Art Farm 民宿 by Chen Xu and Gabriele Goretti

Art Farm 民宿 by Chen Xu and Gabriele Goretti is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 款待設計 Competition Category.

銀款待· 2020

Art Farm 民宿

by Chen Xu and Gabriele Goretti

Client: Nanjing liangzhu management company

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 款待 Category

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The Design

About Art Farm 民宿

Art Farm係位於中國南京嘅一間民宿，由一間舊農舍改造而成。整棟建築佔地約1200平方米。一樓設有接待區、多功能室、餐廳同一間客房。二樓設有六間客房，三樓則設有一間附設浴缸嘅大客房。黃銅細節同抽象幾何造型，與江南本地元素相互融合。牆身漆成深藍色，傢俬同梳化則採用紅色同橙色。室內設計旨在為住客帶來沉浸式嘅藝術體驗。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Art Farm 民宿是 A' Design Award 銀獎得主，這是授予頂級、華美而令人印象深刻的設計的極為崇高的認可。銀獎得主是極其卓越、極具創造力的作品，展現出其設計師傑出的專業技能、才華與敏銳。預計Art Farm 民宿將成為一件出色的典範之作，兼具非凡的專業性與深刻的創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銀獎的設計是一項備受矚目、令人欽佩的發明，造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Art Farm 民宿是一件令人羨慕的創作，它喚起渴望，帶來積極的情感，並激發驚嘆與讚嘆。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Artfarm guest house is located in Nanjing Sujia creative town, Its unique natural environment has turned this area into a popular place for downtown people outing in the weekend. Many house owners in the town have reconstracted their farmhouses into unique accommodations for guests to provide the residential services. In this poject, the owner of guesthouse wants to bring guests an artistic experience while to stay in this guesthouse.
Dimensions & Packaging: The construction area is about 1200 square meters, on the first floor includes a reception area, a multifunctional room, a dinning room and a guest room, on the second floor there are 6 guest rooms, on the third floor, there is one big guest room with bathtub.
Tags: nature, panoramic view, culture blending, brass, immersive experience
Production Technology: The main feature of the interior design is all guest rooms are decorated with brass on the wall and angles and the elements can be found on the customized furniture,which give the gusetroom a unique atmosphere and a correlation between each rooms, the main pating material on the internal wall is resina.
Design Challenge: The design celebrates the evolutionary transformation of an originally farmhouse into a strong east-meets-west style art house. Small, playful details make the rooms unique, such as the brass material, which remind the guests Art Deco style. The Bluestone Slab tiles on the entrance floor prod the guest back to Jiangnan(ancient Chinese) time. Close-finish painting on the surface of the furniture and brass element in detail places give each room an individual character. The whole project has been done with limit budget.
Research: The interior design follows the art farm concept,walls in dark blue, furniture and sofas in red and orange,curtains with brass colour at the bottom part, finally to bring the guests an immersive experience of art.
Inspiration: The concept of this guesthouse is by using brass element and abstract geometric shapes to create a new Art Deco style guesthouse and integrate with Jiangnan elements in order to present a combination of Chinese and Western luxury taste space.
Project Duration: The project started in Sep 2018 and finished in Apr 2019 in Nanjing, China.
Operation Flow: The artfarm guesthouse should become a temporary home of the guest,meeting point, regeneration and recreational center as well as relax space or base camp for families, sportsmen and connoisseurs. Following the concept to bring the guests a immersive experience of art.
Patents: Trademark(2018)Trademark Holder:liangzhu management company
Team Members: Arch:Gabriele Goretti
Image Credits: Main image is Image #1: Photographer Han Chen, Variations, 2019.Optional Image #1: Photographer Han Chen, Variations, 2019.Optional Image #2: Photographer Han Chen, Variations, 2019.Optional Image #3: Photographer Han Chen, Variations, 2019.Optional Image #4: Photographer Han Chen, Variations, 2019.
Video Credits: editor Chen Xu, Variations, 2019.