The MIXc Kunshan Design de Interiores de Área Infantil by Xiang Li

The MIXc Kunshan Design de Interiores de Área Infantil by Xiang Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award de Prata in Design de Espaços Interiores e Exposições Competition Category.

PrataInterior· 2021

The MIXc Kunshan Design de Interiores de Área Infantil

by Xiang Li

Client: X+Living

A' Design Award de Prata Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About The MIXc Kunshan Design de Interiores de Área Infantil

O MIXc Kunshan é uma área pública com temática infantil dentro de um shopping center em Kunshan, na China. O espaço renovado ocupa 4.500 metros quadrados no terceiro andar, onde a maioria das lojas atende crianças e famílias. O projeto inspira-se na Ópera Kunqu, forma de arte tradicional nascida em Kunshan. Elementos como colarinhos em forma de nuvem, mangas longas, adornos de cabeça, maquiagem cênica e instrumentos musicais são traduzidos em formas simples de desenho animado e aplicados a grandes instalações, letreiros e guarda-corpos. Peças de estofamento sob medida funcionam como assentos e como pontos interativos ao longo do percurso.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Prata

The MIXc Kunshan Design de Interiores de Área Infantil conquistou o A' Design Award de Prata, um reconhecimento extraordinariamente prestigiado atribuído a designs de topo de gama, deslumbrantes e impressionantes. Os vencedores da Prata são obras tremendamente brilhantes e extremamente criativas que ilustram a perícia, o talento e a acuidade excecionais dos seus designers. Espera-se que The MIXc Kunshan Design de Interiores de Área Infantil seja uma obra maravilhosa e de referência, notavelmente profissional e profundamente inovadora. Este design vencedor do A' Design Award de Prata é uma invenção muito notável e admirada, que beneficia e faz avançar as fronteiras da arte, da ciência, do design e da tecnologia. The MIXc Kunshan Design de Interiores de Área Infantil é uma criação imensamente invejada que desperta desejos, traz sentimentos positivos e faz nascer espanto e deslumbramento.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The innovation of the project lies in the breakthrough of the traditional public area design. In the form of overall facade, the theme is highly unified. Designer created an unprecedented consumption premises. Another point lies in its inheritance of traditional culture. Designers use childlike design to translate elements of traditional culture into things that children accept and love, and carry forward the charm of traditional opera.
Dimensions & Packaging: The floor area of the project is 4500 sqm.
Tags: Li Xiang, kids club, interior design, xliving, China
Production Technology: Traditional elements such as Yunjian, long sleeves, horsetail whisk, Kuitou, facial makeup, musical instruments have become a cute symbol that is more easily loved and accepted by children through the translation of design language. They not only decorate the large cartoon installations in the public area, but also are incorporated into the signboards design. The lively color blocks and geometric patterns grounded together, together with the thematically modified guardrails have not only enhanced the identification of the children's section, but also perfectly set the mood of childlike feeling.
Design Challenge: The difficulty of the project is that our team challenged a single public area design and explored more. The creation of this new type of consumer experience has high requirements in terms of balancing actual functions and the unity of theme aesthetics.
Research: This is a renovation project, located on the third floor of the shopping mall, and most of the store investment is parent-child business, such as early childhood education center and toyshops. We do not want the thematic transformation of the public area to be limited to some cute and childlike furniture, but hope that through the overall design of the store, the entire public area can present a kind of overall visual aesthetics. The immersive consumption experience scene drives the interest of consumers and enriches their experience.
Inspiration: The inspiration of the project comes from Kunshan, the city where the project is located. It is the birthplace of Kunqu Opera. Therefore, we hope to integrate some elements of traditional culture into the design, so that the public area in the business space can not only have its consumption guiding purpose, but also have the educational significance of disseminating traditional culture.
Project Duration: The project finished in November 2019 in Kunshan, China
Operation Flow: Based on the scientific planning of consumer movement, the designer created several points of interest in the space. The customized soft furnishings can be used as seats in the rest area, as well as interactive points for consumers to take a snap. In the theme area, the unique high-rise space in the area where the parent-child park is located has been flexibly used to create an open reception area, making it an eye-catching presence in the entire children's theme area. It not only provides a view for consumers in the mall, but also attracts passenger flow for the shops.
Team Members: Lead Designer: Li Xiang
Project Director: Fan Chen
project Director: Zhang Wenji
Image Credits: Image#1: Photographer Shao Feng, The MIXc Kunshan, 2019.
Image#2: Photographer Shao Feng, The MIXc Kunshan, 2019.
Image#3: Photographer Shao Feng, The MIXc Kunshan,2019.
Image#4: Photographer Shao Feng, The MIXc Kunshan, 2019.
Image#5: Photographer Shao Feng, The MIXc Kunshan, 2019.