GRNDCNTRL Nightclub, Shanghai Interior, New Chinese Commercial Leisure Building, Architecture Design Photos
GRNDCNTRL Nightclub in Shanghai
29 Dec 2021
Interior: PIG DESIGN
Location: Xintiandi, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China

GRNDCNTRL Nightclub
“The city is a machine that produces loneliness.

We are all ordinary citizens on masks.

Tomorrow’s story seems to have been written.

Perhaps ‘I’ myself is the author of it.”

?Li Wenqiang

“Xintiandi” is a cultural landmark in the heart of Shanghai, witnessing the fusion and collision of the city’s culture and western trend. The nightclub GRNDCNTRL is sited in Xintiandi’s south part “Nan Li”. It was co-created by PIG DESIGN led by Li Wenqiang and other designers at home and abroad.
GRNDCNTRL is a nightclub with a new concept, which blends the functions of modern yet retro party space, trend-setting interactive socializing destination, and immersive, artistic music scene. It echoes the high-end, stylish outdoor environment and cultural brands around.

Storm “entrance”

Art does not examine known reality, but seeks the truth of ideals. The entrance reveals an avant-garde, experimental and immersive ambience, evoking vivid imaginations and taking people to a surreal world full of mysterious light and shadows.

The wall decorations adopt a balanced composition, featuring the style of stage setting. A sequence of symmetrical, curved lighting in...