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Extend the arc from the ceiling and stretch to the ground. This arc design transforms on the ground to counters - Jonathan Leijonhufvud Architectural Photography
The concept of ‘white clouds floating in the sky’ abstractly in the form of arcs. The different arcs create a rich variety of changes to the space. - Jonathan Leijonhufvud Architectural Photography
Arc-shaped coffee counter - Jonathan Leijonhufvud Architectural Photography
Extend the arc from the ceiling and stretch to the ground. This arc design transforms on the ground to counters - Jonathan Leijonhufvud Architectural Photography

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Innovation
Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
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JURY VOTES
Entertainment Venue
5.28
5.75
5.82
4.31
5.29
Nikita Morell
Nikita Morell Founder at Architects WordShop
7
8
8
6
7.25
Orlando Marques
Orlando Marques Founder and Director at OMstudio Lighting
8.4
9
9.2
6
8.15
Johan Lingner
Johan Lingner Head of Store Design at H&M
7
7
8
5
6.75
Nazanin Naeini
Nazanin Naeini Exhibition Designer at Guggenheim Museum
Well programmed space, given how ch...
7
8
8
5
7
Elvira Munoz
Elvira Munoz Director of Interiors and EMEA Interior Design Practice Leader of Buildings + Places at Aecom
Fantastic project! I could immediat...
7
9
8.84
7.54
8.1
Andrea Sensoli
Andrea Sensoli Founder and Principal Architect at Superfuturedesign*
innovation in F&B is mostly about k...
6
8
8
6
7
Jeff Xiong
Jeff Xiong Retail Space Design Director at ANTA Sports Products
7.46
7.11
6.82
6.68
7.02
Jannis Reger
Jannis Reger Managing Director at CECON Buildings
simply beautiful! subtle warmth, pe...
7
8.5
9
5
7.38
Christian Kirschenmann
Christian Kirschenmann Studio Director Workplace at Ippolito Fleitz Group
The floorplan evokes memories of th...
9
8
9
6
8
Monica Dalla Riva
Monica Dalla Riva Senior Vice President design and Customer Experience at Deutsche Telekom
7
7
8
6
7
Ye Zhang
Ye Zhang Founder and Chief Architect at LZA
7
8
7
6
7
Maarten Jamin
Maarten Jamin Founder at bs;bp
6
7
7
5
6.25
Qiang Yu
Qiang Yu Founder at YuQiang & Partners
6
7
7
5
6.25
Client
Cinesky
Floor area
5567 ㎡
Completion
2021
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For this project, we extracted the images of ‘blue sky’ and ‘white cloud’ from the Chinese characters of the cinema name. You can see elements of these 2 concepts throughout the entire space. 

We present the concept of ‘white clouds floating in the sky’ abstractly in the form of arcs. The different arcs create a rich variety of changes to the space and the light way of illustration also reminds people of the weightlessness associated with clouds floating in the sky.

In the lobby, the arcs of different spans and curvatures are arranged in a staggered manner. Not only do we express this concept in the ceiling, but also extend the arc from the ceiling and stretch to the ground. This arc design transforms the ground into counters, box offices and coffee bars. The curved surface of the ceiling uses lighter aluminium alloy material to give people a weightless feeling. We use stone as the main material for the curved counter on the ground. This does not only make the structure safer but also enables the transition from light visual perception to a stable functional focal point.

In the design process, the arc-shaped metal plate was cleverly extended into the hallway. The arc shapes follow the curve of the walls and extend out from the ceiling. It seems that the audience can walk inside the ‘floating clouds’. And this time we accurately measured the size of the pipe in the hallway in advance. Traditionally people would enclose the pipes in the false ceiling, but we use the original pipe design as a part of arc-shaped art decoration that is suspended between the curved walls. We integrated the pipe as a part of the entire space design. In the auditoriums, we use simple arc-shaped lines to connect the wall and ceiling. Decorative blue lines are matched with the arc light strip to enhance the dynamic feeling of the space. 

At the design stage for the female washroom, we use a simple design technique to represent the entire space, the white colour on various materials forms an arc-shaped public area, which can be used for people to rest and groom. There’s no ‘door’ located at the entrance. We use arc-shaped white gradient glass to separate the washroom and the entrance hallway of the auditorium. The top of the glass is completely transparent whilst the sandblasted effect developed from the bottom gradually to the top. 

When guests walk from the hallway, it’s as if they are walking into this mysterious cloudy space with no traditional ‘door’ design to differentiate the space. The arc-shaped space and the slanted ceiling form a special visual effect, which is matched with a custom-made strip light on the wall to make the overall space clean and simple. The difficulty of the design is to combine the arc surfaces with various functions. We not only retain the shape of the arc, but the practical functions are also fully taken into account - which neither affects the final effect of the curved decorative surfaces, but also has better use of the space functionality.