Excerpt: Holiland Market Theme Store, an interior design project by SLT Design, is a new themed store in Wuhan Tiandi. In this trendy and culturally inspired space, the concept of “Market” brings a humanistic touch. Using modern materials and vibrant elements, SLT reimagines the traditional market, reflecting Holiland’s “natural and fresh” ingredients while creating a youthful, trendy, and personalized space.
Project Description
[Text as submitted by architect] “Market” is a social life scene characterized by empathy. In the market, food becomes a bond, connecting diners, brands and scenes. The warm and friendly social atmosphere not only enhances the individual’s emotional experience, but also ferments the consumption behavior that should belong to the carnival alone into a community party for food lovers. This kind of socialized behavior triggered by the space experience at the psychological level closes the unique “place spirit” of the market.
SLT was invited by Holiland to create its new themed store in Wuhan Tiandi. In a commercial center where international trends and avant-garde cultural inspiration complement each other, the choice of the concept of “Market” is a warm return to humanism.
On this basis, SLT uses extremely modern materials and lively elements to break through people’s inherent impression of “Market”. While delivering Holiland’s concept of “natural and fresh” ingredients, SLT builds the modern spiritual attribute of “Holiland Market” which is young, personalized and trendy.
In the design of Holiland Market, the designers use three basic forms — “circle”, “square” and “triangle” to conceive and divide the internal and external space. As a summary of the essential elements of formative arts, these three simple geometric shapes convey different emotional cues and visual impressions: “circle” symbolizes communication; “square” stands for tradition; and “triangle” represents the trend.
The mutual coordination, integration and deformation of these three building blocks are not only a visual echo of the cake shape, but also a reflection of the multi-cultural connotation of the “market”. The creative inspiration of Holiland Baking is overlapped visually with the humanistic experience of the market.
The exterior area of Holiland Market is both a restoration of the open-air Market stall and an extension of the interior space. As the First Sight of passers-by, three different “booths” generated by three basic forms catch the eye through the dynamic colors with a strong sense of fashion.
From the psychological characteristics of social attributes, the differences in booth shapes suggest different aggregation modes of crowds. The square seat module made of stainless steel paint is a non-fixed place prop. Under the premise of ensuring durability, it can adapt to different dining forms according to the number of customers, dining rules and seat density, reflecting the market characteristics of flexibility, fluidity and adaptability.
Entering directly from the main entrance, the cake exhibition area is an irregular curved display stand crafted by SLT. The arc is derived from the basic form “circle” through wireless changes, and “circle”, as a symbol with a very inclusive sense, implies the appreciation of the arc displayed in any direction. The experience of space becomes multi-dimensional. At the same time, as a visual center, three arc-shaped elements made of different materials interlace with each other in the vertical direction, creating a breathing sense of viewing experience in the limited indoor environment.
The interior walls are made of terrazzo, texture paint and other materials. The use of color continues the vitality of orange and green grass, delivering a youthful and natural atmosphere. The creative use of embedded counter metal plates and the dynamic rotating screen on the ceiling bring a sense of movement to the space while creating a balanced visual conflict.
What is the connection between cake and human emotion? Is it a joyful praise, a warm breakfast, a holiday gift, or a sweet fantasy? At Holiland Market, we return to the most pyrotechnics of the streets, creating a transparent, pleasant and open memory container in the busy business district. The familiarity of the market and the surprise of the creative space combine to create a subtle and fresh experience of the fusion. The joy of baking and the pleasure of the soul explode in a moment of satisfaction — this is the spiritual meaning of Holiland Market.
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