Leisure or Entertainment Venue

Secret Garden by Kris Lin

Photo: Olson Kundig Architects

Secret Garden is a high-end, private members club teahouse that offers China's social elite a place to mingle, relax and engage in business negotiations. The venue reflects the Chinese people's longstanding tradition of drinking tea. Secret Garden's interior design emulates an Oriental garden with features including a pavilion, bridge, pools, a timber tunnel and trees. The pools are scattered across the first and the second floors forming a water system, with the bridge crossing through them. The pavilion, which floats on top of the water, represents the VIP area. The timber tunnel ensures that all entrances and exits are connected.

The judges said:
'Moments of exceptional design, beautifully arranged'
'Good use of material'

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