On the picturesque Gulangyu Island, a distinctive cigar space brand is quietly emerging. Far from the urban hustle, driven by a strong sense of place, it delves deep into the relationship between brand and environment. By integrating architectural typology, symbiosis theory, and innovative methods,
Project name
Xujia Cigar Club
Architecture firm
CUN PANDA NANA
Location
Xiamen, Fujian, China
Principal architect
Lin Jiacheng, Cai Xuanna
Collaborators
SAC Chen Ziyang, lue Knight Art Society (Installation), Panda Nyota
Interior design
CUN PANDA NANA Team
Typology
Cultural Architecture > Cultural Center
Red Dot Design Museum in Xiamen is the third Red Dot Design Museum globally and the second in Asia. Different with traditional museum, Red Dot Design Museum mainly exhibit industrial design products that are close to people’s daily life, which naturally inspires us with the relation of consumer culture.
Project name
Red Dot Design Museum · Xiamen
Architecture firm
STEPS Architecture, Network Party
Location
Chengyi International Business Center, No. 502, Xinglinwan Road, Jimei District, Xiamen, Fujian, China
Photography
CreatAR Images (Ai Qing)
Principal architect
Wu Yu, Ji Zixiao
Design team
Cai Kai (Network Party), Li Chenshu (Network Party), Chen Yanping (Network Party), Zeng Tian (Network Party), Zhao Yueming, Li Tao, Zhao Hui, Wang Kaiping, Cheng Guangxiao, Yan Ruiqi, Liu Yu, Sadiq, Wang Bo, Shi Luhang, Li Chunrong
Collaborators
Wayfinding design: out.o studio. Multi-media design: Network Party. Exhibition design: STEPS Architecture, Network Party, Weitian Design.
Material
Fluorocarbon paint, plywood, PC sheet, PVC flooring
Typology
Cultural › Museum
Hoormem Muscle Research Aesthetics Center, located in Zhangzhou, Fujian, with the aim of creating a soft and healing place in the cold and harsh city. It warmly welcomes white-collar workers to step in, put masks and armors down, and back to body. CUN PANDA remodel the whole brand vision, presenting an aesthetic space that is softer, more transpare...
Interior design
CUN PANDA NANA
Photography
Liu Xinghao-INSPACE/Feature Vision/1988 Photography Workshop
Principal designer
Cai Xuanna, Lin Jiacheng
Collaborators
Brand Design: Chen Ziyang - SAC; Illustration Design: Chen Xiaoying; Installation Design: Knight Art Club; Lighting Design: Vidlux&Crisman; HVAC Design: YORK VRF
Architecture firm
CUN PANDA NANA
Material
Material Suppliers: Youliao Selection/Bella Vista/GROHE (Zhangzhou)/Xiamen Juechuan Architectural Decoration Design Co., Ltd.
Typology
Research Aesthetics Center
Located in an historical village site of Fujian, Studio ZHU is a renovation project that transforms original four-story “modern Chinese village building” into a boutique guesthouse. Within the original building framework, Design team proposed an interior courtyards strategy that resonates with the traditional housing typological layout of north Fuj...
Project name
Studio Zhu Renovation
Architecture firm
Wenya Liu / Zi Meng
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, AutoCAD, Maxwell, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Design team
Wenya Liu, Zi Meng, Yangyang Liu, Zhaoqi Chen
Visualization
Wenya Liu, Zi Meng, Yangyang Liu, Zhaoqi Chen
Typology
Residential › House, Renovation
Qian Hu Zhi Wu in Xiamen aims to create a tales gallery that integrates art and immersive experience, bringing players the beauty of regret in the intertwined time and space. CUN PANDA NANA has successfully implemented this concept with a unique creative design.
Project name
Xiamen TALES GALLERY Room Escape Game Company
Architecture firm
CUN PANDA NANA Team
Location
Xiamen, Fujian, China
Photography
Liu Xinghao from INSPACE
Principal architect
Cai Xuanna, Lin Jiacheng
In 2018, a new cafe named 1/2 opened in Xiamen. In the past 4 years, it has developed into a coffee brand integrating coffee, inn, and customization. During the rapid development period, it plans to launch branches in Xiamen and surrounding islands. CUN PANDA NANA received this design commission.
Project name
1/2 Coffee & Bar (Gulangyu Store)
Architecture firm
CUN PANDA NANA Team
Location
Xiamen, Fujian, China
Photography
Liu Xinghao, Yan Yu Architectural Space Photography, Yu Vision
Principal architect
Cai Xuanna, Lin Jiacheng
Material
Metal Steel Glass
Typology
Hospitality › Cafe, Bar
