Golden A' Design Award Winner 2020
Within the evolving discourse of contemporary commercial interior architecture, WenLi Wu's QingZhu Lake Sales Center emerges as a sophisticated meditation on the intersection of functional space and experiential art installation, suggesting the designer's deep engagement with phenomenological approaches to architectural practice that privilege sensory immersion and psychological resonance over mere utility. The work appears to draw upon traditions of Eastern aesthetic philosophy, particularly concepts of emptiness and void as generative spatial principles, while simultaneously embracing Western minimalist traditions that trace lineages through masters of light and space. The technical achievement evident in the seamless integration of highly polished reflective flooring with matte wall surfaces demonstrates exceptional material sensitivity and construction precision, creating the visual phenomenon of spatial doubling that has captivated architects from Baroque palace designers to contemporary installation artists. The central glass partition bearing its luminous celestial sphere functions as both practical spatial divider and contemplative focal point, inviting associations with traditional moon-viewing practices while employing thoroughly contemporary materials and fabrication techniques. One observes particular accomplishment in the sculptural reception element, where the tension between the rigid horizontal cantilever and the faceted organic base creates dynamic formal dialogue that rewards extended contemplation. The chromatic restraint exercised throughout amplifies the emotional impact of the concentrated blue tones, suggesting that the designer understands color not merely as surface treatment but as spatial force. The visitor might consider how the reflective floor surface, rather than simply doubling the space, creates a liminal zone between actual and virtual, solid and liquid, inviting meditation upon thresholds both physical and metaphysical that define the experience of entering significant spaces.
If the sales office does not treat the sales as a kind of mission, it would endow more possibilities for space, so the design will be infused by more inspiration and less limit. The building is not only a sales office but also a mini-type library. The designer hopes the building can make progress and have self-actualization after accomplishing the simple mission instead of still remaining at a level just to solve simple function. Furthermore, the designer also expects that it can be given personal and social value, which can inspire people and transfer warmth and energy in the future.