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LOCATION ▸ CHENGDU, SICHUAN

CLIENT ▸ UMA WANG

YEAR ▸ 2025

STATUS ▸ COMPLETED

PROGRAMME ▸ CLOTHING STORE

COLLABORATORS ▸ -

PHOTOGRAPHER ▸ ZHUDI@SHADOOPLAY

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PROJECT SYNOPSIS ▾

NESTLED AMONG TOWERING TREES, A BLACK METAL BOX REMAINS DISCREETLY CONCEALED. THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN BASIC GEOMETRIC FORMS AND LUSH NATURE FOSTERS A CONSTRUCTIVE TENSION. BEYOND THE LANDSCAPE, WE PAINTED EVERYTHING IN THE ORIGINAL SPACE BLACK—ERASING STRUCTURAL AND SPATIAL HIERARCHIES TO CREATE A SENSE OF WHOLENESS. ‘BLACK’ SERVES AS BOTH A SPATIAL STRATEGY AND AN EMBODIMENT OF THE BRAND’S SPIRIT, EXPRESSED THROUGH MULTIPLE LAYERS: THE ORIGINAL ARCHITECTURAL STRUCTURE IS UNIFORMLY COATED IN BLACK PAINT, FORMING A QUIET BACKDROP; THE BLACK STONE FLOORING ON THE GROUND LEVEL MIRRORS THE OUTDOOR PATHWAYS, BLURRING THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN INSIDE AND OUT; THE BRAND’S ICONIC BALLET SHOES ARE PLACED ATOP BLACK METAL VOLUMES, WHERE THE CONTRAST BETWEEN SOFTNESS AND RIGIDITY CREATES AN AVANT-GARDE TENSION; THE SECOND FLOOR IS DESIGNED AS THE BRAND’S RECEPTION AREA, FEATURING BLACK WOOD FLOORING TO EVOKE A WARMER, MORE INTIMATE ATMOSPHERE....

THE PROJECT’S FIRST DEFINING FEATURE IS “ONENESS.” A BLACK METAL BOX ENVELOPS THE ORIGINAL BUILDING’S IRREGULAR FAÇADE. CAREFULLY AND PRECISELY CARVED OPENINGS REVEAL GLIMPSES OF THE UNDERLYING STRUCTURE, CREATING A RICH SENSE OF LAYERING. A SECTION OF THE METAL PANEL IS LIFTED ABOVE THE ENTRANCE, SERVING AS A CANOPY WHILE EXPLORING THE VISUAL DEPTH OF THE FAÇADE THROUGH STRUCTURED ARTICULATION.

THIS SPACE REVOLVES AROUND “POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE.” A CONCRETE BOX IS PLACED AT ITS CORE, ACTING AS A DARK DISRUPTOR THAT DEFINES THE CIRCULATION PATH AS A LOOP AROUND THIS CENTRAL ELEMENT. UNDER DIRECT LIGHTING, THE RAW TEXTURE OF THE CONCRETE APPEARS EVEN MORE PRONOUNCED, STARKLY CONTRASTING WITH THE BLACK METAL. THE STAIRCASE LEADING TO THE SECOND FLOOR IS POSITIONED ALONG THE PERIPHERY, ITS SCULPTURAL FORM INTEGRATING SEAMLESSLY WITH THE CONCRETE BOX.

THIS SPACE IS ABOUT “STRUCTURE.” THE ULTIMATE CLASH OF CONTRASTS CULMINATES AT ITS VERY HEART. INSIDE THE CONCRETE BOX, WARM WHITE ART-FINISH WALLS AND A FULLY LIT CEILING MEMBRANE CREATE A BRIGHT ATMOSPHERE ENTIRELY DISTINCT FROM THE EXTERIOR. THE ORIGINAL BUILDING’S BEAMS AND COLUMNS INTERSECT HERE IN A CROSS SHAPE, EXTENDING THROUGH THE SECOND FLOOR AND PAINTED ENTIRELY BLACK—ASSERTING AN UNDENIABLE PRESENCE WITHIN THE PRISTINE WHITE SPACE. BEYOND THEIR STRUCTURAL ROLE, THESE ELEMENTS BECOME A SPATIAL GESTURE TO BE EXPERIENCED AGAIN AND AGAIN.

THIS SPACE IS ABOUT “CONTRAST.” IT IS BOTH RUGGED AND REFINED; DEEP AND BRIGHT; RIGOROUS AND DYNAMIC; COOL AND WARM. IN THIS PROJECT, WE EXPLORE THE TENSION BORN FROM THE CLASH OF SPATIAL ELEMENTS, ECHOING THE BRAND’S AVANT-GARDE IDENTITY.

THE EMOTIONAL ATMOSPHERE IS ALSO SHAPED BY OPPOSITION. GARMENTS ARE DISPLAYED IN FREESTANDING CLOSETS CRAFTED FROM RECLAIMED WOOD—THEIR TIME-WORN TEXTURE AND PATINA LENDING WARMTH AND APPROACHABILITY TO THE OTHERWISE STARK SPACE. THE ORIGINAL FLOOR-TO-CEILING WINDOWS ARE LARGELY PRESERVED, FRAMING VIEWS OF THE VIBRANT OUTDOORS FROM WITHIN THE DEEP-TONED INTERIOR. THE BLACK SPATIAL STRUCTURE BECOMES AN IDEAL VIEWFINDER FOR THE NATURAL SCENERY OUTSIDE.

在高大的树木掩映下，一个黑色金属盒子隐蔽其中。基本几何形式和茂盛的自然催生出良性的对抗。除了风景，我们把原有空间所有东西涂成了黑色。消除结构和空间等级，从而形成一个完整体。‘黑’是空间策略亦是品牌精神体现，通过多个层次呈现：原建筑结构被通体涂刷黑漆，成为安静的背景；一楼地面的黑色石材和室外路径相同，保持一致的铺设方式，模糊内与外的界限；品牌标志性的芭蕾舞鞋被放置于黑色金属体块上，柔软和硬朗的冲突制造出先锋的张力；空间的二层被定义为品牌会客厅，使用黑色木地板，营造更为亲密温暖的氛围。

这个项目的第一个特征是 “完整感（ONENESS），主体建筑是由一个黑色金属盒子覆盖原有建筑参差不齐的立面结构。仔细而精确划分的洞口，可以窥探原建筑立面，形成富有深度的层次。一块金属板在入口上方被掀开，实现雨棚功能的同时，结构化的语言探索了立面的视觉层次。

这个空间关乎‘正负’。一个混凝土盒子被放置于空间核心，成为黑色的扰动者，空间动线因此被定义为围绕核心所展开的环游。混凝土的肌理在灯光的直接映照下更显粗粝，与黑色金属形成显著的对比。通往二楼的楼梯被布置在外围，雕塑感的造型使其成为混凝土盒子的内在部分。

这个空间关乎‘结构’。极致的冲突最终在空间的最核心处爆发。进入混凝土盒子的内部，暖白色艺术漆墙面和满铺的灯膜天花呈现出与外部截然不同的明亮氛围。原始建筑的梁柱在此处交叉为十字型，贯穿二层，通体涂刷黑漆，在洁白的空间中彰显出不可辩驳的存在感。超越纯粹的结构作用，梁与柱此时成为了一种可被反复体会的空间姿态。

这个空间关乎‘对比’。是粗粝的，也是细致的；是深沉的，也是明亮的；是严谨的，也是生动的；是冷峻的，也是温暖的。我们在这个项目中探讨空间元素的冲突所形成的张力，回应品牌的先锋气质。

情感氛围的营造亦是对立的结果。服装陈列采用独立衣柜的形式，由老木头拼接而成，时间赋予的质感和色泽在硬朗的空间中显得格外富有亲和力。原建筑的落地玻璃窗被最大限度地保留，由深沉的暗处望向葱郁的明处，黑色的空间结构成为自然风景的绝佳取景器。

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