This case is a home designed by XIGO STUDIO for children. With an entertaining design full of fantasy, it brings surprises to every corner of the home. Once Picasso said he wanted to “paint like a child”, and the “face figure” has long been used repeatedly as the object of painting by modern masters, and it is also represented in contemporary entertainment by familiar archetypes such as robots, Pac-Man, and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Photography by Li Ming.

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The symbolic nature of the face gives people a more childlike, joyful and friendly feeling.
This case embodies the concept of “kitsch” in a jocular way. In other words, while pursuing design logic and rejecting absolute rationality, it incorporates seemingly “vulgar” entertainment symbols into contemporary residential design in a “Collage” and “Dadaistic” creative mode. Through absurdist irony and criticism, it sheds new light on the traditional dwelling house model with “functionalist”, showing the complexity and contradiction of space.

Project Name: Wonder House
Project Type: Apartment
Project Address: Songyu South Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Building Area: 133 square meters
Design Company: XIGO STUDIO
Contact Email: xigo_studio@126.com
Chief Designers: Liu Yang, Li Yanan
Scheme Deepening Design: Wang Dan
Design Duration: December 2020 – April 2021
Completion Date: June 2022
Academic Counsellor: Zhu Li
Photography Copyright: Li Ming
Video Copyright: WM STUDIO – Ah Zheng
Construction Foreman: Zhu Xingui
Furniture Customizing: LE VERCHY
Main Materials: microcement, latex paint, wood floor