Echo Oriental መርኣዪ ኣዳራሽ by Xiyao Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award in ንድፊ ውሽጣዊ ቦታን ምርኢትን Competition Category.

ብሩርውሽጣዊ· 2026

Echo Oriental መርኣዪ ኣዳራሽ

by Xiyao Wang

Client: Extended Play Lab

ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award Winner in ውሽጣዊ Category

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The Design

About Echo Oriental መርኣዪ ኣዳራሽ

ኢኮ ኦሪየንታል ንባህላዊ ቻይናዊ ኮስሞሎጂ ብዘመናዊ ስነ-ህንፃዊ ዓይኒ ዳግም ይትርጉሞ። ኣብ ማእከል ዝርከብ ድርብ-ቁመት ዘለዎ ናይ ሑጻ ጣውላ ከባቢ ልቢ እቲ ፕሮጀክት ኮይኑ የገልግል፣ ኣብ ልዕሊ ኣርባዕተ-ኩርናዕ ወለል ንሰማይ ዝውክል ሰማያዊ ዝተዘርግሐ ጨራሮ ኣብ ትሕቲኡ ተቐሚጡ ኣሎ። ብቕጠል ዝተቐርፀ ፍሉይ ወርቃዊ ቅስቲ ጨራሮ ንኽንክኑ ትሕዝቶ ይውስኸሉ፣ ናይ ኣረንጓዴ እምነ-በረድን ውዑይ ዕንፀይትን ቀለም ድማ ስምዒታዊ ዝርርብ የቃልል። እቲ ናይ ቦታ ውቅር ንበጻሕቲ ብተኸታታሊ ስነ-ስርዓት ደረታት ንኽመርሕ ንጽቕጠትን ምፍታሕን ይጥቀም።

The Recognition

About the ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award

Echo Oriental መርኣዪ ኣዳራሽ ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award ዝዓወተ እዩ፣ ንጽቡቓት፣ ልዑላትን ዘስደምምን ላዕለዋይ ደረጃ ዘለዎም ዲዛይናት ዝወሃብ ብዘይተለምደ ኣዚዩ ክቡር ኣፍልጦ። ዘዓወቱ ብሩር ፍሉይ ክእለት፣ ተውህቦን ጥበብን ዲዛይነራቶም ዘርእዩ ኣዚዮም ዘብርሁን ብዙሕ ፈጠራውያንን ስራሕቲ እዮም። Echo Oriental መርኣዪ ኣዳራሽ ዝበለጸ፣ ምሳሌ ዝኾነ፣ ብኣገዳሲ መገዲ ሞያውን ብዕምቆት ሓድሽን ስራሕ ክኾን ይጽበ። እዚ ዝዓወተ ዲዛይን ናይ ብሩር ሽልማት A' Design Award ብዙሕ ዝተራእየን ዝደነቐን ፈጠራ እዩ፣ ጥቕሚ ዘምጽእን ደረት ጥበብ፣ ሳይንስ፣ ዲዛይንን ቴክኖሎጂን ዘስፍሕን። Echo Oriental መርኣዪ ኣዳራሽ ብብዙሕ ዝቐንኣሉ ፍጥረት እዩ፣ ድሌታት ዘበራብር፣ ጽቡቕ ስምዒታት ዘምጽእን ሰንቢድን ምድናቕን ዘበራብርን።

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Echo Oriental is a 400sqm exhibition center that redefines spatial ritual through a rigorous intersection of North-South and East-West axes. It distinguishes itself by seamlessly integrating traditional Chinese cosmology - the "Tian Yuan Di Fang" (Round Sky, Square Earth) concept - within a contemporary neo-luxury aesthetic. Unique features include a double-height sand table area under a celestial light and a golden vaulted ceiling with leaf embossing, creating a high-quality sensory dialogue.
Dimensions & Packaging: 400 square meters area. Single floor.
Tags: Exhibition Design, Sales Office, Oriental Aesthetics, Tian Yuan Di Fang, Axial Symmetry, Neo-Luxury, Botanical Motif, Green Marble, Architectural Ritual, Longgang, Spatial Narrative, Interior Design.
Production Technology: Conceived through hand sketch, perfected in Rhino 3D and rendered with Enscape and Photoshop
Design Challenge: The primary challenge was manifesting a grand, ceremonial architectural ritual within a compact 400sqm footprint. Overcoming this required precise axial planning to resolve complex circulation patterns without sacrificing the sense of scale. Realizing the golden vaulted ceiling with leaf embossing involved a technical balance between artisanal textures and modern production. The project successfully navigated the obstacle of blending historic cosmology with current luxury market demands.
Research: This project utilized Applied Spatial Psychology and Cultural Semiotics research to redefine real estate exhibition standards. Objectives focused on balancing ritualistic ceremonial order with botanical fluidity. Methodology involved Axial Mapping and Comparative Materiality studies. Data was collected via site-specific environmental analysis and historical research into "Tian Yuan Di Fang" cosmology. Participants included local design stakeholders and potential residents. Results showed a high-efficiency circulation flow that significantly reduced visitor fatigue. Insights reveal that "spatial compression and release" triggers emotional engagement. This research impacts the industry by demonstrating that design-driven cultural storytelling directly increases commercial perceived value and social community pride.
Inspiration: The design is inspired by the organic fluidity of the adjacent Taihu Park, translating botanical motifs into architectural curves. Motivated by the tension between heritage and modernity, the project explores the "Echo" of ancient Oriental philosophy - specifically the harmony of the circle and square - within a high-end commercial context. Research into "spatial compression and release" informs the transition from intimate, deep corridors to expansive, light-filled grand halls.
Project Duration: Project finished in February 2026, and is located in Longgang, Wenzhou, China
Operation Flow: The project operates through a progressive "step-by-step" ritualistic flow. Visitors interact with the space via a series of thresholds: from a high-contrast entry lobby to a monumental central core. The spatial interaction is defined by rhythm—alternating between the compression of deep, shaded corridors and the release of the bright, green-marble hall. Strategic "scenic openings" in VIP areas facilitate visual porosity, allowing the narrative of nature to permeate every interaction.
Team Members: Xiyao Wang
Image Credits: All Renderings by Xiyao Wang