yinjispace

INTERIOR
Zhi Shang Design
PHOTOGRAPHY
Wang Ke
EDITOR
Gina
Collection

JANJORA Aesthetic Space takes "sail" as the prologue and "stone" to echo the sea. In Ningbo, a coastal city, it unfolds a picture scroll where nature and aesthetics blend harmoniously. The sea breeze gently brushes across the street corners, drifting slowly with the unique warm and moist breath of the ocean; the dynamic image of unfurled ship sails turns into the prelude of the design, quietly initiating a journey of exploration into minimalist aesthetics. The elegant beige tone spreads over the window frames like the morning glow, blurring the hazy light of the harbor's dawn. The neat lines of the building seamlessly integrate with the concise rhythm of minimalist aesthetics, and every contour exudes a restrained yet sophisticated texture, allowing the space to become a peaceful haven amidst the noisy city.

The entire building deeply embeds the core philosophical essence of JANJORA's brand concept "Complexity and Simplicity". Taking "sail" as the design prologue and "stone" to echo the marine imagery, it awakens contemporary women's profound resonance with minimalist architectural aesthetics. The design delves deeply into the brand genes and the cultural heritage of Ningbo, adopting a material language that returns to nature, thus enabling the building to form a deep integration and spiritual consensus with the natural texture of Ningbo, a coastal city.

For the building's facade, Lime stone is selected as the core material. Extracting the curved dynamic rhythm of "sails", the inherent cold and rigid texture of the stone is softened through gentle curved surface treatment, endowing the building with a warm and approachable temperament, and realizing the two-way echo and in-depth integration between the architectural form and the clothing texture. The natural blank design of large-area stone abandons redundant decorations, ultimately presenting the authentic aesthetic texture of nature, accurately interpreting the internal philosophy of architectural "long-termism", and allowing the building to always retain a pure and enduring vitality in the precipitation of time.

In the fast-paced rhythm of contemporary life, "tranquility" has long become a rare luxurious experience. It is a precious gift from JANJORA Aesthetic Space to contemporary urbanites. With "isolating urban hustle and bustle and returning to inner tranquility" as the core, the designers have created a sunken independent area in the entrance space. This design forms a natural barrier between the external roads and the interior, guiding people to naturally settle their thoughts and sort out their moods while walking slowly, breaking free from the shackles of tedious life and immersively experiencing the edification of spatial aesthetics. At the same time, stone benches are carefully placed along the circulation route, which not only provide pedestrians with a comfortable corner to rest and stop, but also allow people to observe the indoor dynamics in tranquility, realizing the ingenious integration of movement and stillness.

Each step is an angular volume of light and shadow, chiseled by time and light, where brightness and darkness interweave in harmony. As one ascends the stairs, footsteps tap gently against the texture of the space. In the rhythm of rising and advancing, a spiritual dialogue with the spatial scale unfolds. This staircase is not only the core circulation route linking the first and second floors, but also an ingenious design that subtly conceals the store’s exit. The fluid, spiraling lines effortlessly draw the eye upward to the corridor space on the second floor. Following this graceful flow, visitors climb slowly and wander at ease, as if stepping into a meticulously curated aesthetic journey. The small cantilevered corridor along the way offers a tranquil haven for busy urban women. Here, they can pause to catch their breath, confide their innermost thoughts, and listen to their own hearts—allowing the space to transform into a tender vessel for emotions.

The main feature wall takes large-area rough-textured reefs as the core imagery, directly integrating the original textural quality of the ocean into the spatial narrative. Its rough texture forms a striking visual dialogue with the delicate blank walls around it. Between the hardness and softness, it outlines the layering and sense of rhythm of the space.

When light and shadow drift across the walls, the interlaced tracks of light and shade are just like the ripples of surging sea waves, spreading gently in the space. At the same time, a faint sea salt fragrance lingers quietly, extending visual perception to the olfactory dimension and realizing multi-dimensional sensory linkage, making the entire space resemble a reef cluster perched on the sea surface, tranquil yet powerful.

Here, "belonging to the sea" is no longer an abstract imagination, but a tangible, perceptible and breathable immersive experience. From the visual texture impact to the olfactory lingering of sea salt, it penetrates deeply into the senses in an all-round way, allowing people to let go of the trivialities of the world and return to the quiet embrace integrated with the sea.

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