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WUUX: Zhima Health Universe Digital Factory

Project name:
Beijing Zhima Health Daxing Digital Factory Visitor Hall
Architecture firm:
WUUX Architecture Design Studio
Location:
Beijing, China
Photography:
Zheng Yan. Video: Xiao Shiming. Video Model: Pi Dan
Principal architect:
Design team:
Wang Yong, Yu Yue, Teng Shujun, Jia Zhiyong, Tan Wei, Shen Xiaoxue, Liu Yutian, Zhang Ji Execution Design Team: Zhu Chenxu, Peng Shanxiang, Chen Yixuan
Interior design:
Collaborators:
Installation Design Team: Zhang Guiying, Song Wenshu, Liang Fan. Project Planning: Le Brand Strategy Agency
Built area:
1200 m²
Site area:
Design year:
Completion year:
October 2023
Civil engineer:
Structural engineer:
Environmental & MEP:
Landscape:
Lighting:
Supervision:
Visualization:
Tools used:
Construction:
Material:
Apple silver sandblasted stainless steel, mirror stainless steel, stone, electric atomized glass, artistic ceramic tiles
Budget:
Undisclosed
Client:
Beijing Tong Ren Tang Health
Status:
Built
Typology:
Factory

WUUX Architecture Design Studio: In response to the call of the times, the traditional brand Tong Ren Tang has also begun to layout its digital future. The Tong Ren Tang Health Daxing Manufacturing Base in Beijing has emerged. The 80,000-square-meter C2M Smart Manufacturing Interconnected Base comprehensively upgrades the brand's digital health industry from three dimensions: production, supply, and marketing.

The C2M manufacturing center, as the main part of the base, is a crucial area for achieving digital transformation and intelligent production scheduling. The digital universe exhibition gallery of health dietary supplements will bridge the online and offline business models, empower 1,800 stores nationwide, showcase the brand's development journey from the past to the present and future, and reshape the exhibition and sales model of the front stores and back factories in the new retail era. Surrounding the new sensory experience of the digital age, it creates a multi-dimensional aesthetic future scene integrating design, intelligence, interaction, and experience, fostering limitless connection and exploration possibilities between the brand and its customers.

The 300-year journey of trials and tribulations has left a mark in space and time for the Tong Ren Tang brand. The stainless steel pillars rising from the ground are like monuments of history, declaring with an indomitable spirit the corporate ethos of "Doing good without recognition, with intentions known to the heavens."

1. Time unfolds, with light and shadows dancing / A historical scroll gradually unfurls

The gateway of time and space opens slowly, as traditional brands evolve continuously, past memories flow ceaselessly in the shimmering light and shadows, as if recounting the glory and hardships along the way.

The red and white interwoven artistic tiles stand silently, evoking thoughts of various past experiences. The blue-and-white porcelain marks a splendid beginning, as the clock rewinds, naturally sparking a dialogue and reflection with history.

The sky represents an upward force and posture, embodying the spirit of constant exploration for businesses. Stretching upward, the soft ceiling and architectural facade echo with order and rhythm.

Layers of greenery stack, stones form mountains, and gradually rising slopes extend the view of the landscape. Through the interaction of people and space, boundaries between indoors and outdoors dissolve.

2. Linear deconstruction, mirrored by the times / Integrating enterprise development into spatial narratives

All things evolve from non-existence to existence, deducing the spatial order of the universe factory based on functional needs and spatial logic, interconnecting various temporal scenes through the juxtaposition and collage of materials. Light, in harmony with the spatial texture, alters the direction of energy flow and the density of shadows.

Stainless steel blocks intersect, symbolizing the company's path of reform. Contrasts of light and shadow at turning points provide viewers with the most direct physical sensations.

Black mirrors and stainless steel ceilings create an ethereal texture, immersing people as if entering another adventure. Misaligned folds and shifting perspectives unfold in a multidimensional linear space. Real scenes of digital production processes and intelligent display windows refract the light and shadows of the universe, reflecting the brand spirit that extends through time and space.

Balancing human experiences with technological interactions, innovative scenarios explore the growth potential of the future health industry, satisfying people's curiosity about the new era and immersing them in imagining the future of technology.

3. Digitally navigating, encountering the future / Embarking on the wisdom of the Health Universe

The digital wave has swept across various industries, and Tong Ren Tang has also responded to the call of the times with the concept of "new health strategies, technology-driven world." Art installations organically connect various domains of the digital factory, reflecting diverse materials and textures, creating a novel spatial design experiment.

Traditional medicine cabinets and production equipment, after deconstruction and reassembly, bridge the distant past with the unknown future, creating a multidimensional perceptual experience that defines future paradigms through dialogue with time, embodying the brand belief of "revitalizing tradition in modern life."

Various marvelous audio-visual elements collide, transforming passive observation into active sensory experiences within defined time and space. Through experimentation and innovation, new and old, tradition and modernity develop into multimodal, multisensory forms of expression, facilitating the collision of technology and art.

Facing us is the immense circular technology experience hall, offering a 360-degree immersive interactive experience that amplifies visitors' perceptual scales. The spatial barrier between virtual and reality is broken, allowing people to explore new social ways and enjoy limitless healthy living experiences.

Gracefully suspended acrylic display boxes from above, each showcasing the achievements of new retail, resembling tunnels leading to the future, connecting emotional value with consumers and perpetuating the brand's timeless cultural ideals.

A pod-shaped elevator descends, akin to a capsule floating in the Health Universe. Thus concludes a digital immersive visit.

This concept of merging technology and interaction endows traditional brands with a progressive stance in a fresh expression. The seamless blend of reality and virtuality embodies boundless fusion of health consumption and social interaction. It reinterprets the creative aesthetics of the brand's future, making them tangible, linkable, and creatable in the Health Universe.

About

WUUX Space is the principal designer behind a series of conceptually innovative projects, high-end real estate developments, hotels, and office space designs. Their notable works include the Tong Ren Tang New Species Zhima Health Store (Zhima Health Series), the Yue Wuyi Tea Life Aesthetic Hotel, the Peach Blossom Source Family Exhibition Hall, the Beijing Xiaoshu Library, and the Shenglong Electrical Enterprise Office, among others. They are a dynamic design team with a wide-ranging service portfolio.

WUUX Space's business covers environmental art design, architecture, interior design, soft furnishing and decoration design, and space art consultancy. They focus on designing spatial projects such as commercial real estate, hotels and resorts, high-end clubs, custom corporate spaces, and retail experience stores. They offer integrated services from architectural planning, landscape design, interior design, lighting design to soft furnishing design, ensuring consistency in design concepts and implementation. Over the years, they have established friendly strategic partnerships with major corporations such as Vanke Group, Longfor Group, Greenland Group, Poly Real Estate, and Tong Ren Tang Health.

WUUX Space is dedicated to understanding the purpose behind each project. They approach projects from a multidimensional perspective, considering regional culture, business models, and customer demographics to provide solutions with dialectical thinking. Their long-term collaboration with exceptional teams has given them a discerning eye and control within the industry, enabling them to explore the deep-seated value and sustainability of projects and maximize value and benefits through multidimensional understanding.


By Alfredo Gonzalez

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