Bronze Interior Space and Exhibition Design · 2022

Tea and Zen Teahouse

by Qiang Wang

A' Design Award 2022 Bronze Winner in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Awarded April 15, 2022
CLIENT: HBM Design
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About Tea and Zen Teahouse

Tea and Zen is a teahouse located in an old street near Beijing Road Pedestrian Street in Guangzhou. The building is 4.3 meters wide, 20 meters long and three and a half stories high. A facade of red volcanic rock faces the street with a calm and modest presence. A rectangular patio and atrium are placed at one third of the plan, with passageways on both sides, so the narrow space flows and receives daylight, air and rain. Materials include volcanic rock, sensitive flooring, resistant paint and wood veneer. The design brings a natural and quiet atmosphere into the city.

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Unique Properties: Tea house is located in an old street near Beijing Road Pedestrian Street in Guangzhou. The facade of red volcanic rock stands on the side of the street with attitude and modesty. The designer realizes a kind of order by arranging some forms. This order is the pure creation of his spirit. He uses these forms to strongly influence our consciousness and stimulate the passion of modeling.
Dimensions & Packaging: The tea house is 4.3 meters wide, 20 meters long and three and a half stories high.
Tags: Interior, Commercial, Oriental elements, Natural, Elegant, Teahouse
Production Technology: The main materials in this project are volcanic rock, sensitive floor, tinning resistant paint, fanpin wood veneer.
Design Challenge: Two houses are close to each other, with windows on the front and back. In such a long and narrow building space, how to design light and air circulation, and reasonable layout, has become the primary design focus point.
Project Duration: The project started in December 2019 in Guangzhou and finished in October 2010 in Guangzhou.
Operation Flow: The spiritual realm of Taoism is in accordance with the tea's quiet and tranquil character. The teahouse is not really that big. What makes it look big is the shadow, symmetry, long years, loneliness and the cup of tea.
Research: Whether its "music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, wine, tea" or "firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar tea", tea has never been far away from the Chinese people. Born in Guangdong, tea is the most common daily life in the neighborhood of hometown. And pay attention to drinking tea to the extreme, it has become the "tea ceremony". Space and time, water and heat, utensils and temperature, are not the same taste of tea.
Inspiration: The designer wants to design a house that feels natural in the city. So a rectangular patio and atrium were designed at one third of the teahouse. There are passageways on both sides of the atrium, which makes the small space flow. In this tea room, you can feel the circulation of the four seasons and the swimming of light, and you can experience the sunshine and the baptism of rain.
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Qiang Wang, Display area, 2020.
Image #2: Photographer Qiang Wang, Display area, 2020.
Image #3: Photographer Qiang Wang, Lobby, 2020.
Image #4: Photographer Qiang Wang, Stairs, 2020.
Image #5: Photographer Qiang Wang, Skylight, 2020.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Qiang Wang, 2020.