Artwork as Back Wall: Counter Becomes a Mere Horizontal Line

The visual focal point of the hotel lobby reception area is the large commissioned artwork behind it—an entire 8x4 meter textile tapestry or three-dimensional bas-relief, made of handmade wool, hemp rope, or clay, with rich textures and shadows on its surface. The counter itself is deliberately minimalist: a 60mm thick dark stone countertop, supported by two side panels of the same material, with a completely flat and unadorned front, and a height of only 950mm, lower than typical counters, so as not to obstruct the artwork behind. Wall-washing light from the ceiling illuminates the artwork, while the counter itself only has a subtle light from beneath the countertop. Avoid: making the counter high and obstructing the artwork, using flat paintings or printed outputs for the artwork, adding hotel logos, using the same material for the counter and the artwork.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

酒店大堂接待區的視覺主角是背後那件大型的委製藝術品——一整面 8x4 公尺的織品掛毯或立體浮雕,材質是手工的羊毛、麻繩或陶土,表面有豐富的凹凸與陰影。櫃檯本身刻意極簡:一道厚 60mm 的深色石材檯面,由兩片同材質的側板支撐,正面完全平整無裝飾,高度只有 950mm,比一般櫃檯低,不擋住後方的作品。洗牆光從天花往下打在藝術品上,櫃檯本身只有檯面下的一道暗光。避免:櫃檯做高擋住作品、藝術品使用平面繪畫或印刷輸出、加入酒店標誌、櫃檯與作品使用同一種材料。