Longmen Realm Deseño de Exposición by Ecust Creplus Design

Longmen Realm Deseño de Exposición by Ecust Creplus Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award de Bronce in Deseño de Espazos Interiores e de Exposición Competition Category.

BronceInteriorismo· 2026

Longmen Realm Deseño de Exposición

by Ecust Creplus Design

Client: Lingshan Museum

A' Design Award de Bronce Winner in Interiorismo Category

6,187

Verified Award Winner

Verify Award Status for #183008

View at A' Design Award Press Release Award Badge

Colors

The Design

About Longmen Realm Deseño de Exposición

A exposición Longmen Realm presenta 76 pezas do conxunto das Grutas de Longmen, incluíndo esculturas budistas, relevos en pedra e calcos caligráficos. O deseño reconfigura o espazo do museo mediante a organización espacial, os elementos de instalación e a iluminación para favorecer unha visualización e interpretación claras. As lonas suspendidas, o pavimento reflectante e a iluminación integrada crean un ambiente visual estruturado. Os elementos interactivos fomentan a participación dos visitantes e a fotografía, mellorando o acceso público ao patrimonio cultural.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronce

Longmen Realm Deseño de Exposición gañou o A' Design Award de Bronce, un recoñecemento altamente prestixioso outorgado a deseños sobresaíntes que se distinguen pola creatividade, o enxeño e a sagacidade. Os gañadores Bronce son artefactos amplamente hábiles e sorprendentemente creativos que autentican a vasta experiencia, imaxinación e enxeño dos seus deseñadores. Espérase que Longmen Realm Deseño de Exposición sexa un obxecto moi apreciado, admirado e querido, notablemente profesional e innovador. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Bronce incorpora as mellores prácticas da arte, a ciencia, o deseño e a tecnoloxía, e é excelente pola súa atención ao detalle. Longmen Realm Deseño de Exposición satisfai espléndidamente as necesidades, toca os desexos, encanta os sentimentos e atrae a curiosidade.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The exhibition presents 76 artifacts from the Longmen Grottoes, including sculptures, reliefs, and calligraphic rubbings. Through spatial design, scenography, and lighting, the project adapts the museum gallery to improve how visitors view and understand the works. By combining historical artifacts with installation design, the exhibition supports cultural interpretation and public awareness of heritage. Within 45 days of opening, the exhibition recorded over 450000 visitors.
Dimensions & Packaging: Total exhibition area: 2000 m². The exhibition includes suspended textile banners, sculptural installations, mirror-finished flooring, and lighting systems integrated with the octagonal ceiling structure to enhance spatial depth and visual layering.
Tags: Longmen Grottoes, Exhibition Design, Installation, Museum Space
Production Technology: The exhibition integrates spatial design, installation structures, textile banners, reflective flooring, and programmable lighting systems. Fabric structures are used to suspend large scale imagery, while mirror-finished flooring enhances spatial reflection. Installations derived from calligraphic brushstrokes translate traditional visual elements into contemporary spatial forms.
Design Challenge: The main challenge was presenting ancient sculptures shaped by long-term historical processes in a contemporary exhibition format while maintaining their cultural context. The design introduced large suspended banners, reflective flooring, and a central lotus structure to organize the space. In the calligraphy section, brushstroke forms were transformed into installations, creating a relationship between traditional artifacts and spatial design.
Research: The project is based on research into the sculptural forms of the Longmen Grottoes and the spatial characteristics of the museum gallery. The study analyzed proportions, carving styles, and calligraphic inscriptions to identify visual elements adaptable to exhibition design. These findings informed artifact placement, installation structures, and lighting strategies, enabling the exhibition to balance historical authenticity with immersive contemporary presentation.
Inspiration: The exhibition draws inspiration from the artistic language of the Longmen Grottoes, including Buddhist sculpture, stone reliefs, decorative patterns, and calligraphy from the Northern Wei period. Through research into these elements, the design reinterprets traditional aesthetics using a contemporary spatial and visual approach.
Project Duration: The project design began in February 2025 in Shanghai, China, and the exhibition opened in July 2025 at Lingshan Scenic Area, Wuxi, China.
Operation Flow: Visitors move through a spatial narrative that transitions from historical interpretation to immersive experience. Sculptures and calligraphic artifacts are arranged around large-scale installations that guide circulation and visual focus. Suspended Buddha banners, reflective flooring, and dynamic lighting create layered perspectives as visitors move through the space. A central lotus seat invites visitors to pause, interact, and photograph, transforming the exhibition into both a contemplative and participatory cultural experience.
Team Members: Chief Project Planner: Weiping QIN
Deputy Project Planner: Yidong FAN
Creative Director: Hao Shan
Art Director：Yueqi DING
Graphic Designer: Haoming XIAN, Jingning ZHANG, Yizhou Hua, Shuyi TANG, Zhonghang LI
Image Credits: Photo Credits: ECUST Creplus Design，Wuxi Lingshan Cultural Tourism Group
Video Credits: Wuxi Lingshan Cultural Tourism Group