Golden A' Design Award Winner 2020
Scanning from above to below, then left to right, this interior retail space features a dramatic charcoal-colored ceiling occupying the upper third of the composition, populated with approximately fifty suspended box-shaped light fixtures arranged in seemingly random but carefully orchestrated pattern. These luminaires resemble wooden fruit crates, their warm honey-brown wooden slat construction glowing with soft amber light, some revealing chartreuse-painted interiors that create yellow-green pools of illumination against the dark ceiling plane. The fixtures appear at various heights and angles, creating three-dimensional constellation effect that draws the eye upward and through the space. Moving downward, the middle register reveals a multi-level retail environment with horizontal wood-slat-clad storefronts on the left side featuring natural timber tones reminiscent of warm beach sand. Glass display windows reveal merchandise and interior spaces beyond. At center-left, an escalator descends at diagonal angle, its metallic handrails and glass panels catching ambient light. The focal point of the rear wall presents an exposed brick surface in warm terracotta tones where three playful sculptural elements appear to burst through the masonry, featuring stylized anthropomorphic fruit characters rendered in bright primary colors, a yellow banana figure, a red apple character, and a green pear figure, each appearing to emerge dramatically from circular openings in the brick. To the right, a tall vertical column extends from floor to ceiling covered entirely with stacked arrangements of colorful spherical objects simulating fruits and vegetables in market crates, displaying vivid emerald greens, ruby reds, golden oranges, and sunny yellows organized in horizontal bands. The floor beneath presents decorative ceramic tiles in cool blue and cream tones featuring intricate scrollwork patterns suggesting traditional Portuguese azulejo designs, their smooth glossy surface contrasting with the warmer textures above. The overall atmosphere feels like entering a contemporary artisanal food market with playful artistic sensibility.
Lihpao Plaza is a shopping mall with story scenes constructed by art and technology. From the four major genes of life aesthetics, community service, family growth, and innovation, and entertainment, the theme of entertainment are to create a new experiential shopping mall. With the breakthrough of the topic space design gimmick to build six characteristics, namely "The Feast of jiufen", "He Feng Ri Li", "Liu Mang Wu", "The Secret Garden", "The Future World" and "The Vivid Food Court".