Gold Interior Space and Exhibition Design · 2016
Moonlit Garden Wuxi Sales Center
by Prism Design
- A' Design Award 2016 Gold Winner in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Awarded April 15, 2016
- CLIENT: Prism Design
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About Moonlit Garden Wuxi Sales Center
Moonlit Garden Wuxi is a sales center located in the New District of Wuxi, China. The interior uses regional materials linked to local industry, such as cloth, iron, bamboo and Taihu Lake stone. A twenty meter entrance passage uses mirrors to create repeated reflections that suggest a bamboo forest. The ground floor recalls the historical background of Wuxi through these local materials. A belt of artificial greenery is installed on the ceiling of the underground lounge. The facility remains open like a public park, so local residents can meet and interact.
Moonlit Garden Wuxi Sales Center by Prism Design exemplifies a distinguished synthesis of contemporary spatial practice and enduring principles drawn from traditional garden design, demonstrating how commercial environments may transcend purely transactional purposes to become sites of contemplative experience and aesthetic elevation. The installation positions itself within the broader movement of biophilic design, which recognizes humanity's innate affinity for natural forms and living systems, here manifested through an extraordinary suspended botanical composition that transforms the ceiling plane into a verdant canopy reminiscent of forest understory viewed from below. The technical achievement evident in this work merits particular attention: the precise geometric framing of organic growth, the integration of concealed illumination systems that animate foliage without visible hardware, and the masterful deployment of reflective surfaces that multiply spatial perception demonstrate sophisticated coordination between architectural vision and technical execution. The central water feature, narrow yet commanding in its axial placement, functions simultaneously as circulatory guide, symbolic threshold, and meditative focus, inviting associations with classical garden traditions wherein water channels direct both physical movement and contemplative attention. Warm wood surfaces provide tactile counterpoint to the cool verdancy above, establishing a chromatic dialogue that suggests the complementary relationship between cultivated nature and crafted shelter. The rhythmic placement of bamboo elements throughout the space honors traditional material vocabularies while reinterpreting them within a contemporary formal language of clean lines and precise intervals. One might observe how this environment proposes an alternative model for commercial space, one wherein the act of entering becomes an opportunity for sensory renewal and psychological refreshment. What aspects of garden experience does this interior translate into architectural terms, and how might such translations enrich our understanding of what commercial spaces could become?
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- Unique Properties
- Wuxi place cultural materials of industry such as cloth, iron,bamboo, also Taihu Lake stone.
We tried to make full use of the characteristics of each piece of land,and bring value of an aesthetic sense of Japanese.
We also plan to connecting each elements,
then it is creating a architectural bond, to be a memorable interactive exhibit space for user.
By this we show a concept of Moonlit and Garden in modern Chinese style.it has also become a facility name. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Entrance passage：
210 square meters ( 37 square meters storage , 35 meters toilet)
20 m main corridor part, width 1.8 m, 3 m height
Main sales center：
1F 600 square meters
B1 600 square meters - Tags
- sales center,Interior,design,Japan,Chin,Nature,
- Production Technology
- 1. Entrance passage: infinite reflection using a mirror, representing the infinite of bamboo forest.
2. Facilities Ground Floor: use the regional material, representing the historical background of Wuxi.
3. underground floor: for the underground section, the Fire Service Act issue. Consideration of Resources and Environment at the artificial greening ceiling. - Design Challenge
- 1. understanding of the preferences of the user of Wuxi,
2. grasp of sales operations,
3. consideration of the environment,
4. China's laws and regulations,
These was the problem.
As a solution
1. the select specialty material of the region.
2. efficient operation flow line
3. artificial and creative natural representation
4. cooperation with local Design Institute - Project Duration
- LOCATION:
Moonlit Garden #43＃44 ,518Hongshan rd., Hongshan st., New District,Wuxi, Jiangsu, P.R.China,
PROJECT DURATION:
The project started in December 2012 in Wuxi,China and Design finished in Jun 2013,and was Construction finished in Jan 2014.
sales center was open in May 2014. - Operation Flow
- By maintaining natural environments,
leave facilities open like a public park, and local inhabitants can interchange. - Research
- 1. A study of the regionality.
2. Study of client requests
3. Measuring and study of the construction site
4. Examination modeling making and study
5. Construction of CONCEPT
6. Study of the plane zoning
7. Study of the vertical plane
8. Study of the material
9. Study of CG Perspective
10. Rebuilding of the modeling - Inspiration
- The main buildings concept came from Japanese culture.
At the beginning this annex building of public passage which necessary to lead to the main building.
So that's why we use bamboo image for this space.
Just use one straight space for 20 meters passage and the other space use for storage. Seeking infinite extent in a finite world.
main building, needed to consider the natural environment.
By it, we installed a belt of green on the ceiling of Underground Lounge section. - Image Credits
- All Photos CREDITS:Photographer,STUDIO W,WATARU ISHIDA
PDF CREDITS:PRISM DESIGN
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