The Osmanthus Grace Centre de Vendes by Wj Studio

The Osmanthus Grace Centre de Vendes by Wj Studio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award d'Or in Disseny d'Espais Interiors i Exposicions Competition Category.

OrInterior· 2021

The Osmanthus Grace Centre de Vendes

by Wj Studio

Client: Wj Studio

A' Design Award d'Or Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About The Osmanthus Grace Centre de Vendes

L'Osmanthus Grace és un centre de vendes situat a Wenzhou, la Xina, construït sobre un terreny de 450 metres quadrats. L'edifici lineal s'alça entre la muntanya Cui Wei i el riu Ou, amb una part que arriba fins a l'aigua. Una sèrie de subespais connectats de diferents escales condueix els visitants des de zones fosques cap a zones lluminoses. Els sostres inclinats abaixen les línies de visió cap al paisatge, i una àrea enfonsada defineix la zona de reunions. Les façanes àmplies, concebudes com llargues pintures, redueixen la separació entre l'interior i l'exterior. La fusta, la pedra i les plantes són els materials principals. El pla també permet futurs canvis d'ús.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Or

The Osmanthus Grace Centre de Vendes és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Or, un reconeixement immensament prestigiós concedit a dissenys de primera categoria, meravellosos i extraordinaris. Els guanyadors d'Or són creacions summament innovadores, molt visionàries i gloriosament enlluernadores que reflecteixen el prodigi, la saviesa i la destresa dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que The Osmanthus Grace Centre de Vendes sigui un invent molt elogiat, pioner en tendències i monumental, que aporta un valor sense precedents. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Or és un projecte espectacular i respectat que beneficia molt i fa avançar els límits de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia. The Osmanthus Grace Centre de Vendes crea sentiments intensos de desig, evoca passió, fomenta la creativitat i ens fascina.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: By defining a series of sub-spaces which have various scales but interact with each other well, the architect establishes the episode of introduction, development, and bridge, passing out the atmosphere of simpleness Time and space are evolved throughout the project, blurring the boundary of architecture, and combining humanity and nature. Therefore, the project is a perfect response to traditional Chinese gardens.
Dimensions & Packaging: Site Area: 450 sqm.
Tags: interior design, nature, Sustainable, crystal clean
Production Technology: The building is in linear shape, with a part sightly reaching the water. The inclined ceiling designed with directions lower the sights from visitors and guide them to nature. The sunken part in the building adds the independence and boundaries of meeting zone. The process of lowering sights draws visitors closer to the landscape, creating the dialogue between human and water, and setting resonance of reality and imagination. Façades with the shape of long paintings are crystal clean, eliminating the boundaries of indoor and outdoor. Time reveals its trace of flowing when four seasons are changing, and when days and nights are altering. Nature, becomes the main theme everywhere in the project.
Design Challenge: Mixing into the scenery is the special attribute of traditional Jiang Nan gardens. The space is built according to water scenery, guiding visitors to interact with the nature and taking them to join the landscape. The entrance of the project is designed relatively narrow after the adjustment of the architect to create a calm atmosphere and to show the nature most.
Research: The project is designed with great flexibility for renovation in the future. It also reserves space for kindergarten. In the future, this building can still fit into different scenarios even if its users and functions are not the same.
Inspiration: This project locates at the back of Cui Wei Mountain, facing Ou River. The owner would like to see an ideal residence being built here with the help of a quality urban lifestyle and great scenery with local culture.
'We wish every visitor can feel the calmness of time and interact with nature.' Walking circulation transforms from dark to bright, enriching light levels in the space, establishing atmosphere of great mountains in limited space.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2020 and finished in September 2020 in Wenzhou, China
Operation Flow: Main materials are selected as wood, stone, and plant, for they are the elements of nature, to decorate the space. Simpleness are emphasized through various levels.

With unique characteristics, art pieces that reflect regions and history both represent different humanity themes and label themselves as signs of the space at the same time. The flexibility eliminates boundaries.
Team Members: WJ STUDIO
Image Credits: IMAGE by Zhuhai