Our Golf — Baicai Design

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Our Golf

OUR Golf Studio is a premium private golf training space offering professional instruction, state-of-the-art equipment, and a comfortable, service-focused environment for an exceptional training experience.

Project Info:

Status: built, 2024
Area: 110 sqm
Client: Our Golf
Location: ShenYang
Photography: Topia Vision

The project is located in a prime Shenyang area, with a street-facing storefront by the lake. Surrounded by towering buildings on one side and tranquil lake views on the other, the space aims to blend professionalism with relaxation, offering golfers a unique and balanced experience.

The site's irregular, slanted layout is divided by a central load-bearing wall, creating constraints. Within this limited space, we need to incorporate two golf simulators, a fitness zone, and a reception lounge.

Given the space's lakeside location, we aim to maximize the connection between the interior and exterior, bringing the greenery of the outdoors into the space. We want people to perceive the professionalism of the training and the comfort of the environment from the outside looking in. We used full glass windows on the façade to showcase the bar area, fitness zone, and one simulator, while positioning the main training room behind the auxiliary room for added privacy. This layout ensures guest comfort while reinforcing the brand's presence externally.

We combined travertine and metal to balance softness with strength, elegance with professionalism, and comfort with dynamism. Travertine's warm texture and soft curves highlight the sport's grace, while metal conveys precision, with equipment embedded in metal structures and storage hidden behind slatted panels.

Sensors, projectors, and the IT training control system were integrated into the design from the outset to ensure an optimal user experience. Our goal is for the space to embody the professionalism, social aspects, elegance, and entertainment qualities of golf.

About

Baicai Design is a multidisciplinary design practice based in New York and Shenyang, working across architecture, interiors, exhibitions, and spatial design. Its practice spans different geographies, scales, and cultural contexts.

Founded by Kaiwen Zhao, Baicai is shaped by his interdisciplinary background in design and architecture. Zhao studied Industrial Design at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and Architecture at the Yale School of Architecture. He currently teaches in the Department of Industrial Design at RISD, and has previously taught at the University of Colorado Denver, lectured at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, and served as a guest critic at Syracuse University.

Baicai approaches space beyond the conventional boundaries of interior design, bringing together architectural and product design thinking to address spatial questions. Through different scales of intervention, we explore the relationships between space, objects, and human behavior.

Awards

FRAME Wellness Space of the year Shortlisted
2026

Paris Design Awards Winner
2026

MUSE Design Awards Gold Winner
2026

Dezeen China Rising Firm of the Year
2025

POSITION Award China Best 100 Young Architect
2024

Guangzhou Design Week 40 Under 40
2024

AD China 100 YOUNG
2022-2024

Architizer Best Young Interior Design Firm Special Mention
2024

Forbes China 30 Under 30
2023

FRAME Small Residential of the year Shortlisted
2023

FRAME Award Best Emerging Designer Nominee
2023

APIDA Design Award Excellence Award
2023

FRAME Pop-up Store of the Year
2022

FRAME Window Display of the Year Shortlisted
2022

WYDF TOP 100 Designer
2022

Dezeen Award Shortlisted
2022

Architecture Masterprize Best of The Bests
2022

AD China 100 YOUNG
2020-2022

Architecture Masterprize Honorable Mention
2022

KUKAN Design Award Shortlisted
2022

DNA Award Winner in Workplace Design
2022

DNA Award Honorable Mention in Workplace Design
2022

DNA Award Honorable Mention in Showroom Design
2022

K-Design Award Winner
2022

Novum Design Award Gold Award
2022

Novum Design Award Silver Award
2022

IDA Design Award Honorable Mention
2022

FRAME Best of the Month
2022 April

Design for Asia Award Bronx Award
2021

Design for Asia Award Excellence Award
2021

IDEA Design Award Finalist
2021

Golden Pin Design Award Winner
2021

Golden Pin Design Award Honorable Mention
2022

Vestibulum Inceptos Gravida, Ornare Review,
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2024

Ullamcorper Faucibus (Congue) Euismod, by Ligula Parturient, Bibendum Review Porta Libero
2023

Dictumst Tristique, Facilisis Magazine, Edition Two, Porta Libero
2021

Auctor Adipiscing Art Magazine, Porta Libero
2020

Sollicitudin Ornare Magazine,
Porta Libero
2020

Press