Golden A' Design Award Winner 2022
Wei Jinjing, Wei Yaocheng, and Zhang Huichao's Private Club deploys architectural and natural elements as a sophisticated vocabulary of contemplative symbolism, the coffered ceiling structure may be interpreted as a contemporary interpretation of traditional timber architecture, its geometric grid representing cosmic order and human rationality while the luminescent panels suggest enlightenment and spiritual illumination filtering from above, the number twelve appearing in the ceiling grid carries rich symbolic resonance across traditions, suggesting completeness and cyclical time while creating a protective celestial canopy, the threshold between interior and garden operates as a powerful liminal symbol, marking the passage from constructed human realm into the domain of cultivated nature where meditation and renewal become possible, the reflecting pool functions as both practical water element and profound symbol of consciousness, its mirror-still surface suggesting mental clarity and the capacity for self-reflection that contemplative spaces encourage, water traditionally symbolizes purification, life force, and the unconscious depths from which wisdom emerges, the massive boulder positioned at threshold represents stability, permanence, and the enduring presence of nature within human constructions, its irregular organic form serving as counterpoint to architectural geometry and reminding viewers of forces beyond human control, the deciduous trees in spring foliage encode cyclical renewal and impermanence, their fresh green suggesting hope and new beginnings while acknowledging the seasonal transformations that connect human experience to natural rhythms, corten steel planters reference both industrial modernity and organic processes of oxidation, their patina demonstrating beauty in controlled decay, the overall composition creates a mandala-like structure with the central garden view serving as sacred center toward which architectural elements orient attention.
With spatial scenes extending Shaoxing's historical and cultural endowments and natural context, the project is expected to transform naturalistic oriental sentiments into contemporary life aesthetics through design and artistic expressions. The design weakens the commercial and marketing purposes of the project by creating inclusive spatial experience, which evokes strong emotional resonance of users in a warm and silent way.