Chuanlian Uyilo Lwangaphakathi Lwevenkile Yotywala ngu-Luchuan Zhang

Uyilo olubizwa ngokuba yi-Chuanlian Uyilo Lwangaphakathi Lwevenkile Yotywala olwenziwe ngu-Luchuan Zhang ngumwini obekekileyo webhaso elinobukhazikhazi le-2026 Ibhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award Kudidi Lokhuphiswano lwe-Uyilo lweNdawo yangaPhakathi kunye noMboniso.

IbhronziIngaphakathi· 2026

Chuanlian Uyilo Lwangaphakathi Lwevenkile Yotywala

ngu Luchuan Zhang

Umxhasi: Eik Space Design

Umwini we-Ibhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award Kudidi Lwe-Ingaphakathi

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Malunga ne-Chuanlian Uyilo Lwangaphakathi Lwevenkile Yotywala

IChuanlian yindawo yokuthengisa nokuvavanya utywala ekwiDalian, eTshayina. Uyilo lugubungela iimitha ezikwere ezingama-3,000 kwimigangatho emithathu, ecwangciswe njengohambo lwaselwandle. Iindwendwe zingena ngesakhiwo esimile njengebhokisi yobutyebi zize zihambe kwiindawo zotywala bamaTshayina i-baijiu, iwayini ebomvu, utywala obuxutyiweyo kunye nebhari. Iireki zokubonisa kunye nezahlulo zithatha imilo yazo kwiiseyile neentsika zenqanawa, ngelixa uphahla lulandela imilo yamaza. Izixhobo zokwakha zakhethwa ngenxa yeempawu zazo zokukhanyisa nokutsala. Inkqubo yokukhanyisa elungelelaniswayo kunye nosetyenziso lweselula zikhokela intshukumo, kwaye imiboniso evulekileyo ivumela iindwendwe ukuba zichukumise ibhotile nganye.

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Malunga ne-Ibhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award

Chuanlian Uyilo Lwangaphakathi Lwevenkile Yotywala ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo kakhulu okunikwa imiyilo ephawulekayo eyahlukaniswa kukuyila, ubukrelekrele nobukrelekrele. Abaphumeleleyo beBhronzi ziimveliso ezinobuchule obukhulu nezidala ngokumangalisayo ezingqina amava aphangaleleyo, ukucinga nokwazi ukuzenzela kwabayili bazo. Chuanlian Uyilo Lwangaphakathi Lwevenkile Yotywala iyathenjwa ukuba ibe yimpahla exatyiswa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo enobungcali obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award ubandakanya iindlela ezilungileyo kakhulu kubugcisa, inzululwazi, uyilo kunye nobuchwephesha kwaye ugqwesile ngenxa yokunikela ingqalelo kwiinkcukacha. Chuanlian Uyilo Lwangaphakathi Lwevenkile Yotywala iyanelisa iimfuno ngokumangalisayo, ichukumisa iinqwenelo, ikhwebela iimvakalelo kwaye itsala umdla.

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Ikhithi Yeendaba

Iziqinisekiso, amalungu eqela kunye neenkcukacha zobugcisa ezinikezelwe ngumyili.

Iimpawu Ezizodwa: Inspired by the Chinese word "Chuanlian," meaning "connected rivers," this 3,000-square-meter liquor retail space in Dalian transforms the act of buying into a journey of discovery. Flowing light, curved paths, and layered materials evoke the passage of time and taste, celebrating the spirit and refinement of Chinese liquor culture.
Imilinganiselo nePakishini: The project is located in Dalian, China, covering 3,000 square meters over three floors. Each level unfolds a journey - from Chinese baijiu to red wine and spirits from around the world - encouraging visitors to explore. Every display is designed to be touchable and scenographic, allowing guests to feel the texture, temperature, and story behind each bottle. The space blends narrative and interactivity, transforming retail into a sensory voyage.
Iithegi: Liquor retail, immersive experience, spatial storytelling, light design, maritime culture, interactive display, Chinese spirits, digital exploration, sensory space, brand narrative
Ubuchwepheshe Bokuvelisa: The space takes form from the language of the sea. Exhibition racks and partitions evolve from the structure of sails and masts, expressing both lightness and tension. The undulating ceiling echoes ocean waves, guiding the rhythm of movement. Materials were chosen for their reflective and tensile qualities rather than ornament. A Dali lighting system with fully adjustable brightness and color temperature turns light into an emotional compass, responding to each visitor’s pace.
Umngeni Woyilo: The greatest challenge was to translate an invisible emotion - trust - into spatial form. The team needed to balance commercial clarity with poetic experience, ensuring that exploration felt natural rather than staged. Another difficulty lay in integrating the dynamic DALI lighting and digital guide system into an environment of calm tactility. Every detail, from material resonance to visitor rhythm, was calibrated to evoke a sense of voyage and belonging.
Uphando: The research focused on how liquor retail could rediscover the warmth between place and people in an era dominated by online consumption. The process involved observing consumer behavior in both digital and physical contexts, interviewing long-time customers, and studying emerging consumption scenes that had never existed before. Findings revealed that creativity, immersion, atmosphere, and narrative rebuild trust more effectively than efficiency. Chuanlian transforms these insights into a spatial story where commerce becomes culture.
Inkuthazo: Chuanlian, a 28-year-old liquor retail brand, responds to the digital era by redefining offline experience. Inspired by Dalian’s maritime culture, the design follows a voyager who set sail 28 years ago in search of fine spirits. The journey unfolds through sail-like forms and wave motifs, blending narrative and emotion. With app-guided exploration and on-site tasting, the space turns retail into connection - restoring authenticity, tactility, and ritual to the physical store.
Ubude Beprojekthi: The project is located in Dalian, China. Design development began in November 2021 and construction was completed in November 2024. The space officially opened to the public in January 2025 as the flagship retail and experience center of Chuanlian International Trade Co., Ltd., representing the brand’s renewed vision for cultural storytelling and sensory engagement in liquor retail.
Ukuhamba Komsebenzi: Visitors enter through an installation symbolizing a voyager's treasure chest and gradually move through zones of Chinese baijiu, red wine, mixed liquor, and finally the bar. The themed journey is guided by dynamic lighting and a mobile app that responds to movement. All displays are open and touchable, inviting guests to slow down, release tension, and connect through genuine sensory experience rather than distance or formality.
Iipathenti: Copyrights belong to EIK Space Design Studio and Luchuan Zhang.
All drawings, renderings, and photographs are original works created for Chuanlian Liquor Retail Space by EIK Space Design Studio.
Amalungu Eqela: Lead Designer & Creative Director: Luchuan Zhang
Design Studio: EIK Space Design, Chengdu, China
Lighting Consultant: Oway Lighting
Brand Visual Identity: Zhigui Studio
Client: Chuanlian International Trade Co., Ltd.

The project was developed as a collaborative dialogue between design, light, and brand identity. Each partner contributed to shaping a sensory and emotional narrative, where architecture, light, and storytelling merge into one integrated experience.
Amagunya Emifanekiso: Image #1: Photographer / Architectural Photographer Chen Yiran (EIK Space Design Studio), Chuanlian Liquor Retail Experience Space, 2024.
Image #2: Photographer Chen Yiran (EIK Space Design Studio), Chuanlian Liquor Retail Experience Space, 2024.
Image #3: Photographer Chen Yiran (EIK Space Design Studio), Chuanlian Liquor Retail Experience Space, 2024.
Image #4: Photographer Chen Yiran (EIK Space Design Studio), Chuanlian Liquor Retail Experience Space, 2024.
Image #5: Photographer Chen Yiran (EIK Space Design Studio), Chuanlian Liquor Retail Experience Space, 2024.
Video Credit: Directed by Luchuan Zhang (EIK Space Design Studio), Edited by EIK Space Design Studio, Chuanlian Liquor Retail Experience Space, 2024.