2100 Club

The 2100 Club is the world's first blockchain bar, located in the heart of the ancient architecture area of Xixi Wetland in Hangzhou. It was initiated by Chen Weixing, founder of Fangcheng Capital, who serves as the first bar master, and was co-founded by a number of well-known entrepreneurs. The 2100 Club is a professional social platform focused on blockchain technology research and exchange, open to cutting-edge technology research and investment, and dedicated to becoming a gathering place for talents and ideas in the latest internet technology, industry integration and entrepreneurship. The entrance slogan, shared with all drivers of the new economy, is to own, to think and to live, and these three words naturally became the basis for the bar design. The team rejected the usual devices of theme bars and interpreted the words with an inward-looking attitude, building the inner spirit of the place. Survival is nature. Survival is a natural force and a human longing for nature, which determined the building's location in the heart of Xixi Wetland. The unique site presented major challenges to the design. At the start of the renovation, the team carried out a detailed analysis of the old building and its surroundings, and concluded that the core of the design was to apply contemporary design methods within a natural environment and an ancient building, thinking at the intersection of tradition and the future to find a unique connection between old and new, and between human and nature. The design makes a sharp fusion and contrast between new and old, using a coherent design language to reinterpret the traditional building. The result is a bar that treats the wetland and the historic house as its primary material, using restrained contemporary interiors rather than blockchain-themed imagery.