Joyce approached me with a vision to create a unique space for BY JOVE’s flower shop in Hangzhou.
(BY JOVE) © Containing it
What an intriguing client! The romantic and timeless eternal flower she holds is infused with an intimate and charming warmth. Although it’s a flower shop, it also functions as a café, home goods store, and floral training center.
I am confident this will become the most vibrant “phenomenon” among MurMurLab’s future stores, embracing twelve warm “love” poems through gentle curves.
(Scene created by Mur Mur Lab) © Samoon
This design is rooted in a local perspective. The framework sits at the back, as I attempt to depict the essence of each scene. What does light filtered through a gauze curtain look like? Will the deep blue night sky cast soft starlight? Can the moment raindrops fall be captured and remembered? These beautiful imaginings existed in space before being anchored to the site. Here, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
White © Containing it
Blue © Arttteeezy
| White
Walking through the doorway feels like stepping into a dream.
The arch guides your gaze, with a semi-transparent veil filtering sunlight, gently casting it onto the floor.
Entrance © Arttteeezy
The wind flows and ripples, like a curtain of spring water © Containing it
Filtering light © Containing it
| Ship Song
Dock © Arttteeezy
Here, spaces intertwine.
The arch converges into a door, folding and unfolding, combining straight and curved lines.
Shaped like a shipyard, it evokes the essence of water.
Looking back © Arttteeezy
| Interlaced
Wrestling with a fragmented world,
sit down and face the mirror, grille, and devices.
Leave the struggles of this moment to yourself.
Interwoven © Arttteeezy
| Sudden Change
Forms are cut and reshaped.
Colors grow more intense.
From here, step into a slightly altered world.
Form Sculpture © Arttteeezy
| Klein Blue
At first, there was nothingness,
then a deeper void,
and within that void, a profound blue.
Blue and White © Arttteeezy
| Starlight
Shining in the deep blue expanse,
illuminating you.
© Arttteeezy
© Left – Arttteeezy, Right – Containing it
| Big Eyes
© Arttteeezy
Everything begins with the eyes.
They are mature, independent, and abstract—
qualities that Mur Mur has always pursued.
© Containing it
| Childlike Heart
Rain is a beautiful creature © Arttteeezy
I heard the sound of rain falling gently into my heart,
softly and lightly.
Swing © Containing it
At least when you look up at the cumulonimbus cloud,
and see a few drops of rain,
you can still feel fortunate that a trace of warmth remains in your heart.
This little planet you cherish.
Raindrop © Containing it
| The Border with the City
The city skyline,
miniaturized into high and low display racks,
all form the backdrop of human life.
Window display rack © Arttteeezy
At the city’s edge, this faint light
blurs the boundaries.
(BIM Architecture)
Window display rack © Containing it
| Flower Shop Art Museum
Flowers are art, and so is space.
In the future, flower shops will also serve as art museums.
The embryonic form of an art museum © Arttteeezy
The arch gently bulges,
embracing art within its form.
Push open the glass revolving door,
and a new world awaits you.
The embryonic form of an art museum © Arttteeezy
| Red
A corner where I express my attitude.
Red restroom & mirror © Arttteeezy
| (BIM Engineer) Saying Goodbye to Cactus
There is no simple happiness in this world.
As we say goodbye to cacti, I hope you remember the daydreams inspired by twelve poems that you wandered through.
BY JOVE © Arttteeezy
People grow old, and life forces us to become adults—
to abandon innocence and become steady.
And you will find that you can never return to your former self. Having a childlike heart is something to be grateful for.
If you are sensitive enough, you can still catch it.
Farewell to Cactus © Containing it
Section & Plan © Mur Mur Lab
Project Information:
Project Name: BY JOVE
Lead Architects: Xia Murong, Li Zhi
Design Studio: Mur Mur Lab
Design Team: Li Xinliang, Zheng Yahui
Construction Drawing Design: Zhang Zhide
Project Location: 288 Fengqi Road, Hangzhou
Photography by Arttteeezy
Illustrations by Samoon
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