The Making of HIGOLD's Future Pavilion

Prologue: Entering the Unknown

During the early planning of the Hardware Museum, the team set aside roughly 1,000 square metres at the heart of the building, kept flexible for the brand's fast-moving research and development. As HIGOLD's new product lines grew rapidly, the area naturally became a dedicated launch space. More than a point of transition between old and new, it sets the tone for the story the space goes on to tell.

Beyond an access-controlled threshold, the public exhibition gives way to the launch space. Here the brand's technological evolution takes physical form, and HIGOLD's identity is translated into an atmosphere of precision, order and quiet futurism.

As visitors enter the circular corridor, the light narrows and softens, drawing attention inward. Underfoot, dark black-grey granite is laid in small strips with open joints; its precise, array-like rhythm grounds the hall in weight, restraint and permanence. At the entrance, raw stones are stacked in a rough formation, light and shadow cutting across their hard faces and giving the space a sculptural, monumental presence.

Core: A Tension That Grows Outward

The exhibition begins in the foyer and unfolds around the central core. To suit short product cycles and frequent changes of display, we chose a scattered layout: plinths and cabinets stand deliberately apart from the curtain wall and structural columns, so the products appear throughout the space like museum pieces. This gives the exhibition great physical freedom while keeping the space open and layered.

To make a strong first impression without blocking the daylight, we turned to the central core, the only large structural volume in the space, and made it the project's anchor. Its form is shaped through twisting, rotation and irregular geometry, seeking a careful balance between absolute symmetry and free irregularity.

This monumental installation is more than the visual focus of the space. It seems to push outward with a tension that grows from within. Complex mechanical and electrical systems are hidden inside its dynamic volume, leaving the surrounding areas as much clear height as possible.

Construction: Digital Templates, Hand-Finished Form

Building such complex geometry placed exceptional demands on craft. The installation returns wholly to handwork, realised through a hybrid of digital templating and hand-finished carpentry.

First, galvanised steel plates were laser-cut into precise physical templates. Using these as guides, carpenters cut each vertical timber strip to its own irregular curve and set them at even intervals. By tightly controlling every gap, we turned the rational logic of the structure into visual rhythm.

Set on the central axis, the "theatre" is the visual heart of the installation. Like a passage into the unknown, it deepens the sense of ritual on entering the base. It reflects HIGOLD's imaginative worldview and our pursuit of precise craft and geometric beauty, and as visitors explore, they feel a tension that is both primal and alive.

Client
HIGOLD Group

Location
Foshan, Guangdong

Area
1,000 m²

Completion Date
2026.03

Design Firm
E Studio

Lead Designer
Fan, Junjian
Zhou, Xuanzhuo

Design Team
Hu, Yulong
Huang, Chenxi
Liu, Shuqi
Zhou, Jing

Photographer
WM Studio