London Design Gold

2025

Optics Valley International Community

Entrant

Muse & Wisdom Space Design

Category

Interior Design - Recreation Spaces

Client's Name

ZHIYU ENTERPRISE

Country / Region

China

About The Entry

This project embraces the theory of homogeneous resident clustering to create three distinct communities, each catering to different lifestyles: the Professional Elite Community, the High-Brow Community, and the Youth & Innovation Community. Each community blends business, social circles, wellness, and personal growth, fostering a vibrant and interconnected living environment.

The design blurs the boundaries between indoor and outdoor spaces, incorporating nature into the interiors through a low-saturation color palette and simple geometric forms. These elements create a comfortable and harmonious ambiance, while art installations and display props introduce depth and a sense of exploration. The design encourages a childlike sense of wonder, particularly in the public spaces, which are carefully crafted to be both functional and aesthetically pleasing.

In the adult zones, the design utilizes a color system that incorporates earthy woody tones, red-brick accents, and green hues, creating a warm and emotionally resonant environment. This palette reflects natural elements like plants, wood, and brick, fostering authentic human-space interaction. For children's areas, vibrant colors like orange, yellow, and green are balanced with neutral tones, ensuring the space is playful yet calming and conducive to growth and concentration.

The layout emphasizes multi-functional thematic spaces, smart technology, and ecological sustainability. The pilotis floor, often seen as a "gray area," is transformed into dynamic, engaging community interaction zones, breaking away from traditional design concepts.

Key innovations include the integration of operational design thinking, novel approaches to community governance, and a precise color and material matching strategy, ensuring visual and tactile harmony. The use of natural light and energy-efficient solutions also reduces energy consumption, while assembly decoration methods improve construction efficiency and minimize waste, contributing to the project's sustainability goals.

Credits

Chief Designer
Wei Liu
Assistant Designer
Guan Tianyi
Assistant Designer
Jia Qianlu
Assistant Designer
Yanfei Hong
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