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Ya Space!

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Total
JURY VOTES
Exhibition
7.08
6.42
7.67
5.25
6.6
Arthur Guimarães
Arthur Guimarães Chief Executive Officer at Arthur Guimarães Architects
The project is quite interesting an...
7.5
8
7.5
7
7.5
Xuechen Chen
Xuechen Chen Architectural Designer at X.C Studio
The use of materials gives the proj...
8
8.5
8.2
8
8.18
Josse Popma
Josse Popma Partner at Popma ter Steege Architects
Great to see comfort and luxury bro...
8
8
8
8
8
Mark Eric Magno
Mark Eric Magno Principal at Aedas Interiors
It is like a luxury gift wrapped in...
7
8.2
8.3
7.5
7.75
Jessica Adkins
Jessica Adkins Brand Experience Design Lead Europe at M Moser Associates
What stands out most to me is how s...
7
8.8
8.3
7.5
7.9
Zizhao Li
Zizhao Li Cofounder and Chief Designer at DSC · Design
6.92
7.75
6.83
8.3
7.45
Serhii Makhno
Serhii Makhno Founder at MAKHNO Studio
9
8
8
7
8
Pooja Shah-Mulani
Pooja Shah-Mulani Partner and Design Director at LW Design
A unique and well designed compact...
8
9
7
6
7.5
Mike McGirr
Mike McGirr Managing Partner and Design Principal at red design
8.45
8.1
8.36
6.39
7.83
Burton Baldridge
Burton Baldridge Founder at Baldridge Architects
Controlled, well-conceived, and wel...
7
9
8
8
8
Katie Mitchell
Katie Mitchell Managing Director at Seen Studios
8
9
8.5
7.5
8.25
Suvi Saloniemi
Suvi Saloniemi Head of Exhibitions at Finnish Museum of Architecture and Design Museum
9
8
7
8
8
Wenqing Zhou
Wenqing Zhou Founder at Add Culture & Creative Development
7.5
8.5
7.5
8
7.88
Anna Gitelman
Anna Gitelman Associate Professor at Suffolk University
Beautiful combination of the 'Old W...
9
9
7
6
7.75
Harkaran Singh Boparai
Harkaran Singh Boparai Founder at Space 5
7.39
7.6
7.46
6.75
7.3
Yan Zhang
Yan Zhang Cofounder at say architects
6.19
6.3
6.19
5
5.92
Jianan Shan
Jianan Shan Cofounder at say architects
5
5
4.53
5
4.88
G S Mahaboob Basha
G S Mahaboob Basha Cofounder at Taliesyn
7
7
5
6
6.25
Designer
Client
Memphis Furniture
Floor area
454 ㎡
Completion
2020
Lighting design
Hangzhou Licheng Lighting Design Co., Ltd. / Hangzhou Xiangyang Lighting Design Co., Ltd.
Construction firm
Hangzhou Dianchang Decoration Design & Engineering Co., Ltd.

This project is a furniture exhibition space, with Memphis furniture as main exhibits. The designer titled it “Ya Space!”, which not only echoes the nickname of Memphis City in China — “Cliff City” (“Cliff” is pronounced as “Ya” in Chinese language), but also conveys a surprising feeling that indicate the unexpected sensory experiences Memphis furniture brings to people.

 Constructed by corrugated stainless steel sheets based on the design concept of “cliff”, the facade is characterized by bizarre visual effects and complex structures and techniques. The entrance is highlighted by a large exclamation point, guiding visitors to explore the unknown interior world. The interior space is composed of two floors. 1F centers on providing unconventional experiences, and produces spatial rhythm by unique combinations of geometric shapes. 

The foyer features irregular stairs paved with black stone pieces, a door opening that brings a sense of order and enriches visual experiences, and a building block game-like scene which tries to break the barrier of class. The entire space on 2F is used for exhibition. The interior surfaces are movable geometric screens. The design continues the concept of "view frame", with a view to bringing changes to the angles of observation.

In this space, visitors can have a whole view or partial view of scenes, and can stand on tiptoe or bend down. Simple yet subtle arrangement of spatial structures produces playfulness within the space.