AIRMIX is a lifestyle boutique located in Xi’an, designed by SpActrum. It starts by redefining the position that lifestyle holds for human life. Rather than something adhesive to everyday life, SpActrum understands lifestyle as an essential need deep inside humanity. It's fragile yet unhesitatingly steady, like a bubble of soap, transient and pleasuring. Bubbles become both a metaphor for such need and the form-making concept of the design. When soap bubbles cluster together, they form a series of interconnected domes, with a planar wall separating each bubble from the next. The form and structure of the bubbles generated by the laws of physics inspire the form of the design. Through geometrical iterations of bubbles shifting in scale, intersected by planes or other bubbles, the fragments of these populate the space. The fragments of bubbles are sculptural elements that divide and connect space. The shop is situated in a corner of a bustling mall. The longer side of the L-shaped space faces the south side. Along its back wall, the debris of the bubble makes an altar-like space for skin products and cosmetics. The intensity of the lighting from the ceiling in contrast with the serenity of the altar is a subtle ironic gesture of consumerism. Being a new boutique brand, the front facade features the full height brand logo as illuminated boxes and LED screens. A-I-R-M-I-X, with A and X, gently tilted towards the centre to indicate two entrances at two ends. The other side of the L-shaped space faces a busy corridor connecting to plazas. This facade has been designed as a filter with depth for storage and display. The space within the depth of the facade has been subdivided into shelves. The steps you walk onto are allocated for large items such as luggage, speakers, etc. The bubble debris hanging from the ceiling holds most of your vision in the space above, which is called "Road to Fragrance" where scents are lining along on the edge of the bubble. The geometrical studies give the elements of the design a general formal language, while further detailing has been developed with manufacturers. The steel plates have been cut and shaped in a steel workshop specialized in art pieces. Fixing and welding details have been discussed with the appropriate know-how to ensure precise and efficient manufacture and installation. The colour scheme was tested many times on rendering, small models and full-scale prototypes until a gradient of red appears like a stellar sunset on an alien scarlet planet. Most of the materials used, such as steel and glass are fully recyclable. 100% LED lighting was used to reduce energy consumption. Most of the suppliers for construction are located within 50km-radius, which helped the reduce carbon footprint on transportation. This boutique's purpose is to bring a bit of lightness to the heaviness of urban life both by its brightening form and the sustainable lifestyle it represents.