Silver A' Design Award Winner 2024
Gathering Night Club by Bocheng Lv exemplifies a contemporary approach to hospitality design that draws upon classical architectural vocabulary while infusing it with distinctly modern sensibilities and theatrical illumination strategies. The design demonstrates sophisticated engagement with historical precedent, referencing the barrel-vaulted passages and rhythmic arcades of ancient architectural traditions while recontextualizing these forms within a nocturnal entertainment setting bathed in saturated violet light. The technical achievement lies in the harmonious integration of seemingly disparate elements: the monumental gravitas of repeated arches, the organic luxuriousness of richly veined marble, and the dynamic contemporary sculpture that serves as spatial and visual culmination. The chromatic strategy of near-total purple saturation creates an environment of altered perception, removing visitors from quotidian experience and establishing a liminal space between the everyday and the extraordinary. One might observe how the designer employs the processional sequence of arches to choreograph movement and anticipation, each frame revealing more of the luminous sculptural climax ahead. The marble elements introduce materiality that grounds the otherwise ethereal purple atmosphere in tactile luxury, their warm burgundy tones and white veining providing chromatic relief and surface interest. The central sculptural installation, with its seemingly random yet carefully balanced arrangement of intersecting linear forms, suggests energy, connection, and dynamic gathering, perhaps embodying the social function of the space itself. This work invites consideration of how contemporary designers might honor architectural heritage while creating environments that serve distinctly modern purposes and experiential expectations.
In the current situation where there are many similarities between popular online check-in stores and commercial consumer stores, this project aims to create a unique style and atmosphere that allows customers to have a different experience space. This space distinguishes different scene atmospheres through different colors and shapes, and uses coatings on materials to convey environmental awareness, allowing customers to experience different emotions in this commercial city.