As the wise man said, entropy increase is the eternal rhythm of the universe and the ultimate destiny of all existence. The knife, which leaves trailing traces in the real and unreal worlds, also silently fights against the entropy pendulum.
As the design of the showroom of Yangjiang's leading knife making enterprise Tuobituo, it is necessary to present a complete enterprise ecology in a space of 200 square meters. When discussing the ultimate in knife making, the fight against entropy, those interesting paradoxes are the source of thinking and exploring design.
The entrance is the beginning of the physical space and the beginning of a story. The fire of Prometheus is given a new meaning here—the attraction of unknown.
Cutting, which creates new meanings and experiences at the visual and perceptual levels, is an architectural technique that reshapes the boundaries and connotations of space here. The cutting creates fractures and voids in the morphological epidermis, breaks the visual continuity, and promotes the reorganization of the spatial atmosphere and structure, thereby dissolving the sense of heaviness and closure within the building, and introducing a new rhythm.
The interplay of light and cutting creates a unique balance of tension and dynamics. The space itself is like a finely crafted blade, and the depth and complexity of the knife-making technique prompts us to cut the core of the enterprise from the precision to reveal its connotation.
The corridor, like the cloister in the temple of ancient Greece, achieves a semiotic and energetic transformation.
In this deliberately extended corridor, light and shadow, sequence, and scale cut a path in the building, which not only connects the physical space, but also connects the enterprise's history and entrepreneurial spirit, constituting a dialogue between reality and aesthetics.
The lengthening of the corridor is an extension of time, weaving space and time together, expanding space and bringing a balance of tension and dynamics. In a seemingly orderly world, entropy is also spreading, and it is this growing entropy that inspires people's desire to pursue the ultimate.
In this triangular space, in a seemingly limited structure, infinite possibilities for expansion and creativity can be found. The vertices of the top geometry hide the tension that expands outward. In the floor plan, the triangle is not only the basic structure of the space, but also a symbol of pioneering ideas and innovative spirit.
The knife, the instrument of creation and destruction, is in fact a microcosm of the complex relationship between human beings and entropy increase, which is a process of refinement in which people cut, reshape and define matter against entropy increase. Even in the face of the irreversible universal law of entropy increase, we can still find the meaning and value of existence through the power of creation, art, and science.
Tuobituo Knives Exhibition Hall
C&C Design
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Client
Guangdong Tuobituo Technology
Floor area
230 ㎡
Completion
2024
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