Tea and Zen 茶禪 by Qiang Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 銅獎 in 室內空間及展覽設計 Competition Category.

銅室內· 2022

Tea and Zen 茶禪

by Qiang Wang

Client: HBM Design

A' Design Award 銅獎 Winner in 室內 Category

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The Design

About Tea and Zen 茶禪

茶禪是一間位於廣州北京路步行街附近舊街區裡嘅茶室。建築物闊4.3米,長20米,樓高三層半。臨街嘅立面採用紅色火山岩,呈現出一種平靜而謙遜嘅氣質。喺平面三分之一嘅位置設有一個長方形嘅天井同中庭,兩側設有通道,令狹長嘅空間得以流通,同時引入日光、空氣同雨水。所用材料包括火山岩、觸感細膩嘅地板、耐磨塗料以及木飾面。呢個設計為城市帶來一種自然而寧靜嘅氛圍。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銅獎

Tea and Zen 茶禪是 A' Design Award 銅獎得主，這是授予以創造力、獨創性和敏銳見長的傑出設計的極具聲望的認可。銅獎得主是技藝嫻熟、創意驚人的作品，印證了其設計師豐富的經驗、想像力與機智。預計Tea and Zen 茶禪將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的物品，兼具顯著的專業性與創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銅獎的設計融入藝術、科學、設計和技術領域的最佳實踐，並因注重細節而出類拔萃。Tea and Zen 茶禪出色地滿足需求，觸動渴望，迷住情感，並吸引好奇心。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Tea house is located in an old street near Beijing Road Pedestrian Street in Guangzhou. The facade of red volcanic rock stands on the side of the street with attitude and modesty. The designer realizes a kind of order by arranging some forms. This order is the pure creation of his spirit. He uses these forms to strongly influence our consciousness and stimulate the passion of modeling.
Dimensions & Packaging: The tea house is 4.3 meters wide, 20 meters long and three and a half stories high.
Tags: Interior, Commercial, Oriental elements, Natural, Elegant, Teahouse
Production Technology: The main materials in this project are volcanic rock, sensitive floor, tinning resistant paint, fanpin wood veneer.
Design Challenge: Two houses are close to each other, with windows on the front and back. In such a long and narrow building space, how to design light and air circulation, and reasonable layout, has become the primary design focus point.
Research: Whether its "music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, wine, tea" or "firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar tea", tea has never been far away from the Chinese people. Born in Guangdong, tea is the most common daily life in the neighborhood of hometown. And pay attention to drinking tea to the extreme, it has become the "tea ceremony". Space and time, water and heat, utensils and temperature, are not the same taste of tea.
Inspiration: The designer wants to design a house that feels natural in the city. So a rectangular patio and atrium were designed at one third of the teahouse. There are passageways on both sides of the atrium, which makes the small space flow. In this tea room, you can feel the circulation of the four seasons and the swimming of light, and you can experience the sunshine and the baptism of rain.
Project Duration: The project started in December 2019 in Guangzhou and finished in October 2010 in Guangzhou.
Operation Flow: The spiritual realm of Taoism is in accordance with the tea's quiet and tranquil character. The teahouse is not really that big. What makes it look big is the shadow, symmetry, long years, loneliness and the cup of tea.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Qiang Wang, 2020.
Team Members: Chief Designer: Qiang Wang
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Qiang Wang, Display area, 2020.
Image #2: Photographer Qiang Wang, Display area, 2020.
Image #3: Photographer Qiang Wang, Lobby, 2020.
Image #4: Photographer Qiang Wang, Stairs, 2020.
Image #5: Photographer Qiang Wang, Skylight, 2020.