Description
Area-17 uses color to enhance commercial planning through the redesign of the Zhenghou Mall in Zhenghou, a provincial capital in east-central China.
The original space was rethought both aesthetically and functionally. Color is the leading theme of the concept: first, it welcomes visitors in the parking area, where cheerful graphics decorate the walls. Then, it accompanies them through the whole mall up to the fourth and final floor, where bright and energetic colors on the floors reflect upon store windows. The main hall is meant to be used day and night- the absence of natural light at night gives way instead to fascinating waves of artificial light and color.