Junxi Mountain Villa Sales Centre, Hangzhou City District Building, Zhejiang Province Retail Architecture
Junxi Mountain Villa Sales Centre in Hangzhou City
Contemporary Commercial Interior in China – design by More Design Office
20 May 2018
Junxi Mountain Villa Sales Centre
Architects: More Design Office (MDO)
Location: Vanke Junxi, Yuhang District, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China
Junxi Mountain Villa Sales Centre

MDO were honoured to be offered the chance to design the interior for a unique piece of architecture situated in the beautiful Liangzhu area, in the northwestern outskirts of Hangzhou.

As designers we are interested in relationships and contrasts; architecture and interior, the rough and the smooth, dark and light, strong and the delicate. Between each is a transition, and opportunity to create an emotion.
The Entrance Hall

For us, the Sales Gallery represents one of these transitions. It is a gateway that visitors encounter on their journey to discover the development. This sense of arrival became our starting point for the entrance hall. A tall processional space which would fill the visitors with a sense of awe and anticipation. A place where we could set the tone and express the developments commitment to refinement and quality.

We designed a series of folding arches (inspired by painting of traditional Chinese roofs by Wu Guangzhong) which responds to the rhythm of the architectural façade. Side lit from the south, the rhythm is enhan...