ʻO Chuanlian Ka Hoʻolālā Loko o ka Hale Kūʻai Lama na Luchuan Zhang he mea lanakila hanohano loa o ka 2026 A' Design Award Keleawe ma ka Māhele Hoʻokūkū Hoʻolālā Loko Hale a me Hōʻike.
KeleaweLoko Hale· 2026
Chuanlian Ka Hoʻolālā Loko o ka Hale Kūʻai Lama
Mea Kūʻai: Eik Space Design
Mea Lanakila A' Design Award Keleawe ma ka Māhele Loko Hale
Mea Lanakila i Hōʻoia ʻIa
Hōʻoia i ke Kūlana Makana no #178150Ka Hoʻolālā
E Pili Ana iā Chuanlian Ka Hoʻolālā Loko o ka Hale Kūʻai Lama
He wahi kūʻai a hoʻāʻo lama ʻo Chuanlian ma Dalian, Kina. Uhi ka hoʻolālā i 3,000 mika ʻāpana ma luna o ʻekolu papahele, i hoʻonohonoho ʻia me he holo moana lā. Komo nā malihini ma o kahi hana kiʻi i hana ʻia me he pahu waiwai lā, a neʻe lākou ma waena o nā ʻāpana no ka baijiu Pākē, ka waina ʻulaʻula, ka lama hui ʻia, a me kahi pā inu. Loaʻa i nā waihona hōʻikeʻike a me nā pale ko lākou ʻano mai nā pea a me nā kia moku, a hahai ka pale luna i ke ʻano o ka nalu. Ua koho ʻia nā mea hana no ko lākou ʻano ʻōlinolino a paʻa hoʻi. Alakaʻi kahi ʻōnaehana kukui hiki ke hoʻololi ʻia a me kahi polokalamu kelepona paʻa lima i ka neʻe ʻana, a ʻae nā hōʻikeʻike hāmama i nā malihini e hoʻopā i kēlā me kēia ʻōmole.
Ka Hoʻomaikai
E Pili Ana i ka A' Design Award Keleawe
Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Chuanlian Ka Hoʻolālā Loko o ka Hale Kūʻai Lama 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 Chuanlian Ka Hoʻolālā Loko o ka Hale Kūʻai Lama 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 Chuanlian Ka Hoʻolālā Loko o ka Hale Kūʻai Lama i nā pono, hoʻopā i ka makemake, hoʻohiwahiwa i nā manaʻo a huki i ka makemake e ʻike.
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Nā hōʻoia, nā lālā hui a me nā kikoʻī ʻenehana i hāʻawi ʻia e ka mea hoʻolālā.
- Nā ʻAno Kūʻokoʻa
- Inspired by the Chinese word "Chuanlian," meaning "connected rivers," this 3,000-square-meter liquor retail space in Dalian transforms the act of buying into a journey of discovery. Flowing light, curved paths, and layered materials evoke the passage of time and taste, celebrating the spirit and refinement of Chinese liquor culture.
- Nā Ana a me ka Hoʻopili
- The project is located in Dalian, China, covering 3,000 square meters over three floors. Each level unfolds a journey - from Chinese baijiu to red wine and spirits from around the world - encouraging visitors to explore. Every display is designed to be touchable and scenographic, allowing guests to feel the texture, temperature, and story behind each bottle. The space blends narrative and interactivity, transforming retail into a sensory voyage.
- Nā Lepili
- Liquor retail, immersive experience, spatial storytelling, light design, maritime culture, interactive display, Chinese spirits, digital exploration, sensory space, brand narrative
- ʻEnehana Hana
- The space takes form from the language of the sea. Exhibition racks and partitions evolve from the structure of sails and masts, expressing both lightness and tension. The undulating ceiling echoes ocean waves, guiding the rhythm of movement. Materials were chosen for their reflective and tensile qualities rather than ornament. A Dali lighting system with fully adjustable brightness and color temperature turns light into an emotional compass, responding to each visitor’s pace.
- Pilikia Hoʻolālā
- The greatest challenge was to translate an invisible emotion - trust - into spatial form. The team needed to balance commercial clarity with poetic experience, ensuring that exploration felt natural rather than staged. Another difficulty lay in integrating the dynamic DALI lighting and digital guide system into an environment of calm tactility. Every detail, from material resonance to visitor rhythm, was calibrated to evoke a sense of voyage and belonging.
- Noiʻi
- The research focused on how liquor retail could rediscover the warmth between place and people in an era dominated by online consumption. The process involved observing consumer behavior in both digital and physical contexts, interviewing long-time customers, and studying emerging consumption scenes that had never existed before. Findings revealed that creativity, immersion, atmosphere, and narrative rebuild trust more effectively than efficiency. Chuanlian transforms these insights into a spatial story where commerce becomes culture.
- Hoʻoulu Manaʻo
- Chuanlian, a 28-year-old liquor retail brand, responds to the digital era by redefining offline experience. Inspired by Dalian’s maritime culture, the design follows a voyager who set sail 28 years ago in search of fine spirits. The journey unfolds through sail-like forms and wave motifs, blending narrative and emotion. With app-guided exploration and on-site tasting, the space turns retail into connection - restoring authenticity, tactility, and ritual to the physical store.
- Ka Lōʻihi o ka Papahana
- The project is located in Dalian, China. Design development began in November 2021 and construction was completed in November 2024. The space officially opened to the public in January 2025 as the flagship retail and experience center of Chuanlian International Trade Co., Ltd., representing the brand’s renewed vision for cultural storytelling and sensory engagement in liquor retail.
- Kaʻina Hana
- Visitors enter through an installation symbolizing a voyager's treasure chest and gradually move through zones of Chinese baijiu, red wine, mixed liquor, and finally the bar. The themed journey is guided by dynamic lighting and a mobile app that responds to movement. All displays are open and touchable, inviting guests to slow down, release tension, and connect through genuine sensory experience rather than distance or formality.
- Nā Palapala Kuleana
- Copyrights belong to EIK Space Design Studio and Luchuan Zhang.
All drawings, renderings, and photographs are original works created for Chuanlian Liquor Retail Space by EIK Space Design Studio. - Nā Lālā Hui
- Lead Designer & Creative Director: Luchuan Zhang
Design Studio: EIK Space Design, Chengdu, China
Lighting Consultant: Oway Lighting
Brand Visual Identity: Zhigui Studio
Client: Chuanlian International Trade Co., Ltd.
The project was developed as a collaborative dialogue between design, light, and brand identity. Each partner contributed to shaping a sensory and emotional narrative, where architecture, light, and storytelling merge into one integrated experience. - Nā Kuleana Kiʻi
- Image #1: Photographer / Architectural Photographer Chen Yiran (EIK Space Design Studio), Chuanlian Liquor Retail Experience Space, 2024.
Image #2: Photographer Chen Yiran (EIK Space Design Studio), Chuanlian Liquor Retail Experience Space, 2024.
Image #3: Photographer Chen Yiran (EIK Space Design Studio), Chuanlian Liquor Retail Experience Space, 2024.
Image #4: Photographer Chen Yiran (EIK Space Design Studio), Chuanlian Liquor Retail Experience Space, 2024.
Image #5: Photographer Chen Yiran (EIK Space Design Studio), Chuanlian Liquor Retail Experience Space, 2024.
Video Credit: Directed by Luchuan Zhang (EIK Space Design Studio), Edited by EIK Space Design Studio, Chuanlian Liquor Retail Experience Space, 2024.
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