Restaurant, Wenzhou, China - Architects: AntiStatics Architecture
- Area: 1100 .0m²
- Year: 2020
- Photographs: Dachou Photogrphy
- Manufacturers: Lafarge Holcim
- Lead Architects:Martin Miller, Mo Zheng, Luke Theodorius E. D. Santoso
- Design Team:Christopher Beckett, Annie Liu, Yasser Hafizs, Siyi Wang, Demi Chang, Haoran Wang
- Façade Manufacturers:Nanjing Beilida (Design Development: Luo Shanglin)
- Design Development:Wenzhou Design Group (Director: Chen Jun)
- Façade Consultant:Zhejiang Zhongte Curtain Wall Engineering
- Lighting Consultant:Tsinghua Tongheng urban planning and design Institute
- Landscape Design Development:Wenzhou Design Group (Director: Chen Li)
- Client:Beijing Landsky
- Text description provided by the architects. Built on piers above the Ou- River in the city of Wenzhou, this fine dining restaurant occupies the threshold between the city and the tidal estuary which flows through the city. This is one of the feature buildings along the 1.8km Wenzhou Ou-River waterfront new development master plan, including landscape, six brand new buildings and three new harbors designed by AntiStatics Architecture in the past two years.
- Drawing upon the nature of the stream as a conduit from inland to the sea the architecture is assembled as a series of floating roof plates above a dynamic concrete screen the buildings reference the massive barges as a persistent element of the river. Drawing upon the hilly topography across the river the building is split into two structures precisely mirroring a deep cut in the adjacent mountains while utilizing that gap as an entry point to the restaurant which directly frames the matching cut. Taking advantage of the comfortable year-round climate of Wenzhou, the restaurant occupies both buildings. The flat plates of the staggered roof system shift and move to create further outdoor private spaces linked to private dining rooms.
- These outdoor spaces invite visitors to step out to enjoy the panoramic views of the river and mountainous landscape beyond. Inspired by the way one might see through a tree canopy differently from within the tree versus looking in from the outside; the custom cast screen creates privacy for the interior occupants while not inhibiting views outwards from the inside. While the exterior façade plays between the sharp angles of the floating plates and the organic grid of the cast screen, the interior spaces present warm and welcoming materials, relaxing and comfortable furnishing and a complete 5-star dining experience. The entry features a calm and welcoming lobby adjacent to a series of live wells for the patron’s selection of only the freshest produce. Creating the complete dining experience, the buildings present a synthesis of design, culinary art and local culture.
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