Cest Lavie Gallery Commercial Space by Mto & Hwcd is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Golden A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design Competition Category.
GoldInterior· 2026
Cest Lavie Gallery Commercial Space
by Mto & Hwcd
Client: Mto & Hwcd
Golden A' Design Award Winner in Interior Category
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About Cest Lavie Gallery Commercial Space
Cest Lavie Gallery is an interior design for a lifestyle and art club in Chengdu, China. The space covers 3,800 square meters and follows a wild luxury style. Functional zoning creates French style negotiation areas, African art exhibition areas, and leisure areas, allowing smooth movement between private and public zones. Materials include wood veneer, stone, artistic glass, metal, and imported fabrics. Customized eco-friendly red bricks and artificial fur add tactile variety. Natural textures and light guide the visitor route.
The Recognition
About the Golden A' Design Award
Cest Lavie Gallery Commercial Space is a Golden A' Design Award winner, an immensely prestigious recognition granted to first-rate, marvelous, and outstanding designs. Golden winners are exceedingly innovative, visionary, and glamorously dazzling creations that reflect the prodigy, wisdom, and prowess of their designers. Cest Lavie Gallery Commercial Space is expected to be a highly praised, trendsetting, and monumental invention that delivers unprecedented value. This Golden A' Design Award-winning design is a spectacular, respected project that highly benefits and advances the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Cest Lavie Gallery Commercial Space creates intense feelings of desire, evokes passion, encourages creativity, and fascinates us.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Compared with similar commercial space designs, this project offers unique features and a fresh brand image. Crafted in a wild luxury style, it uses elegant eco-friendly materials to evoke a natural ambiance. Through functional zoning, it incorporates French-style artistic negotiation areas and African wild art exhibition areas, creating a stylish, understated luxury art club that fully embodies the spirit of wild luxury.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The project covers an interior space of 3,800 square meters in Chengdu. Functional zoning includes French-style negotiation areas and African wild art exhibition areas. Main materials include wood veneer, luxury stone, artistic glass, metal, imported fabrics, and customized eco-friendly red bricks and artificial fur, ensuring both durability and alignment with the wild luxury style.
- Tags
- Wild Luxury, Chengdu Culture, French-Style Negotiation, African Art Exhibition, Eco-Friendly Design, Recycled Materials, Luxury Stone, Artistic Glass, Contemporary Lifestyle, Sustainable Interior
- Production Technology
- The project primarily utilizes materials such as wood veneer, luxury stone, artistic glass, metal, and imported fabrics, while also incorporating customized eco-friendly red bricks and customized artificial fur materials. The selection and application of these various materials align with the project's overall style and functional requirements.
- Design Challenge
- The hardest challenge was developing customized eco-friendly red bricks and artificial fur, requiring R&D from production to on-site installation. A tight four-month schedule added pressure across building optimization, construction, and customization. Internally, balancing international aesthetics with Chengdu's cultural identity posed creative risks; externally, limited time and technical constraints demanded close collaboration and process refinement.
- Research
- This research was design-oriented, aiming to merge fashion, art, and commerce in Chengdu. Methods included cultural analysis, material research, and prototyping. Data were gathered through market studies, local cultural references, and material testing, with input from design teams, craftsmen, and clients. Results showed strong user resonance with wild luxury aesthetics. Insights reveal that eco-conscious material innovation can elevate commercial branding while enriching lifestyle experiences.
- Inspiration
- The design inspiration of this project stems from three aspects: first, Chengdu's abundant natural resources and the surrounding environment of the project that is surrounded by mountains and waters; second, the new-type commercial lifestyle format presented by the project's name "Baiyu Ming" and its French counterpart "Cest lavie"; third, the current popular trend of wild luxury style and the project's demand for the expression of artistic life.
- Project Duration
- The project started in May 2025 and finished in August 2025 in China.
- Operation Flow
- The gallery operates as a lifestyle and art club where visitors move through zones of negotiation, exhibition, and leisure. Natural textures and light guide interaction, while functional layouts allow seamless transitions between private and public areas. Customized materials enhance tactile experience, and the immersive atmosphere integrates art, nature, and commerce to deliver a refined, user-centered journey.
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer 4U Studio-Zou Fenghan, Cest Lavie Gallery, 2025.
Image #2: Photographer 4U Studio-Zou Fenghan, Cest Lavie Gallery, 2025.
Image #3: Photographer 4U Studio-Zou Fenghan, Cest Lavie Gallery, 2025.
Image #4: Photographer 4U Studio-Zou Fenghan, Cest Lavie Gallery, 2025.
Image #5: Photographer 4U Studio-Zou Fenghan, Cest Lavie Gallery, 2025.
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