Narrative as Spatial Structure
Li Xiang is the founder of X+Living, the architecture and interior design practice she established in 2011. Based in Shanghai, the studio works across commercial real estate, culture, retail, family entertainment and hospitality.
Her projects frequently treat an interior as a complete narrative environment. Circulation, colour, scale and custom objects are composed together so that visitors discover the space through movement rather than through a single visual statement.
Experience, Commerce and Imagination
This approach has given X+Living a recognisable position in contemporary Chinese commercial design. Bookstores, retail destinations and family spaces become settings in which brand identity and public experience are developed at architectural scale.
Behind the vivid imagery is a systematic concern with wayfinding, programme and audience. Li Xiang’s work demonstrates how theatrical expression can operate alongside the practical demands of complex, high-traffic interiors.
