An experimental concept brought to life as a sister store to Gin Long Canteen in North Adelaide, Bai Long Store is perched on the corner of Wakefield and Hutt Street in Adelaide’s CBD and serves as a riddle to guests.
Bai Long translates to White Dragon - its name laying the foundation for the conceptual direction taken for the project. Rather than pursuing the idea of a white dragon literally, we proposed the notion of an invisible dragon and by extension, working to perceive the store as the dragon itself.
A custom set of Chinese Characters were designed and cut from acrylic with a sand-painted finish for the store's internal signage.
The characters complement the logotype and share prompts with native-speaking guests who visit the space.