DAS Design Co., Ltd. · CLIENT: DAS Lab
Gemdale Casa Oia is the interior design of a property sales center in Beihai, China. The 1060 square meter space takes nature as its theme and expresses the relationship between mountain and sea. A minimalist design language narrates the rolling form of sea waves and translates the form into an art installation. Black, white, gray and warm tones are combined with hues drawn from the sea. Stone-like artworks on the walls show the transition of different blue shades. The materials include art paint, grey stone, cement stone and metal plate.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- Nature endows all things with a changing form. The project adopts minimalist design languages to narrate the rolling form of sea waves and translates it into an art installation, which shows dramatic visual effects and seems to shack off the shackles of spatial boundary.
The imagination about mountain and sea is the design thread that runs through the entire space. Light shines on rocks, and is refracted and extended by glass. - Dimensions & Packaging
- The area of project is 1060 square meter.
- Tags
- light, Beihai, sea waves, sea and mountain, nature, narrative of fluidity
- Production Technology
- The materials: art paint, grey stone, cement stone, metal plate
- Design Challenge
- The biggest challenge lay in material selection and how to achieve a lighting atmosphere that is ethereal and features rich layering.
- Project Duration
- The project started in August 2019 and finished in September 2020 in Beihai, China.
- Operation Flow
- The project takes nature as the design theme, and expresses the relationship between mountain and sea through design languages. The space mainly adopt black, white, gray and warm tones, and extracts various brilliant hues that the sea presents in different natural conditions. Stone-like artworks on the wall shows the transition and fusion of different blue shades, which create a visual highlight in the space and show layering and changes in an orderly manner.
- Research
- The project is a property sales center located in Beihai, Guangxi, China. As one of the starting points of the Maritime Silk Road, Beihai has been witnessing the fusion and collision between Oriental and Western cultures, which add a sense of mystery to ancient roads.
- Inspiration
- The design takes inspiration from local environment and cultural context, and at the same time extracts unique elements of mountain and sea, thereby creating a poetic space that resonates with users.
The design abstracts flowing ripples on the sea, and incorporates the form of sea water into the space via the rich changes of light and shadows. Visitors are encouraged to capture the moments where water surface ripples and to think about changes in life. - Image Credits
- photo by: Mconcept
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