Silver A' Design Award Winner 2024
The spatial semiotics of Li Yipeng's Exhibition Hall encode a sophisticated dialogue between constructed geometry and organic growth, between cultural heritage and contemporary refinement. The bamboo screens function as threshold markers, ancient symbols of passage and transition found across numerous philosophical traditions where the lattice represents the permeable boundary between inner contemplation and outer world, filtering experience rather than blocking connection. Their golden coloring carries warmth associations with harvest, abundance, and the life-sustaining properties of natural materials, while the woven pattern evokes textile traditions linking domestic craft to architectural scale. The crescent vessel operates as a powerful archetypal form suggesting the lunar cycle, feminine receptivity, the protective cradle, and the vessel of transformation where nature undergoes cultivation into art. Its deep blue coloring traditionally associates with depth, wisdom, infinity, and the contemplative qualities of water and sky. The flowering tree emerging from this container activates symbolism of renewal, the beauty of impermanence, seasonal cycles, and the philosophical appreciation of transient beauty central to aesthetic traditions honoring natural processes. Scattered petals reinforce themes of graceful release and acceptance of change. The stepping stone pathway functions as journey metaphor, each stone a moment of stability within flowing experience, the progression suggesting pilgrimage through contemplative space. The tripartite composition with central focal point and flanking screens recalls altar arrangements and ceremonial spatial organizations, elevating the secular exhibition into quasi-sacred territory. The overall material honesty celebrates authenticity and craft integrity as ethical and aesthetic values.
Bamboo Cubic is an exhibition hall constructed entirely from bamboo, showcasing the integration of production, life, and ecology. It offers immersive spaces wholly made of bamboo and features a unique cubic design. By combining multiple Cubic, it creates diverse spaces that provide a sense of depth and endless possibilities. The name Bamboo Cubic is inspired by the versatility of bamboo and the variability of cubic.