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Huzhou Science Valley Homm Hotel Lighting Design by AlexXu&Partners

Huzhou Science Valley Homm Hotel Lighting Design

Golden A' Design Award Winner 2023

AlexXu&Partners's Huzhou Science Valley Homm Hotel Lighting Design articulates a sophisticated visual language of threshold and passage through its masterful deployment of the framing archetype, the cubic portal structure functions as a contemporary torii or ceremonial gateway establishing sacred precinct and marking transition from mundane exterior to contemplative interior realm, this archetypal threshold encoded within modernist geometry speaks to universal human experiences of passage, transformation, and the ritual marking of significant spaces, the warm golden illumination emanating from the traditional pavilion within carries deep symbolic resonance across Eastern traditions where warm light signifies welcome, prosperity, spiritual presence, and the hearth of gathering, while the cool blue twilight envelope represents the vast contemplative realm of sky and reflection traditionally associated with meditation, wisdom, and eternal cycles, the vertical luminous strips may be read as contemporary interpretations of the bamboo grove or forest screen, elemental symbols of resilience, flexibility, and natural rhythm that recur throughout classical garden and architectural traditions, the reflecting pool introduces the symbolic dimension of the mirror and doubled world, suggesting themes of self-reflection, the relationship between reality and image, and the Buddhist concept of phenomena as reflections of deeper truth, bilateral symmetry itself carries archetypal weight as expression of cosmic order, balance, and the resolution of dualities, the cloud-pruned pines function as living symbols of longevity, wisdom, and the cultivated relationship between human intention and natural form that defines traditional garden philosophy, compositionally the work creates a visual mandala with the traditional pavilion at its luminous heart surrounded by concentric zones of decreasing warmth suggesting the relationship between sacred center and phenomenal periphery, this lighting design achieves symbolic synthesis where contemporary technological means serve timeless spiritual and cultural expression.

The whole design is warm and stylish, close to nature, reflecting the elegant and free and easy life. Lighting design is to create a sixth space that makes people relax and happy. Through the selection of light source, control system, the selection of color temperature and the distribution of illumination, more space can meet the mind of people to relax. Use light to emphasize the characteristics of interior design, express the sense of spatial hierarchy and create visual focus.