FOLDING CORRIDOR

Shenzhen, China

Garden
Situated in Shenzhen Bay, this design abstractly reimagines a traditional Chinese garden, transforming aspects of it into a spatial exploration within a retail environment. As a pioneer in the Chinese fashion industry, LABELHOOD’s A SURNAME brand aspires to craft an Eastern garden imbued with a global perspective. Our design process began with the question of how to evoke the spirit of a “garden” within a constrained environment. Drawing inspiration from the methods employed in traditional Chinese gardens—framing landscapes, constructing views, borrowing sceneries, and concealing sights—we integrated these gestures into the foundation of our conceptual garden.

Corridor
The corridor, an essential feature of Eastern gardens, meanders naturally through the landscape, harmonizing with it in a winding form that reveals shifting sceneries with each step. The site’s irregular shape, coupled with prominent structural columns occupying the space, disrupts its orderly flow and compresses the layout. Embracing these constraints, we conceived a “folded corridor” that reorganizes the spatial condition. The open areas within the corridor form the “scenic fields” of the retail environment, while the negative spaces that conceals the original structures are repurposed into functional units such as fitting rooms and back-of-house areas. The folded corridor functions not only as a main passage connecting various zones but also as a layered spatial experience, becoming a scene of its own.

Folding
The folding gesture extends beyond spatial organization to encompass the textures and materials within the space. Inspired by the garden’s materiality, we chose stone, wood, rattan, and metal, their textures flowing harmoniously along the folded corridor. Granite tiles laid in a zigzag pattern rise and fall with the rhythm of the space, forming walls that frame views or transforming into platforms for display. Woven rattan and wooden elements naturally bend within the space, becoming display stands or resting benches. By preserving the innate textures of these materials and folding them to align with the spatial composition, they seamlessly integrate with the folded corridor, like elements in a garden harmonizing with their surroundings to create a cohesive and immersive experience.

园
于深圳湾，我们以抽象的手法重构中国园林的一隅，使之成为零售空间的另一个探索之地。蕾虎作为中国时尚行业先锋，其旗下精品店A SURNAME品牌精神旨在创造世界的东方花园。我们从思考如何在局限空间中漫游东方意境花园，求真浪漫智趣为空间思考起点。中国园林作为集人与自然之美大成者，汲取自然、融入自然、顺意自然、趣于自然，成为空间概念的启蒙。如何使身体入画，如何借景，造景，框景，夹景，成为这方意境园林的设计课题。

廊
折廊作为东方园林中不可或缺的一个重要元素，顺应自然地势，通过不争不抢的曲折形态融入在人与自然之中。实现了一种自然和谐的共生状态，带来了移步异景的独特之美。项目所在空间呈不规则矩形，厚重的原始结构柱穿插于空间之中，打乱了有序的动线，挤压了原本宽敞的空间。借此限制条件，空间被规划成“折廊”，空间通过折叠的形式组织出更多的功能，折廊的正空间为零售区带来更多的“景观”，带来更多的功能面，与原始空间形成的负空间成为试衣间和后场的功能体块。折廊在空间中不仅成为联系各空间的主要通道也增加了空间的体验层次，自成一景。

折
折廊之折，不仅仅是空间的折叠，同样是平面的折叠，物质的折叠。空间材料的选择摘取于园林，石、木、藤、金的纹理顺沿着折廊的走势，自洽于空间之中。折线铺贴的花岗岩，时而依照空间纹理拔地而起，成为夹景的半墙体，时而成为展示台。顺势弯折的藤与木在空间中成为陈列架或休息凳。当自然的纹理被保留，材料顺应着空间的纹理被人为折叠，材料也如园林融入自然一般，成为折廊的一部分。

Client: LABELHOOD
Location: Shenzhen, CHINA
Completion: 2024.11
GFA: 161 sqm
Design Scope: Interior design
Interior Team: Josh Ren, Baoer Wang
Materials: Granite, Wood, Stainless Steel, Rattan
Photography: WenStudio