Shimao Wisdom Door Centre d'Exposicion by Grace Kwai

Shimao Wisdom Door Centre d'Exposicion by Grace Kwai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award d'Aur in Interior Competition Category.

AurInterior· 2020

Shimao Wisdom Door Centre d'Exposicion

by Grace Kwai

Client: G&K Architecture Design

A' Design Award d'Aur Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Shimao Wisdom Door Centre d'Exposicion

Shimao Wisdom Door es un centre d'exposicion a Ningbo, en China. Lo centre d'exposicion servís dos edificis emblematics de granda nautor qu'aculhisson d'entrepresas tecnologicas. L'espaci es utilizat per de conferéncias de premsa sus de produches d'intelligéncia artificiala e de tecnologias novèlas, per aquò un tèma de tecnologia modèrna travèrsa tot l'interior. Una paleta blanca e negra establís lo ton de basa. Lo veire forma las parets alentorn e de marbre negre es pausat sul sòl. De fials verticals lusents dels dos costats apondon de lum a l'ambient escur. Una granda installacion artistica negra envolopa l'escalièr en espirala.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Aur

Shimao Wisdom Door Centre d'Exposicion a ganhat la distincion A' Design Award d'Aur, una reconeissença immensament prestigiosa acordada a de designs de primièra qualitat, meravilhoses e excellents. Los ganhaires de l'Aur son de creacions extrèmament innovantas, visionàrias e esbleugissentas, que reflectisson lo prodigi, la sabença e la proeça de lors designers. S'espèra que Shimao Wisdom Door Centre d'Exposicion siá una invencion fòrça lausada, que dintra de tendéncias e monumentala, que provesís un valor sens precedent. Aqueste design ganhaire de la distincion A' Design Award d'Aur es un projècte espectaclós e respectat, que fa un grand ben e fa avançar las frontièras de l'art, de la sciéncia, del design e de la tecnologia. Shimao Wisdom Door Centre d'Exposicion crea de sentiments intensos de desirs, evòca la passion, encoratja la creativitat e fascina.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The project is an exhibition center of two super high-rise landmark building, in which many leading tech companies will be stationed, such as Alibaba, Tencent, and other IT companies. It features modern technology and IoT concept, which is embodied by the intelligence of interior hardware facilities.
Dimensions & Packaging: The main function areas on the ground floor include entrance hall, display screen, core stage, water bar, negotiation area, VIP interview room, media room, public restroom, and workplace. On the first floor, there are meeting room, finance room, art display area, outdoor seating area, and inner courtyard landscape. The light, shadow, meaning, art and concept are integrated in the space structure in the form of streamline. Each function area are connected and integrated to form a whole space.
Tags: exhibition center, interior design, sales center, installation, natural art
Production Technology: The exhibition center will be used for news conference of future artificial intelligence products and new technology of government. In order to highlight this characteristic, the modern science and technology theme goes through the whole space. The palette of black and white creates the basic tone, where glass is used to make the surrounding walls and black marble is paved on the floor. Shimmering threads are decorated vertically on the two sides to highlight the modern technology sense in the dark environment.
Design Challenge: To make the project an iconic image, a vast black original art installation is set to wrap the spiral stairs. When looked far away, it seems like a reflection of mountain on a peaceful lake. What's more, as the main communicate area for visitors, the entrance hall give people an impression of Zen and imagination .
Research: Design conveys a specific life attitude. It needs the accumulation and test of time, being enriching and improving all the time. It is a perfect process of innovation breakthrough. In the designer's point of view, the values of design lie in two aspects: meeting people's needs for space functions and combining function and aesthetics with a soul just like human.
Inspiration: The design concept is inspired by a philosophical idea on universe. Everything is connected, and it goes in cycle. So, none or zero is a vast void, which is endless and limitless, thus containing and connecting each individual repeatedly.
Project Duration: The project finished in May 2019 in Ningbo, Hangzhou, China.
Operation Flow: The space serves people, so the space design should meet the needs of owners. On the premise of necessary functional requirements, the design team create a different exhibition center space through regular products with original design, so as to create the best effect of art space.
Team Members: Design Director: Vivien Zhang
Interior Design: Sun Fei
Soft Decoration Design: Zhang Kang