Golden A' Design Award Winner 2022
Fantasy Factory Retail Store by SIG Design emerges from the contemporary tradition of experiential retail and hospitality design, where spatial environments transcend mere functional accommodation to become immersive theatrical experiences that engage visitors on sensory, emotional, and memorable levels. This interior demonstrates exceptional command of what might be termed architectural dramaturgy, the choreography of spatial elements to create narrative impact and lasting impression upon those who enter. The centerpiece installation, a magnificent descending spiral of illuminated rings, represents a sophisticated integration of lighting design and sculptural form, where the functional requirement of ambient illumination becomes the vehicle for artistic expression of extraordinary ambition. The treatment of the ceiling plane through highly reflective crumpled metallic surfaces extends this theatrical vocabulary, transforming what might conventionally serve as a neutral boundary into an active participant in the spatial experience, one that captures, fragments, and redistributes light in endlessly varying patterns that reward sustained observation. The formal relationship between the organic, almost liquid quality of the ceiling treatment and the precise geometric regularity of the spiral rings creates a productive tension between controlled and apparently spontaneous formal languages. The curved bar counter demonstrates similar thoughtfulness, its gentle arc echoing celestial forms while its edge-lit translucency provides visual comfort against the more assertive metallic elements above. Color temperature has been deployed with notable sophistication, the warm golden tones of the primary installation creating an atmosphere of welcome and luxury while peripheral cool accents prevent the warmth from becoming overwhelming and maintain visual interest across the full spatial envelope. One might consider how this environment invites visitors to look upward, to pause in their commercial transactions and simply experience wonder at the transformed space above their heads, thereby transforming a retail transaction into a memorable encounter.
The fantasy factory with on-site baking as the core selling point, integrates tea, retail, IP gifts, and bar sectors to create a multi-functional factory store. The design concept FTY was extracted from Factory. F stands for Fair. For large flow of people and rich product categories, the space was planed in the way of a market. T stands for Time. The color of the shop is extracted from the color changes of the sky, implying time changes of a day. Y refers to You (customers). The different You in the mirror is extended to the multi-dimensional interactive device.