Luchuan Zhang ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ Chuanlian ᱟᱨᱠᱤ ᱫᱩᱠᱟᱱ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱨᱚᱫᱟᱨᱥᱚᱱᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱯᱨᱚᱛᱤᱡᱚᱜᱤᱛᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ 2026 A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱢᱟᱱ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱡᱤᱛᱠᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
ᱠᱟᱥᱟᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ· 2026
Chuanlian ᱟᱨᱠᱤ ᱫᱩᱠᱟᱱ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ
Luchuan Zhang ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ
ᱜᱟᱦᱟᱠ: Eik Space Design
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Chuanlian ᱟᱨᱠᱤ ᱫᱩᱠᱟᱱ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱵᱟᱵᱚᱛ ᱛᱮ
ᱪᱩᱣᱟᱱᱞᱤᱭᱟᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱪᱤᱱ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱫᱟᱞᱤᱭᱟᱱ ᱨᱮ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱟᱨᱠᱤ ᱟᱹᱠᱷᱨᱤᱧ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱱᱩᱵᱷᱚᱵ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱯᱮᱭᱟ ᱢᱟᱦᱞᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱓,᱐᱐᱐ ᱵᱚᱨᱜᱚ ᱢᱤᱴᱚᱨ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱠᱚᱭᱚᱜ ᱟᱠᱟᱫᱟ, ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱡᱽ ᱫᱟᱲᱟᱱ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱛᱮ ᱥᱟᱡᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱧᱮᱞᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱷᱚᱡᱟᱱᱟ ᱯᱮᱴᱤ ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨᱟᱜ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱚᱞᱚᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱪᱤᱱ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱵᱟᱭᱡᱤᱭᱩ, ᱟᱨᱟᱜ ᱟᱝᱜᱩᱨ ᱨᱚᱥ, ᱢᱮᱥᱟ ᱟᱨᱠᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱨ ᱡᱚᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱦᱚᱛᱮᱛᱮ ᱠᱚ ᱪᱟᱞᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱩᱫᱩᱜ ᱨᱟᱠ ᱟᱨ ᱦᱟᱹᱴᱤᱧ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱫᱚ ᱡᱟᱦᱟᱡᱽ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱯᱟᱞ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱷᱩᱸᱴᱤ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱦᱟᱛᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱟᱨ ᱪᱟᱛᱚᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟ ᱨᱩᱯ ᱛᱮ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱟᱨ ᱛᱟᱱᱟᱣ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱧᱮᱞᱛᱮ ᱵᱟᱪᱷᱟᱣ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱥᱟᱡᱟᱣ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱢᱟᱨᱥᱟᱞ ᱵᱮᱵᱚᱥᱛᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱢᱚᱵᱟᱭᱤᱞ ᱮᱯᱞᱤᱠᱮᱥᱚᱱ ᱦᱚᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱩᱫᱩᱜᱟᱭ, ᱟᱨ ᱠᱷᱩᱞᱟᱹ ᱩᱫᱩᱜ ᱡᱟᱭᱜᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱧᱮᱞᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱠᱚ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱵᱚᱛᱚᱞ ᱠᱚ ᱡᱚᱴᱮᱫ ᱫᱟᱲᱮᱭᱟᱜᱼᱟ᱾
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Chuanlian ᱟᱨᱠᱤ ᱫᱩᱠᱟᱱ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ A' Design Award ᱠᱟᱥᱟ ᱯᱩᱨᱚᱥᱠᱟᱨ ᱧᱟᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱣᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱠᱚ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱ ᱥᱚᱢᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱠᱚ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱟᱵᱱᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱠᱟᱢᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱞᱠᱟᱣ ᱠᱚ᱾ Chuanlian ᱟᱨᱠᱤ ᱫᱩᱠᱟᱱ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱵᱷᱤᱛᱨᱤ ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱫᱚ ᱠᱚᱞᱟ, ᱣᱤᱜᱭᱟᱱ, ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱥᱤᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱲᱦᱟᱣ ᱟᱨ ᱫᱩᱱᱤᱭᱟ ᱵᱷᱟᱞᱟᱭ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱜᱚᱲᱚ ᱮᱢ ᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
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ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱤᱱᱟᱨ ᱧᱮᱞ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱠᱨᱮᱰᱤᱴ, ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱫᱚᱥᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱴᱮᱠᱱᱤᱠᱮᱞ ᱵᱤᱵᱚᱨᱚᱬ ᱮᱢ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ᱾
- ᱟᱞᱜᱟ ᱜᱩᱱ ᱠᱚ
- Inspired by the Chinese word "Chuanlian," meaning "connected rivers," this 3,000-square-meter liquor retail space in Dalian transforms the act of buying into a journey of discovery. Flowing light, curved paths, and layered materials evoke the passage of time and taste, celebrating the spirit and refinement of Chinese liquor culture.
- ᱢᱟᱯ ᱟᱨ ᱯᱮᱠᱮᱡᱤᱝ
- The project is located in Dalian, China, covering 3,000 square meters over three floors. Each level unfolds a journey - from Chinese baijiu to red wine and spirits from around the world - encouraging visitors to explore. Every display is designed to be touchable and scenographic, allowing guests to feel the texture, temperature, and story behind each bottle. The space blends narrative and interactivity, transforming retail into a sensory voyage.
- ᱴᱮᱜ ᱠᱚ
- Liquor retail, immersive experience, spatial storytelling, light design, maritime culture, interactive display, Chinese spirits, digital exploration, sensory space, brand narrative
- ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱨ ᱛᱮᱠᱱᱚᱞᱚᱡᱤ
- The space takes form from the language of the sea. Exhibition racks and partitions evolve from the structure of sails and masts, expressing both lightness and tension. The undulating ceiling echoes ocean waves, guiding the rhythm of movement. Materials were chosen for their reflective and tensile qualities rather than ornament. A Dali lighting system with fully adjustable brightness and color temperature turns light into an emotional compass, responding to each visitor’s pace.
- ᱰᱤᱡᱟᱭᱱ ᱪᱮᱞᱮᱧ
- The greatest challenge was to translate an invisible emotion - trust - into spatial form. The team needed to balance commercial clarity with poetic experience, ensuring that exploration felt natural rather than staged. Another difficulty lay in integrating the dynamic DALI lighting and digital guide system into an environment of calm tactility. Every detail, from material resonance to visitor rhythm, was calibrated to evoke a sense of voyage and belonging.
- ᱜᱚᱵᱮᱥᱚᱱᱟ
- The research focused on how liquor retail could rediscover the warmth between place and people in an era dominated by online consumption. The process involved observing consumer behavior in both digital and physical contexts, interviewing long-time customers, and studying emerging consumption scenes that had never existed before. Findings revealed that creativity, immersion, atmosphere, and narrative rebuild trust more effectively than efficiency. Chuanlian transforms these insights into a spatial story where commerce becomes culture.
- ᱯᱨᱮᱨᱚᱱᱟ
- Chuanlian, a 28-year-old liquor retail brand, responds to the digital era by redefining offline experience. Inspired by Dalian’s maritime culture, the design follows a voyager who set sail 28 years ago in search of fine spirits. The journey unfolds through sail-like forms and wave motifs, blending narrative and emotion. With app-guided exploration and on-site tasting, the space turns retail into connection - restoring authenticity, tactility, and ritual to the physical store.
- ᱯᱨᱚᱡᱮᱠᱴ ᱥᱚᱢᱚᱭ
- The project is located in Dalian, China. Design development began in November 2021 and construction was completed in November 2024. The space officially opened to the public in January 2025 as the flagship retail and experience center of Chuanlian International Trade Co., Ltd., representing the brand’s renewed vision for cultural storytelling and sensory engagement in liquor retail.
- ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱦᱚᱨ
- Visitors enter through an installation symbolizing a voyager's treasure chest and gradually move through zones of Chinese baijiu, red wine, mixed liquor, and finally the bar. The themed journey is guided by dynamic lighting and a mobile app that responds to movement. All displays are open and touchable, inviting guests to slow down, release tension, and connect through genuine sensory experience rather than distance or formality.
- ᱯᱮᱴᱮᱱᱴ ᱠᱚ
- Copyrights belong to EIK Space Design Studio and Luchuan Zhang.
All drawings, renderings, and photographs are original works created for Chuanlian Liquor Retail Space by EIK Space Design Studio. - ᱴᱤᱢ ᱥᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱠᱚ
- Lead Designer & Creative Director: Luchuan Zhang
Design Studio: EIK Space Design, Chengdu, China
Lighting Consultant: Oway Lighting
Brand Visual Identity: Zhigui Studio
Client: Chuanlian International Trade Co., Ltd.
The project was developed as a collaborative dialogue between design, light, and brand identity. Each partner contributed to shaping a sensory and emotional narrative, where architecture, light, and storytelling merge into one integrated experience. - ᱪᱤᱛᱟᱹᱨ ᱥᱟᱹᱦᱟ
- Image #1: Photographer / Architectural Photographer Chen Yiran (EIK Space Design Studio), Chuanlian Liquor Retail Experience Space, 2024.
Image #2: Photographer Chen Yiran (EIK Space Design Studio), Chuanlian Liquor Retail Experience Space, 2024.
Image #3: Photographer Chen Yiran (EIK Space Design Studio), Chuanlian Liquor Retail Experience Space, 2024.
Image #4: Photographer Chen Yiran (EIK Space Design Studio), Chuanlian Liquor Retail Experience Space, 2024.
Image #5: Photographer Chen Yiran (EIK Space Design Studio), Chuanlian Liquor Retail Experience Space, 2024.
Video Credit: Directed by Luchuan Zhang (EIK Space Design Studio), Edited by EIK Space Design Studio, Chuanlian Liquor Retail Experience Space, 2024.
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