Tang Yuan Onsen by DJX Design | DJX Design

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Charm of Bathing Culture

Hangzhou is a vibrant new first-tier city in China. Gongshu District of Hangzhou, where the project is located, carries the memories of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal — a unique cultural heritage site.

To respond to emerging consumer demands and give new interpretation of the millennia-old bathing culture, the design team creatively introduced multiple independent functions including bathing, foot care, SPA, catering and entertainment, and integrated them in a 20,000-square-meter scene through unified architectural and artistic languages. In this way, the project created a new commercial mode that combines diversified operations, including fine dining, hot spring, entertainment, wellness and other special services.

The project breaks the limitations of conventional bathhouses. Centering on the lobby and the bathing area, the designers organized efficient circulation routes to meet the needs of different customer groups, and meanwhile innovatively solved multiple pain points, such as excess floors, overly long circulation routes, and the small amount of customers during off seasons. Through combining diverse new operations, the project responded to the demands of Generation Z consumers, and created an elegant, cozy leisure destination in the busy city.

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Light and Shadow

Filled with an artistic vibe and subtle details, the space is as inclusive as water, which nourishes the mind.

For this project, the designers intended to break with the conventions, to give the space with more possibilities. The team conceptualized the space as an "urban living room", boldly applied interior finishes that simulate architectural textures, and overlapped simple elements, to emphasize the sense of order and extension of the space.

While creating a "micro city"-like space, the designers adopted stone materials and coatings to create a strong textural contrast, and to shape fun, colorful transition spaces. The pure formal relationship is complemented by colors and lighting, which produces a strong artistic vibe in the space.

The project adopted innovative interior design strategies. Graceful curves are brought into the space to break the boundary, and to subtly build a connection between architecture and art. Various shapes are combined in different ways, to produce a continuous, mysterious experience, and to obscure the spatial boundary together with the overlapping lights and glossy material textures. The complexity of forms results in a tranquil, elegant spatial atmosphere, which brings the customers into another world that fuses the real with the virtual.

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Art of Spiritual Healing

The magical lighting effects evoke infinite imagination, and the warm, serene atmosphere creates a sense of inclusiveness.

The connotation of art has been continuously renewed along with the times. For the dynamic and creative young generations in this era, art is no longer an obscure concept, but is concrete and relevant to their daily life. Generation Z is eager to express themselves and seek resonance with others. For this project, the design team created an artistic leisure destination that appeals to young customers.

The design team believes that an excellent public leisure space needs to create value for customers beyond delivering services. Therefore, they created a place that is as inclusive as water, a healing place that enables customers to get refreshed both physically and mentally.