Qinglong Gucuiyinxiu Klubbhus by Mdo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award i Guld in Interiör- och Utställningsdesign Competition Category.

GuldInteriör· 2020

Qinglong Gucuiyinxiu Klubbhus

by Mdo

Client: Mdo

A' Design Award i Guld Winner in Interiör Category

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The Design

About Qinglong Gucuiyinxiu Klubbhus

Qinglong Gucuiyinxiu är ett klubbhus designat för ett bostadsområde i Hangzhou, Kina. Klubbhuset omfattar cirka 1860 kvadratmeter fördelat på två våningar och fungerar som ett gemensamt utrymme för socialt umgänge och välbefinnande. Vit sten ger geometrin en ren och abstrakt karaktär, medan trä tillför värme till de gemensamma ytorna. En skärm med tapp- och tapphålsfogar sträcker sig nio meter runt huvudtrappan utan fästelement, och en mässingspendel är tillverkad för hand. Belysningen blir gradvis dovare mot spa-avdelningarna, vilket stödjer en lugn och stilla atmosfär.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Guld

Qinglong Gucuiyinxiu Klubbhus är vinnare av A' Design Award i Guld, ett oerhört prestigefyllt erkännande som tilldelas förstklassiga, underbara och enastående designverk. Guldvinnare är utomordentligt innovativa, visionära och glamoröst bländande skapelser som speglar sina formgivares briljans, visdom och skicklighet. Qinglong Gucuiyinxiu Klubbhus förväntas vara en högt prisad, trendsättande och monumental uppfinning som levererar oöverträffat värde. Detta vinnande verk i A' Design Award i Guld är ett spektakulärt, respekterat projekt som i hög grad gagnar och flyttar fram gränserna för konst, vetenskap, design och teknik. Qinglong Gucuiyinxiu Klubbhus skapar intensiva känslor av längtan, väcker passion, uppmuntrar kreativitet och fascinerar oss.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Qinglong Gucuiyinxiu Clubhouse tries to create a language of purity and quietness. As social gathering place for the residents, it aims at creating an island of relaxation and escape from everyday stresses. The geometrical compositions, the choice of the materials and details establish a focus on the processional qualities of the spaces, embracing the users at its passage, revealing itself through silent transitions and welcoming images.
Dimensions & Packaging: The whole clubhouse measures around 1860 m2, distributed on two floors.
Tags: Interiors, clubhouse, wellness, sales, multifunction, purity, contemporary, design, MDO
Production Technology: The purity of the geometry is emphasized by the use of white stone, giving an abstract feeling to the composition. Relevant throughout the project is the use of timber, that populates mainly the communal areas, giving warmth to the space. The areas of the spa are kept more pure and ethereal through the use of stone and paint, creating a distance between the visitor and the architecture, to allow to focus on the inner peace. The private areas display an higher amount of decoration and metals.
Design Challenge: The control of proportions has been a fundamental part of the design process. All the elements and their geometries create a system that arouses sense of monumentality and purity. The hardest elements to achieve were the mortise-and-tenon structure, that spans 9 meters without making use of any fixing material. The hand-made art pendant in the centre of the staircase has been developed through a rigorous parametric rationalization and development alongside with a local brass craftsman.
Research: The clubhouse spaces are an invitation to leave back the stresses of everyday life while enjoying a moment of self-care. The purity of the forms is a strong statement and generates a certain contemplative distance with the visitors. Along with our research on purity and silence, we brought forward an exploration of Chinese traditional crafts, expressed by the mortise-and-tenon structure around the staircase and the pendant installation, joining parametric design to hand-fabrication.
Inspiration: We have been inspired by the surrounding calm landscape, to develop an architectural language of purity. Every element of the design has to join a common dialogue of calm serenity. We tried to make the lush landscape resonate inside the spaces through games of transparency and reflections. Chinese traditional craft has also been of major inspiration, through the development of a fully mortise and tenon joinery technique screen around the main staircase and the old brass pendant installation.
Project Duration: The project is located in Hangzhou, China.
Completed in 2019.
Operation Flow: The fruition of the spaces happens starting from the exterior rich landscape. Once entering the clubhouse, the space reveals itself with a strong view to the outside spaces. The monumental staircase, remembrance of Chinese glorious craftsman traditions, leads down to the lower floor, where the lounge and display area are located. The transition to the wellness area is marked by the lighting, getting dimmer and arising a feeling of quietness and contemplation.
Team Members: Justin Bridglan
Jaycee Chui
Di Chang
Leo Li
Tony Tang
Calla Wei
Florian Rocherau
Image Credits: Photography by Zhu Hai.
Pendant installation realization consultancy by bespoke.