Platinum A' Design Award Winner 2025
Wen Shan Hai Moutai Experience Center by Xiang Wang exemplifies the contemporary tendency within experiential retail and hospitality design to transform commercial spaces into environments of cultural reverence and sensory immersion. This interior composition engages with traditions of sacred architecture and museum display while serving distinctly modern purposes of brand storytelling and visitor engagement. The designer demonstrates remarkable sensitivity to the phenomenology of space, creating a processional journey that elevates the act of viewing and appreciating collected objects to a meditative practice. The double-height volume establishes vertical aspiration while the strong horizontal axis of the central table grounds visitors in communal experience, this dynamic tension between earthward gathering and heavenward expansion echoing architectural strategies found in historic assembly halls and ceremonial chambers across numerous cultural traditions. Technical accomplishment manifests in the sophisticated lighting design where focused illumination creates individual shrines within the grid of display niches, each precious object receiving its own halo of warm light against the surrounding shadow. The material palette demonstrates thoughtful contrast between the organic warmth of wood surfaces and the mineral coolness of veined stone, between the transparency of protective glass and the opacity of dark surrounding walls. One might observe how the mirrored ceiling multiplies visual complexity while maintaining spatial coherence, a technique that simultaneously honors and expands the physical boundaries of the room. The arrangement of traditional seating suggests this space functions not merely for display but for gathering, conversation, and shared appreciation, transforming retail into ritual. What does it mean when contemporary design borrows so eloquently from sacred architectural vocabularies to create spaces of commercial and cultural confluence?
Green hues dominate the palette, with layers of verdant tones evoking the exquisite tones of Longquan celadon. The design captures the undulating green waves of a lake, reflecting the beauty of jade. The hanging mountain-style roof forms the indoor framework, sloping gently from the center to the sides. Under the embrace of this enchanting setting, the atmosphere becomes increasingly warm and jewel-like, enveloping visitors in a world of elegance and tranquility.