiration
The design is inspired to set a new benchmark for experiential destinations in China. Truly innovative, the vision seeks to deliver a new-generation social destination, an urban natural community and a landmark regional commercial centre.
Project Duration
The development is located in Chongqing’s Jinzhou Business District, and set within the city’s residential centre, next to the picturesque Zhaomushan Forest Park.
With direct connections to Chongqing Metro Line 5 (completed) and Line 15 (in planning), the scheme features a transit-oriented approach to deliver convenient access across the city.
The scheme was completed and opened to the public in 2021.

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