2026 | Professional

MUSE Design Awards Gold Winner

Yongwei Shanghe Courtyard

Entrant

Henan Ruizhu Design-Zhu Junlei

Category

Interior Design - Residential 

Client's Name

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Country / Region

China

About The Entry

The living room is no longer defined merely as “a place for watching TV”, but as an all-scenario art theatre. Serving as the spiritual core of the space, the enclosed layout dissolves spatial barriers.

The organic form of the sofa resembles clustered vegetation in the woods, brimming with vibrant vitality.

It accommodates an artistic salon for intellectual exchanges, as well as quiet moments of solitary contemplation in the afternoon.

The feature wall adopts natural marble with textures reminiscent of vast misty ripples. Arranged in four screen-like panels, it endows the space with the classical rhythm of Chinese negative space. The large continuous-vein marble is more than a wall surface; it is an unframed abstract painting. Light and shadow flow across it, where ruggedness and delicacy interweave, granting the space a semblance of autonomous breath.

The design proactively breaks down the physical boundaries of the kitchen and bathroom. Integrated with an open kitchen and dining island, it creates a highly shared living domain. The decentralized circulation no longer directs users toward a single functional node; instead, it encourages people to naturally gather, pause briefly and converse freely here. From the first cup of coffee in the morning to mellow evening conversations, the dining-kitchen zone serves as the central stage where family bonds unfold.

Bedrooms release the intensity of social zones to embrace tranquility. Adopting an inward-focused spatial logic, they gently lower sensory thresholds via softened lighting and tactile materials. Rather than visual drama, the master bedroom delivers an enveloping atmosphere. As the end of the circulation path, it lets the body fully relax and the mind slip into dreams.

In the master bathroom shower area, a vibrant pink luxury stone feature wall breaks the serenity of the white palette. A semi-translucent jade pedestal basin stands quietly. Its creamy, waxy texture creates a subtle tactile contrast against cool marble, lending every grooming moment Eastern philosophical subtlety.

Credits

Chief Designer:
Zhu Junlei
Photographer:
Ruchu Photography
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