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Based in Beijing, SHUYAN design conceives cultural exhibition spaces, bookstores, and commercial atriums through a distinct juxtaposition of precise timber ceiling grids, uninterrupted vertical screens, and lightweight circulation elements set within massive structural frames. The portfolio serves as a strong reference when detailing multi-floor wood screening systems, balancing raw organic columns beneath rigid tectonic ceilings, or layering translucent materials to modulate depth across large interior volumes.

Interior rendering of a gallery space with a central helical staircase and timber flooring by Shuyan Design.

shuyan-rug

北京

An interior precedent featuring a sculptural helical staircase within an open gallery floor plate, useful for exhibition and commercial interior studies.

What we like about this project
The helical stair ribbon appears paper-thin against the massive gallery column grid.

Materials

  • timber
  • painted-steel
  • plaster
  • glass

Visual identifiers

  • helical-staircase
  • timber-flooring
  • open-plan-gallery
  • structural-columns

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • minimalist
  • clean-lines

Visual tags

  • gallery
  • spiral-stair
  • minimalist
  • exhibition-space
  • high-rise-interior
Geometry
Open-plan gallery floor punctuated by a bold white helical staircase and cylindrical structural columns, with perimeter glazing to the left.
Structural guess
Concrete floor slab with circular steel or concrete columns.
Spatial scale
Large open-plan gallery space with high ceilings scaled for public exhibition.
Lighting
Soft, diffused daylight enters from the tall side glazing, complemented by track spotlights directed at gallery art pieces.
Atmosphere
Serene, luminous, and expansive exhibition atmosphere.
Environmental context
High-rise interior setting with expansive views through floor-to-ceiling windows.
Spatial experience
The wide open floor plate draws the eye toward the sculptural spiral stair that connects levels while framing distant views.
Composition rhythm
Horizontal timber boards anchor the floor while the sweeping spiral stair provides a strong vertical counter-rhythm.
Style reading
Contemporary minimalist gallery interior
Program
Art gallery or cultural exhibition space
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior
Materials
timber, painted-steel, plaster, glass
Visual identifiers
helical-staircase, timber-flooring, open-plan-gallery, structural-columns
Style tags
contemporary, minimalist, clean-lines
Visual tags
gallery, spiral-stair, minimalist, exhibition-space, high-rise-interior
Geometry
Open-plan gallery floor punctuated by a bold white helical staircase and cylindrical structural columns, with perimeter glazing to the left.
Structural guess
Concrete floor slab with circular steel or concrete columns.
Spatial scale
Large open-plan gallery space with high ceilings scaled for public exhibition.
Lighting
Soft, diffused daylight enters from the tall side glazing, complemented by track spotlights directed at gallery art pieces.
Atmosphere
Serene, luminous, and expansive exhibition atmosphere.
Environmental context
High-rise interior setting with expansive views through floor-to-ceiling windows.
Spatial experience
The wide open floor plate draws the eye toward the sculptural spiral stair that connects levels while framing distant views.
Composition rhythm
Horizontal timber boards anchor the floor while the sweeping spiral stair provides a strong vertical counter-rhythm.
Style reading
Contemporary minimalist gallery interior
Program
Art gallery or cultural exhibition space
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior

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Interior rendering of a gallery space with a central helical staircase and timber flooring by Shuyan Design.

shuyan-rug

北京

An interior precedent featuring a sculptural helical staircase within an open gallery floor plate, useful for exhibition and commercial interior studies.

What we like about this project
The helical stair ribbon appears paper-thin against the massive gallery column grid.

Materials

  • timber
  • painted-steel
  • plaster
  • glass

Visual identifiers

  • helical-staircase
  • timber-flooring
  • open-plan-gallery
  • structural-columns

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • minimalist
  • clean-lines

Visual tags

  • gallery
  • spiral-stair
  • minimalist
  • exhibition-space
  • high-rise-interior
Geometry
Open-plan gallery floor punctuated by a bold white helical staircase and cylindrical structural columns, with perimeter glazing to the left.
Structural guess
Concrete floor slab with circular steel or concrete columns.
Spatial scale
Large open-plan gallery space with high ceilings scaled for public exhibition.
Lighting
Soft, diffused daylight enters from the tall side glazing, complemented by track spotlights directed at gallery art pieces.
Atmosphere
Serene, luminous, and expansive exhibition atmosphere.
Environmental context
High-rise interior setting with expansive views through floor-to-ceiling windows.
Spatial experience
The wide open floor plate draws the eye toward the sculptural spiral stair that connects levels while framing distant views.
Composition rhythm
Horizontal timber boards anchor the floor while the sweeping spiral stair provides a strong vertical counter-rhythm.
Style reading
Contemporary minimalist gallery interior
Program
Art gallery or cultural exhibition space
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior
Materials
timber, painted-steel, plaster, glass
Visual identifiers
helical-staircase, timber-flooring, open-plan-gallery, structural-columns
Style tags
contemporary, minimalist, clean-lines
Visual tags
gallery, spiral-stair, minimalist, exhibition-space, high-rise-interior
Geometry
Open-plan gallery floor punctuated by a bold white helical staircase and cylindrical structural columns, with perimeter glazing to the left.
Structural guess
Concrete floor slab with circular steel or concrete columns.
Spatial scale
Large open-plan gallery space with high ceilings scaled for public exhibition.
Lighting
Soft, diffused daylight enters from the tall side glazing, complemented by track spotlights directed at gallery art pieces.
Atmosphere
Serene, luminous, and expansive exhibition atmosphere.
Environmental context
High-rise interior setting with expansive views through floor-to-ceiling windows.
Spatial experience
The wide open floor plate draws the eye toward the sculptural spiral stair that connects levels while framing distant views.
Composition rhythm
Horizontal timber boards anchor the floor while the sweeping spiral stair provides a strong vertical counter-rhythm.
Style reading
Contemporary minimalist gallery interior
Program
Art gallery or cultural exhibition space
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior

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