Less Is More Kikowaena Kūʻai by Yang Song and Zhou Yu

Less Is More Kikowaena Kūʻai by Yang Song and Zhou Yu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Keleawe in Hoʻolālā Loko Hale a me Hōʻike Competition Category.

KeleaweLoko Hale· 2021

Less Is More Kikowaena Kūʻai

by Yang Song and Zhou Yu

Client: Shenzhen Asymptote Architectural Design Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award Keleawe Winner in Loko Hale Category

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The Design

About Less Is More Kikowaena Kūʻai

Ke Kāpekepeke ʻo "Less Is More" he kikowaena kūʻai aia ma ke kikowaena o ke kūlanakauhale ʻo Wenling. Ma loko, ʻāpiki i 380 mika huinahā a hoʻonohonoho ʻia ma nā papahele ʻelua, kūʻokoʻa akā kōkua kekahi i kekahi. ʻO ka maʻalahi ke alakaʻi i ka hoʻolālā, a ua hoʻololi ʻia nā mea hoʻonani paʻakikī me nā mea hoʻokipa noʻeau geometric. Hāʻawi nā ʻāpana keʻokeʻo ākea i ke kukui e hoʻoholo i ka ākea. Ua kau ʻia ka wahi hoʻokipa ma kekahi ʻaoʻao, no laila ʻo ka mea kipa mua e ʻike ai ka pākaukau one nui. Hoʻopau ʻia ke kāpekepeke me kahi pākaukau maʻalahi maʻalahi ʻo marble a me ka paia hope, nā mea kanu ʻōmaʻomaʻo, a me nā mea hoʻokipa noʻeau i kau ʻia.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Less Is More Kikowaena Kūʻai i ka A' Design Award Keleawe, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kūʻokoʻa i ʻike ʻia ma o ka hana noʻeau, ka akamai a me ka makakoho. He mau hana mākaukau a hana noʻeau kupaianaha nā lanakila Keleawe e hōʻoia ana i ka ʻike nui, ka noʻonoʻo a me ka maʻalea o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Less Is More Kikowaena Kūʻai he mea i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia, he ʻoihana a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Keleawe e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana, a maikaʻi no kona nānā ʻana i nā kikoʻī. Hoʻokō maikaʻi ka hoʻolālā Less Is More Kikowaena Kūʻai i nā pono, hoʻopā i ka makemake, hoʻohiwahiwa i nā manaʻo a huki i ka makemake e ʻike.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This project, Huahong Shi Dai Jiu Zhu, located in the center of Wenling City, presents the trend of simplicity and cleanliness in the language of space design. It replaces complex elements with geometric artistic installations, leaving abundant blank space in the rooms, where light grows in harmony with space, and expresses the artistic conception of space that "simplicity" is "minus".
Dimensions & Packaging: 380 Sqm
Tags: Sales Center, Simplicity, Cleanliness, Modern Art, Fashion
Production Technology: Unlike the designs of other sales offices, the reception area is not the first visual focus for customers when they step into the space. By sidelining the reception area, the visual design attracts the attention of customers straightly to the grand sand table as soon as they enter the first-floor space. Nevertheless, the designer does not ignore the details in the design of the reception area. Unified and minimalist marble reception counter and background wall give customers a clue to the overall style of the space design as they enter.
Design Challenge: The challenge of this project is the structural limitations of the building and the limitations of the spatial heights; and how to rationalize the spatial dynamics and sense of scale.
In terms of functionality and aesthetic design, this 380 sqm sales office was designed to be two floors. The spaces on the upper and lower floors are independent of each other and have spatial needs to support each other, together fulfilling the mission of this project.
Research: Located in the middle of coastal Zhejiang Province, Taizhou Wuling City, with its unique geographical location, is known as "the first place of the dawn of the new millennium and the first dawn of the new century in mainland China", and has also nurtured the city's spirit of tolerance and openness, forward-looking and enterprising. This project, located in the middle of the city of Wenling, between the natural seclusion of Jiulong Lake Wetland Park and the bustling modernity of Yintai Shopping Center, blossoms with its own unique color.
Inspiration: A city's undertones and spirituality can be glimpsed in the architectural space, and the development of the city and its buildings and interior spaces have always been complementary to each other. Based on the philosophical proposition of the relationship between the city and the times, this project in Wenling, attempts to address the frontier spirit and future direction of a city through a spatial art installation.
Project Duration: The project finished in January 2020 in Wenling.
Operation Flow: In the square interior space, several artificial green plants are placed against a white background wall on one side. The green vitality breaks the pure white, refreshing the atmosphere in an instant. The pendant art installations come straight down from the upper floor to fill the monotony of space. The sunken irregular black sphere artwork joins to make the white and green brighter. On the other side of the room, several lines of large characters on the location of the superior project are embedded to look simple and steady, adding a business touch.
Team Members: Yang Song
Zhou Yu
Wang Maoyu
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Da Wei, Less Is More, 2020.
Image #2: Photographer Da Wei, Less Is More, 2020.
Image #3: Photographer Da Wei, Less Is More, 2020.
Image #4: Photographer Da Wei, Less Is More, 2020.
Image #5: Photographer Da Wei, Less Is More, 2020.