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Longmen Realm دیزاینی پێشانگا by Ecust Creplus Design

Longmen Realm دیزاینی پێشانگا by Ecust Creplus Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Xelata A' Design Award a Tuncîn in Dîzayna Cihê Hundurîn û Pêşangehê Competition Category.


TuncHundurîn· 2026

Longmen Realm دیزاینی پێشانگا

by Ecust Creplus Design

Client: Lingshan Museum

Xelata A' Design Award a Tuncîn Winner in Hundurîn Category

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The Design

About Longmen Realm دیزاینی پێشانگا

پێشانگای «قەڵەمڕەوی لۆنگمێن» ٧٦ شوێنەواری ئەشکەوتەکانی لۆنگمێن پێشکەش دەکات، لەوانە پەیکەرە بوداییەکان، نەخشە بەردینەکان و ڕوونووسە خۆشنووسییەکان. دیزاینەکە شوێنی مۆزەخانەکە بە ڕێکخستنی شوێنی، توخمە دامەزراوەکان و ڕووناکی دووبارە ڕێکدەخاتەوە بۆ پاڵپشتیکردنی بینین و لێکدانەوەیەکی ڕوون. بەیداغە هەڵواسراوەکان، زەوییە ڕەنگدانەوەکان و ڕووناکییە تێکەڵکراوەکان ژینگەیەکی بینراوی ڕێکخراو دروست دەکەن. توخمە کارلێککارەکان هانی بەشداریکردنی سەردانکەران و وێنەگرتن دەدەن، کە دەستگەیشتنی گشتی بۆ کەلەپووری کولتووری باشتر دەکات.

The Recognition

About the Xelata A' Design Award a Tuncîn

Longmen Realm دیزاینی پێشانگا xelatgirê Xelata A' Design Award a Tuncîn e, nasîneke pir bi prestîj ku ji sêwiranên berbiçav ên bi afirînerî, jêhatîbûn û zîrekiyê têne cudakirin re tê dayîn. Xelatgirên Tuncînê karên bi têra xwe jêhatî û bi awayekî balkêş afirîner in, yên ku ezmûna fireh, xeyal û çareserkirina sêwiranerên xwe piştrast dikin. Tê hêvîkirin ku Longmen Realm دیزاینی پێشانگا tiştekî pir hatiye rêzgirtin, sitayişkirin û delal be, bi awayekî berbiçav pîşekar û nûjen. Ev sêwirana bi Tuncînê serketî pratîkên çêtirîn ên huner, zanist, sêwiran û teknolojiyê digire nav xwe û ji bo baldariya li hûrgiliyan hêja ye. Longmen Realm دیزاینی پێشانگا pêdiviyan bi rengekî xweş tîne cih, destê xwe dide daxwazan, hestan dihejîne û meraqê dikişîne.

Behind the Design

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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

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