The project is located in Liuzhou, a mountainous area with winding waters. Instead of simulating the landscape with shapes, Designer thinks it would be better to use light and shadow to create high mountains and deep water. The material facade is used to recreate the mental transitions of entering a deep forest, and to incorporate nature into the interior gestures. Designer imagines that walking through the interior of the building is like a mountain climbing practice, feeling the personal transformation of the mind and the tranquility of not clinging to material things.
The design director of Waterfrom Design, Nic Lee, has been in designs for over a decade, and his work mixes extreme simplicity with humor. He graduated from the Pratt Institute, New York with a Master of Science in interior design, as well as having participated in Denmark's International Study Program. Throughout his education and career, Nic has melded thinking from the arts, humanities, and philosophy, possessing the logical thinking of architecture and design, as well as the rebellious nature of artists. He likes to be the exception outside the norm, to redefine the current order, and to find the unexpected within the unpredictable inaccuracies. He has received the Golden Pin design award for two consecutive years (2010-11), and was one of the top 10 designers for the Taiwan Interior Design Award (2007-2010). He excels in the use of installation art in spaces, and loves to find his inspirations from life, getting the most out of copious amount of reading, exposure to artworks and exhibitions, and turning the profound feelings thus gained into sparks of design inspirations.
China Resources Land Limited (CR Land, HK1109) is a strategic business unit responsible for city construction and operation under China Resources Group, a Fortune Global 500 company, and is also a front-runner of comprehensive urban investors, developers and operators in mainland China. It covers a wide range of business: residential development, investment property, urban redevelopment, property management, senior housing, leasing apartment, industrial funds, industrial property, cultural sports and educational property, cinema, construction, decoration, electromechanical and furniture etc.