Changzhou, China
Kris Lin of Kris Lin International Design has designed a dynamic and varied space commercial building that caters to the functional and aesthetic needs of the local community.
Named Jenga Box, this commercial building is on a tight plot that is especially narrow to the north.
The Jenga Box has recently been awarded both a 2022 Good Design Award and a 2022 International Architecture Award by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.
Starting from site planning, the design integrates architectural, interior, landscape, and lighting design.
Through the organization of reasonable spatial streamlines, the planning of the space conforms to the changes of the site, arranges and combines every functional space, and forms architectural space and functional planes that meet the requirements.
When entering the reception hall, a wide and comfortable double-height space unveils the space prologue.
The front desk is made of marble to highlight the space style.
The vertical separation of the wall strengthens the vertical height of the space.
At the same time, white piano paint makes the wall like piano keys, forming a sense of rhythm.
The space as a whole creates an artistic space atmosphere with a large and pure white tone.
By means of surface extension and folding, the partition between the internal plane, facade, and structure of the space is eliminated.
The arrangement of the array creates a sense of order, extending the visual depth experience of the streamlined space, clear and pure.
Floor-to-ceiling windows bring the outdoor landscape into our view, creating the visual effect of “Unlimited View in Limited Space”.
Iron gray spray fluorocarbon paint, marble, mirror stainless steel, and other dark materials in the pure white space to achieve a balance, creating a sense of virtual and real.
The space of the water bar and finance room is expressed by architectural thinking.
Through the interspersing of lines and blocks, the transition between space and space becomes interesting and the layers become diverse.
The VIP room continues the arc shape, carrying out the visual elements to the end.
The collocation of pure rice white and gray, supplemented by the brown ornament, is composed in no lack of elegance.
The three-dimensional space of the building highlights the freedom of the space through the interpenetration and torsion of the block.
South of the site is the main road of the city, which is the main display surface of the architectural image.
The façade along the street is designed to showcase the interior functions completely, creating a transparent and blurred spatial boundary.
Through the interweaving languages of arc curve and transparent glass, a simple and smooth visual appearance is presented.
Under the background of internal and external lights, the whole space is akin to a shop window with exquisite and rich connotations of the city.
Project: Jenga Box
Architects: KLID – Kris Lin International Design
General Contractor: Longxinhai Cheng Real Estate (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.
Client: Longxin Construction Group Co., Ltd.
Photographers: KLID
