她移动，空间的模样仿佛感应到了她的感应，随着她身姿的改变而改变；她看见，眼前的景色仿佛感受到了她的目光，随着她心灵和身体的变化而变化；她张开双臂，倾听着空间的呼唤，融入到空间的氛围里。 As she walks, the horizon, shaped and proportioned by the frontality and verticality of her movement and perception, moves with her; the landscape as it appears to her changes its face as she faces it. As she walks, she opens to hear the call of the atmospheres of the places in which she moves.

—— 格朗《展现氛围的美学》 Stuart Grant, ‘Performing an Aesthetics of Atmospheres’

Located in Panyu district of the city of Guangzhou, which has played an important role in shaping and cultivating the Lingnan culture for generations, XLXN Lifestyle Art Space seeks to explore the interconnection between individuals, the natural world and the local culture through modern artistic ways. The founders/designers also aim to portray the relationship between individuals and their surrounding space through this project, thus changing people’s perspective towards the functionality of an empty space. Additionally, the designers aspire to promote the local cultural heritage, thus enhancing people’s love towards nature and their city.

▼空间概览，preview ©林灿宇

The interior design of XLXN Lifestyle Art Space is inspired by the differing shapes and directions of Panyu’s main rivers, which are portrayed through the use of Karesansui, also known as the Japanese dry garden style, in the studio.The swirling sand/gravel patterns depict the ‘rivers’, which serve to link different areas in the room, and to form connections between individuals within the space. Individuals can flow with the ‘river’ stream but are also free to modify the patterns of the ‘rivers’, allowing the individuals to join one another across the ‘rivers’. The designers have reconstructed the establishment, where the wall facing the old streets of Panyu district is replaced by full-height sheer accordion doors. This provides an outlook of the traditional architecture in the streets of Panyu as well as natural light that enhances the beauty of the river landscape within the studio. The designers seek to blur the boundaries between the studio and the city, hence eliciting a sense of appreciation and respect towards our heritage, nature and arts.