The Osmanthus Grace Sedes Venditionum by Wj Studio

The Osmanthus Grace Sedes Venditionum by Wj Studio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Praemium A' Design Award Aureum in Designatio Interior Competition Category.

AurumInterior· 2021

The Osmanthus Grace Sedes Venditionum

by Wj Studio

Client: Wj Studio

Praemium A' Design Award Aureum Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About The Osmanthus Grace Sedes Venditionum

Osmanthus Grace est sedes venditionum in urbe Wenzhou in Sinis, in solo quadringentorum quinquaginta metrorum quadratorum aedificata. Aedificium lineare inter Montem Cui Wei et Flumen Ou stat, cuius pars ad aquam pertinet. Series spatiorum minorum inter se conexorum ac magnitudine diversorum visitatores ex locis obscuris ad loca lucida ducit. Tecta inclinata visus ad prospectum naturae deprimunt, atque area depressa locum conventuum definit. Frontes latae, longarum picturarum in modum formatae, discrimen inter interiora et exteriora minuunt. Lignum, lapis et plantae materiae praecipuae sunt. Ratio aedificii etiam mutationes usus futuras permittit.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Aureum

The Osmanthus Grace Sedes Venditionum victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aureum, honoris amplissimi formis primi ordinis, mirabilibus et praestantibus dati. Victores Aurei sunt opera valde nova, provida et splendida, quae ingenium, sapientiam et peritiam auctorum suorum referunt. Exspectatur The Osmanthus Grace Sedes Venditionum inventum laudatissimum, inclinationes creans et monumentale fore, quod pretium inauditum afferat. Haec forma Aureo praemio victa est incepto mirabile et honoratum, quod fines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae promovet. The Osmanthus Grace Sedes Venditionum cupiditatem vehementem excitat, studium accendit, ingenium creandi fovet et capit.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: By defining a series of sub-spaces which have various scales but interact with each other well, the architect establishes the episode of introduction, development, and bridge, passing out the atmosphere of simpleness Time and space are evolved throughout the project, blurring the boundary of architecture, and combining humanity and nature. Therefore, the project is a perfect response to traditional Chinese gardens.
Dimensions & Packaging: Site Area: 450 sqm.
Tags: interior design, nature, Sustainable, crystal clean
Production Technology: The building is in linear shape, with a part sightly reaching the water. The inclined ceiling designed with directions lower the sights from visitors and guide them to nature. The sunken part in the building adds the independence and boundaries of meeting zone. The process of lowering sights draws visitors closer to the landscape, creating the dialogue between human and water, and setting resonance of reality and imagination. Façades with the shape of long paintings are crystal clean, eliminating the boundaries of indoor and outdoor. Time reveals its trace of flowing when four seasons are changing, and when days and nights are altering. Nature, becomes the main theme everywhere in the project.
Design Challenge: Mixing into the scenery is the special attribute of traditional Jiang Nan gardens. The space is built according to water scenery, guiding visitors to interact with the nature and taking them to join the landscape. The entrance of the project is designed relatively narrow after the adjustment of the architect to create a calm atmosphere and to show the nature most.
Research: The project is designed with great flexibility for renovation in the future. It also reserves space for kindergarten. In the future, this building can still fit into different scenarios even if its users and functions are not the same.
Inspiration: This project locates at the back of Cui Wei Mountain, facing Ou River. The owner would like to see an ideal residence being built here with the help of a quality urban lifestyle and great scenery with local culture.
'We wish every visitor can feel the calmness of time and interact with nature.' Walking circulation transforms from dark to bright, enriching light levels in the space, establishing atmosphere of great mountains in limited space.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2020 and finished in September 2020 in Wenzhou, China
Operation Flow: Main materials are selected as wood, stone, and plant, for they are the elements of nature, to decorate the space. Simpleness are emphasized through various levels.

With unique characteristics, art pieces that reflect regions and history both represent different humanity themes and label themselves as signs of the space at the same time. The flexibility eliminates boundaries.
Team Members: WJ STUDIO
Image Credits: IMAGE by Zhuhai