Gold Interior Space and Exhibition Design · 2020
Hangho Land Boma Club
by Xiqiang Guo
- A' Design Award 2020 Gold Winner in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Awarded April 15, 2020
- CLIENT: HZC (Xiamen) Design Consulting Co., Ltd.
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 16,448
- Verification code 2BE87E7E48 · Verify this award
About Hangho Land Boma Club
Hangho Land Boma is a private club interior of 1,000 square meters, created as a basement renovation. The layout includes a reception area, a sunken courtyard, a billiards area, a karaoke area and a spa area. The original space had staggered floor slabs and many pillars. Beams and pillars were integrated into the open kitchen to improve the structure and the appearance. A 9 meter wide electric door links the courtyard with the interior. Transparent glass and wooden grilles bring natural light into the sunken courtyard.
Xiqiang Guo's celebrated Hangho Land Boma Club exemplifies a sophisticated synthesis of contemporary spatial design with deeply rooted material traditions, presenting an interior environment where warmth, refinement, and contemplative calm converge in harmonious dialogue. The work participates in an ongoing conversation within contemporary interior practice concerning the integration of natural materials, biophilic principles, and modernist spatial clarity, achieving a resolution that honors each tradition while transcending derivative quotation. The designer demonstrates exceptional sensitivity to material expression, allowing the inherent beauty of timber to establish the dominant chromatic and textural vocabulary while introducing measured contrasts through pale plaster surfaces and stone elements that prevent monotony while maintaining cohesive warmth. The inclusion of a living pine specimen represents a masterful gesture toward biophilic design philosophy, introducing organic asymmetry and vital presence within the otherwise carefully ordered spatial framework. Compositionally, the work reveals sophisticated understanding of visual hierarchy and spatial rhythm, the dining ensemble functioning as anchoring focal point while secondary elements create supporting counterpoint without competing for attention. The sculptural white staircase introduces dynamic movement and vertical aspiration, its curvilinear form providing necessary relief from the prevailing orthogonal geometry. The wooden screen partition demonstrates nuanced understanding of filtered light and visual permeability, creating layered depth while maintaining spatial connection between zones. Light functions as active design element throughout, the captured moment revealing how natural illumination animates surfaces and creates temporal marking through shadow patterns that will shift throughout the day. Viewers might contemplate how this space invites both gathering and reflection, how material choices communicate values of authenticity and craft, and how architectural restraint can paradoxically create environments of profound sensory richness.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- The open Western-style kitchen and entertainment area are perfect for parties and recreational activities. In the original space, there were staggered floor slabs and multiple pillars. Designers ingeniously integrated beams and pillars into the open kitchen, which solved the defect of the original spatial structure and also enhanced aesthetic and functionality.
The sunken courtyard provides a serene space. When the 9m-wide electric door at the courtyard opens, transparent glass and wooden grilles perfectly introduce natural light into the sunken courtyard, presenting a bright and open space. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Category: private club
Area: 1,000 sqm - Tags
- Karaoke, spa, private club, HZC Design, Guo Xiqiang
- Production Technology
- Sustainability: Geberit drainage system and water-saving cisterns are selected as the main materials. And 304 stainless steel pipes are used for water supply. Moreover, all LED lights contribute to energy conservation and emission reduction.
- Design Challenge
- It's a basement renovation project. In the original space, there were staggered floor slabs and many pillars and lighting limited to the patio. The designers integrated them into the open kitchen, which optimized the original structure and enhanced aesthetic and functionality. As the 9-meter-wide electric door opens, reception, courtyard and billiard areas are integrated. Transparent glass and wooden grilles introduce natural light into the sunken courtyard, presenting a bright and open space.
- Project Duration
- Project Duration: from October 2017 to August 2019
- Operation Flow
- This is a private club that has reception area, courtyard and billiards area, welcoming guests to enjoy the spacious and cosy environment. In the karaoke area, the gleaming agate bar counter is a visual highlight. It allows friends to gather around and savour a glass of wine. The ceiling is demarcated based on functional areas below it, which strengthens functionality of the space. This area can serve for both reception and recreation.
- Research
- It's a basement renovation project that uses natural ways. The original space had many pillars and lighting limited in the patio. At the hallway, a spiral staircase leaps into eyes, echoing rocks, the pine tree and cloud-shaped artworks beside it. A reception area can be seen indistinctly from wood grilles. Interior spaces are mutually independent while integrating with each other. Walking along the stairs, it comes to the comprehensive reception area, karaoke area, bathrooms and spa area, etc.
- Inspiration
- Drawing on "Visit to the Land of Peach Blossoms", a poem written by the ancient Chinese poet Wang Wei, the project incorporates picturesque views in the poem into the design, which present an urban modern poetic space. The jade screens with landscape paintings, as well as staggered fish-like adornments on walnut wood grilles, are very eye-catching.
It's a basement renovation project that uses natural ways. The original space had many pillars and lighting limited in the patio. - Image Credits
- Photographers: Huang Jiaxiang, Guo Xiqiang, Lin Junwei