Bronze Interior Space and Exhibition Design · 2025
Hight To Hight Head Spa And Hair Spa
by Wensong Wang
- A' Design Award 2025 Bronze Winner in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Awarded April 15, 2025
- CLIENT: Wensong Wang
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About Hight To Hight Head Spa And Hair Spa
Hight To Hight is a head spa and hair spa interior located in Shenzhen. The design draws on Southern European culture and on the symmetry and proportion of Ottoman architecture. Walls and floors are finished with distressed cement art tiles. Glass mirror surfaces widen the space and create changing light and shadow. Arched door frames are accented with slim metal lines. The interior is divided into three zones: an aroma healing area, a bar socializing area and a cultural gallery. Vintage lighting adds a warm and calm atmosphere.
Wensong Wang's reception environment for this head spa establishes itself within contemporary luxury wellness retail traditions that synthesize cultural heritage ornament with modern hospitality design's understanding of atmosphere as primary communicative medium, creating spaces where material richness and sensory immersion signal transformative care and elevated service experience. The compositional achievement evident throughout this interior demonstrates sophisticated spatial layering, beginning with the meticulously detailed foreground counter whose geometric relief carving establishes rhythmic visual interest and tactile invitation, extending through the carefully curated middle ground where functional service elements coexist with abundant decorative displays of metallic vessels, botanical specimens, and illuminated ornamental fixtures, and culminating in the deep background where perforated architectural panels create atmospheric depth while maintaining luminous continuity. The chromatic accomplishment proves particularly noteworthy in its sustained warm golden tonality that unifies disparate material categories—wood, metal, glass, ceramic, vegetation—into coherent visual harmony, a strategy that requires precise calibration of surface finish, lighting color temperature, and material selection to avoid monotony while achieving enveloping warmth. Technical facility manifests in the integration of contemporary technologies, notably the large-scale video display presenting serene natural landscapes, into a decorative program otherwise dominated by handcrafted ornamental traditions, a juxtaposition that extends the spatial experience beyond physical boundaries while grounding visitors simultaneously in material presence and digital elsewhere. The work explores themes of sanctuary and transformation, suggesting through its comprehensive aesthetic orchestration that crossing the threshold into this environment initiates passage from everyday mundane experience into elevated realm where attention, care, and sensory pleasure converge. Ornamental references draw eclectically yet coherently from Southeast Asian temple architecture visible in the tiered metalwork chandelier forms and lattice panel geometries, Islamic pattern traditions evident in the floor tessellation and counter relief carving, and contemporary boutique hospitality design's embrace of layered decoration and atmospheric lighting as experiential tools. The spatial narrative constructed here invites contemplation of how commercial environments communicate value, care, and transformative potential not through explicit messaging but through material generosity, light quality, pattern density, and the careful calibration of sensory stimuli that together constitute an argument for the significance of the services offered within these luminous walls.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- The project is tailored for a discerning and upscale group, creating a space that combines beauty, health, and art. The design integrates the essence of Southern European culture and religious art through decorative elements and lighting effects, creating an environment that is both aesthetically pleasing and interactive, offering users a place where they can relax and immerse themselves in cultural richness, bringing emotional value that is like a time travel experience.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The first phase is 153 square meters, and the second phase is 46 square meters.
- Tags
- Commercial Space Design, Multifunctional Application Space, Beauty, Health, and Art, Re experiential Cultural Sensory Exploration, Ottoman Architectural Style
- Production Technology
- Walls and floors feature distressed cement art tiles, crafting a blend of ancient relic and modern aesthetics by delicate texture. Glass mirror surfaces on walls reflect the surrounding environment, creating dynamic light and shadow variations while enhancing the openness and transparency of the space. Arched door frames are accented with sleek metal lines, elevating the overall quality and ensuring harmony throughout the space, exuding a timeless and sacred splendor.
- Design Challenge
- The challenge lies in balancing aesthetic design and functional area requirements. Based on usage needs, the space is meticulously divided into three distinctive zones: an aroma healing area, a bar socializing area, and a cultural time gallery. To enhance the overall artistic atmosphere and cultural depth, extensive use of cement art tiles, religious art ornaments and motifs from Southern European civilizations imbue the entire space with a mysterious and elegant texture.
- Project Duration
- Initiated in March 2022 with creative design efforts in Shenzhen, the project was completed in October 2022 and presented to the market and media.
- Operation Flow
- Upon entering, users are immediately enveloped by an epic and mysterious life force, as if a time traveling journey. From the entrance to each functional area, smooth flow naturally guides users through zones. Coupled with lighting designs inspired by cinematic art direction, every step is a feast for both the eyes and the soul. Vintage lighting penetrates exquisite decorative details, creating a warm and mysterious ambience and leading users into a world with stories and artistic charm.
- Research
- Throughout the project, designers delved into spatial art aesthetics and European architectural styles, merging and innovating these elements to create an experiential space that integrates functionality, aesthetics, and emotional expressions, imbued with a sense of sacred vitality and historical culture. In this space, users can enjoy services across areas and resonate with the ancient, sacred, and timeless ambiance reminiscent of Southern European culture spanning thousands of years.
- Inspiration
- Designers not only draw inspiration from thousands of years of Southern European history and culture but also skillfully introduce the symmetry and proportion characteristic of Ottoman architectural influences, creating spaces that are rich in cultural depth while exuding modernity. This approach delivers multilayered impact on the visual and emotional experiences of the users.