Platinum Interior Space and Exhibition Design · 2024
Royal One Private Club House
by Kris Lin
- A' Design Award 2024 Platinum Winner in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Awarded April 15, 2024
- CLIENT: Kris Lin International Design
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About Royal One Private Club House
Royal One is a private club house designed for an owner who collects wine and hosts family and friends. The interior spans four floors above ground and one below, with a wine cellar, a restaurant, an underground barbecue room, a billiards room, an audio-visual room and bedrooms. Spaces are arranged around a circular hall, a form that reflects the idea of harmony. In the dining area, aluminium panels form overlapping circles of different sizes. A water droplet installation hangs above the centre of the hall, made of reflective material with built-in LED lighting.
Kris Lin's Royal One Private Club House presents an extraordinary meditation on the intersection of functional architecture and sculptural installation, positioning wine storage as the ceremonial heart of a luxury hospitality environment. The designer appears to draw upon traditions of the wine cathedral, those reverent spaces where viticulture meets spiritual contemplation, while translating this heritage through a distinctly contemporary parametric vocabulary that transforms utility into spectacle. The central ovoid installation demonstrates remarkable technical achievement in its integration of storage functionality with theatrical illumination, each tier precisely engineered to cradle bottles while simultaneously serving as a light-emitting element that contributes to the overall atmospheric program. The chromatic sophistication of the work merits particular attention, the deliberate graduation from warm earth tones in the lower hemisphere through to cool silvered illumination above creating a visual narrative that might suggest the transformation of raw materials into refined pleasure, or perhaps the ascent from terrestrial concerns toward more ethereal contemplation. The reflective floor plane amplifies the installation's presence through doubling, creating the impression that the spherical form continues below the walking surface into some mirrored realm, a device that expands the perceived scale while introducing metaphysical suggestions of worlds above and below. The flanking vertical wine displays establish a rhythmic counterpoint to the central sphere, their linear orientation and similar illumination treatment creating visual rhyme while their peripheral positioning reinforces the hierarchical primacy of the central installation. This interior invites consideration of how contemporary designers reconceive traditional typologies, transforming the utilitarian wine cellar into an immersive environment where aesthetic experience and functional purpose achieve seamless integration, and where the accumulated cultural associations of wine connoisseurship find expression through cutting-edge technological and spatial means.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- 1.Purpose:
This case involves a private club designed for an owner who enjoys collecting wine and hosting friends and family to share fine wines and meals. The aim is to meet the needs for personal and social balance, enhancing interpersonal communication.
2.Functionality:
The property spans four floors above ground and one below, featuring a wine cellar, restaurant, underground barbecue room, billiards room, audio-visual entertainment room, bedrooms， among other functional spaces. - Dimensions & Packaging
- Water Droplet Art Installation:
The installation, approximately 2500 millimeters in height, is suspended above the center of the circular hall at a height of 5000 millimeters. It's crafted from highly reflective materials with built-in LED lighting, creating dynamic effects through light refraction. - Tags
- Private club 、 Wine cellar 、 Social space 、 Underground barbecue restaurant 、Fine wine collection
- Production Technology
- 1.Overlapping Circles:
In the dining area, aluminum panels are used to create an effect of overlapping circles of various sizes, enhancing the spatial visual experience.
2.Durable Materials:
Sustainable and high-quality building materials, such as natural stone and custom woodworking, have been carefully selected to ensure the durability and aesthetic appeal of the space. - Design Challenge
- The main challenge is blending the owner's wine collection hobby with a space that supports privacy and socializing.
Given the owner's love for fine wines and gourmet food, the design uses flexible spatial planning, like areas arranged around a circular hall, and multifunctional features, including a tour-friendly wine cellar, an underground barbecue room, and an audio-visual room. This approach crafts a luxury social space catering to contemporary preferences. - Project Duration
- SPA center, wellness center, traditional Chinese medicine therapy center, health center
- Operation Flow
- Enter a club with a circular hall that seamlessly connects spaces like the living room and wine cellar, encouraging exploration and movement.
Centered in the hall, a water droplet-inspired artwork changes with the light, adding dynamic beauty and energy.
This environment is perfect for enjoying wines, barbecues, or conversations, blending privacy and social interaction for diverse enjoyment. - Research
- The goal is to establish a high-end club that balances privacy with social interaction, offering a relaxing and communicative space for modern individuals.
Functional areas such as the dining room, wine cellar, and teppanyaki restaurant enhance social interactions, while the audio-visual room and bedrooms cater to private needs.
Through meticulously designed layouts and elements, a comfortable yet interactive environment is created. - Inspiration
- Concept:
1.Inclusivity and Harmony of the Circle:
The circle, symbolizing completeness and harmony, reflects the Chinese philosophical concept of "unity of heaven and humanity." It's a totem revered in Chinese culture for its emphasis on harmony. Circular design explores the connection between space and emotional needs.
2.Integration of Natural Elements:
Inspired by the beauty of nature, water droplet art installations symbolize the flow of life, bringing vitality to the space. - Image Credits
- Image #1-#5: Photographer Cheng Ming
- Patents
- Kris Lin International Design
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