KennaXu Gallery Galeria d'Art by Da Integrating Limited

KennaXu Gallery Galeria d'Art by Da Integrating Limited is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Ferro in Disseny d'Espais Interiors i Exposicions Competition Category.

FerroInterior· 2021

KennaXu Gallery Galeria d'Art

by Da Integrating Limited

Client: Da Integrating Limited

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About KennaXu Gallery Galeria d'Art

KennaXu Gallery és una galeria d'art situada en una antiga comunitat residencial de Shenzhen, Xina. L'espai de 223 metres quadrats es va convertir a partir d'un antic habitatge de dues plantes estretes i fosques. El blanc és el color predominant, creant un teló de fons senzill i inclusiu que revela el color i la composició de les pintures exposades. Els materials inclouen pintura al làtex, membrana, paviment de fusta, vidre ultra transparent, rajola blanca i acer inoxidable blanc. Unes finestres poc habituals aporten llum i sons de l'exterior, connectant la galeria amb la vida quotidiana de la comunitat.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

KennaXu Gallery Galeria d'Art és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro, un reconeixement prestigiós concedit a bons dissenys que compleixen els requisits professionals i industrials esperats de creacions ben dissenyades. Els guanyadors de Ferro demostren una gran habilitat, una alta especialització, una comprensió experta i la capacitat creativa dels seus creadors. Es preveu que KennaXu Gallery Galeria d'Art sigui una creació molt apreciada, admirada i estimada que és pràctica i innovadora. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro integra les millors pràctiques del sector i té característiques tècniques competents lligades al coneixement i al talent. KennaXu Gallery Galeria d'Art és respectat per la seva minuciositat i està pensat per oferir millores en la qualitat de vida que ajuden a fer del món un lloc millor.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The design team reflected on the relationship between gallery and art space, and discovered more possibilities of the gallery as a public space. Located in an old residential community, the site blends a strong living atmosphere with beautiful natural landscape, making it possible to integrating art aesthetics and learning into daily life.
Dimensions & Packaging: The project is 223 square meters in all.
Tags: Art gallery, Shenzhen, public space, color, freedom, openness, multi-sensory experiences
Production Technology: Latex paint, membrane, wooden flooring, ultra-clear glass, white tile, white stainless steel
Design Challenge: There were also some unfavorable conditions as converting the former residence into an art space. The original space consisted of two floors, which were narrow and dim. The first floor had a low ceiling, looking like a storeroom, while the second floor featured an old-styled, disordered and fragmented spatial pattern. The overall space looked so different from an art space.
Research: The building, constructed in the 1990s within an old community, is the place where the gallery owner Kenna Xu spent his childhood. It carries his deep affection for Shenzhen, and also breeds his dream of establishing a contemporary art gallery that finds a foothold in the local area and pursues global visibility.
Inspiration: The space is dominated by white hue, which produces a modern, simplistic spatial tone as well as an inclusive backdrop that reveals the authenticity of things. It can fully display the color, composition, aesthetics and thinking of exhibited paintings. The design incorporates a sense of "emptiness" to create a free and serene ambience, with a view to enabling harmonious interaction between light and shadow, nature and artworks, and thereby achieving the beauty of art.
Project Duration: The project started in November, 2018 and finished in September, 2019 in the Intersection of Yitian Road and Fuqiang Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, China.
Operation Flow: The unique windows shake off traditional designs, and act as openings for conveying messages. Meanwhile, those structures bring in the daily chatter of residents, sounds of footsteps and birdsong from outdoor groves, which become background music for the art space. The gallery seems to grow here and closely integrates with the old community.
Team Members: Design Firm: DA INTEGRATING LIMITED
Chief Designer: Chinman Ngai
Cooperators: Artist Yang Shu
Cooperators: Ma Shuqing
Image Credits: Photo by: Kevin, Benmo Studio