Night of City Club Notturnu by Jeffrey Zee

Night of City Club Notturnu by Jeffrey Zee is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award d'Argentu in Disignu d'Interiori Competition Category.

ArgentuInteriori· 2023

Night of City Club Notturnu

by Jeffrey Zee

Client: JFR Studio

A' Design Award d'Argentu Winner in Interiori Category

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The Design

About Night of City Club Notturnu

Situatu in a cità di Hanghou, cunnisciuta ancu com'è u polu tecnulogicu di a Cina, Night of City combina diverse tecnulugie di cuncezzione è di custruzzione, espressioni artistiche è realizazioni multidisciplinare per creà esperienze trascendentali ind'è e so 46 camere private d'avanguardia. U locale di 6.300 metri quadrati à dui livelli combina DJ live, karaoke, ghjochi, un club hip-hop, ristorazione è spettaculi tuttu in a privacy è a sicurità di camere individuali; una cunsiderazione di cuncezzione cruciale per l'era post-pandemica.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argentu

Night of City Club Notturnu hè un vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award d'Argentu, una ricunniscenza straordinariamente prestigiosa attribuita à i disegni di alta gamma, splendidi è impressiunanti. I vincitori d'Argentu sò opere tremendamente brillanti è estremamente creative chì illustranu l'espertisa, u talentu è l'acutezza eccezziunali di i so disegnatori. Si aspetta chì Night of City Club Notturnu sia una opera maravigliosa di mostra, rimarchevulemente prufessiunale è prufondamente innuvatrice. Stu disegnu vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award d'Argentu hè una invenzione assai nutevule è ammirata chì benefizia è allarga i limiti di l'arte, di a scienza, di u disegnu è di a tecnulugia. Night of City Club Notturnu hè una creazione assai invidiata chì evoca disideri, introduce sentimenti pusitivi è accende stupore è maraviglia.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Located in the city center of Hanghou, also known as the tech hub of China, Night of City (NOC) combines various design and construction technologies, artisitic expressions, and multi-disciplinary collaborations to create transcendental experiences within the 6,300-square-meter venue. The 46 generous, avant-garde, private rooms combine live DJ, karaoke, gaming, dining and performances all within the privacy and safety of individual rooms; a crucial design consideration for the post-pandemic era.
Dimensions & Packaging: 6364 square meters
Tags: futuristic, surreal, immersive, lighting, entertainment, technology, nightclub, interior design
Production Technology: Lighting and visual technologies include: kinetic lighting structure in steel, custom-made 3D curved LED panels, LED transparent screens, full spectrum programable LED light strips, high-resolution projectors, tailor-made visual art content for individual rooms. Main construction materials include: GRG glass reinforced gypsum, metallic and textured paint, patterned marble flooring, metal mesh, perforated steel panels, custom ceramic tiles, backpainted tempered glass panels, two-way mirror, etc.
Design Challenge: Due to the curvilinear design aesthetics, the project took on various challenges during the design and construction phases. While design studies and final drawings are prepared with precise 3D modeling and simulation, coordinations with consultants such as mechanical, lighting and AV were conducted on-site and online due to pandemic travel restrictions and lockdowns. Numerous testings of components and prototypes of kinetic-electrical systems were also performed to ensure manufacturing precision and safety.
Research: As none of the rooms were exactly the same, a lot of research went into the investigation and coordination of material feasibility and constructability for curvilinear geometries. Specific details where various lighting features and other electrical systems are embedded, were also 3D modeled and printed throughout all stages of design studies and implementation. As a result, the client team, various consultants and construction team collaborated seamlessly and completed the ambitious project.
Inspiration: Inspired by concepts of astral traveling and alternate realities, Night of City (NOC), is a manifestation of an immersive, multi-purpose nightlife entertainment concept that explores integrations and boundaries between physical and virtual dimensions through numerous technologies. Utilizing organic forms and kinetic mechanical structures, the spatial experience becomes a process of metamorphosis, while customized lighting and visual animations are choreographed to enhance all senses.
Project Duration: The design of NOC began in October 2020 in Shanghai. The construction in Hangzhou began in April 2021, and was completed and opened to public in June 2022.
Operation Flow: The client operation team was involved with the design back in 2020 during the preliminary concept phase. Due to the size and complexity of the project, back of house areas and specific equipment installation requirements are also carefully considered during the initial planning. Numerous mock-ups and samples were constructed and approved before final installations. At the same time, on-site and online video meetings were conducted on a weekly basis to ensure progress and quality control.