Add To Collection
Add to Collection
Beef & Liberty
Beef & Liberty
Shanghai, China
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
View Original
Add To Collection
Add to Collection
Other Projects by Atelier A
Beef & Liberty
Shanghai, China
Firm
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2024
SIZE
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft
BUDGET
$50K - 100K
Beef & Liberty
Atelier A's new creation, Beef & Liberty, is a British style restaurant recommended by Michelin for eight consecutive years, located in EKA Tianwu, No. 535 Jinqiao Road, Pudong District, Shanghai. EKA is an experimental creative park that transforms old factories into works of art, and Beef & Liberty's site is also located in a converted factory building.
Atelier A always respects the structure of the building itself. We hope to integrate the architectural characteristics of the site with the retro style of the English restaurant, allowing the two cultures to collide and dialog across time and space.
In line with the brand's British tone, we collected and used old elm wood panels, as elms are widely used in British architectures.
The restaurant has two facades. One is located on the main street of the park. The original façade used wood extensively, so we replaced it with translucent glass floor-to-ceiling windows for the openings on this side, where passing pedestrians have an unobstructed view of the restaurant. It also extends the interior depth of the striped space.
The other facade also serves as the entrance to the restaurant, with a long row of casement windows facing the atrium plaza. The windows extend to the top to avoid visual obstruction. The opening of the uplifted windows also allows the indoor and outdoor spaces to communicate with each other.
Window fittings were the difficult part of this construction. In order to meet the safety requirements without blocking the line of sight, we set the opening angle of the window to 120° during the design. However, during the actual construction, we found that most of the window fittings on the market could only open 90°, which could not meet the design requirements. So we changed our plan and found a hydraulic lever, an accessory designed for use in car trunk lids, which allows us to open the lift-up window to its maximum angle.
Floor-to-ceiling glass windows on Main Street provide unobstructed views of the restaurant
Elevated windows open to the top, avoiding visual obstructions and allowing the interior and exterior spaces to communicate with each other.
The entrance to the restaurant was designed with a set of marvelous cabinets, which protect the privacy of the patrons while allowing the interior design to be seen from the outside through the shadows of the cabinets. The arrangement of antiques and plants creates an English atmosphere.、
For the floor of the interior, we chose a special pink mosaic tile. Since the overall space of the restaurant has a lot of metal and wood elements, there is a lack of materials with a strong memorable personality. So we chose a special dirty pink color to give the space a distinctive character, brightness and intensity. We use a plastering process on the walls, creating hand-pulled vertical stripes for added texture. This prominent texture not only provides a sound-absorbing effect but also brings a sense of animation to otherwise dull walls.
As it is an old store moving to this new address, this time a lot of furniture from the previous store was recycled and utilized, such as Ton chairs and card sofas, which were refurbished and reassembled to be placed in the brand new space. Outdoor chairs made of Emeco's environmentally friendly recycled materials were also used to emphasize the brand's sustainable and eco-friendly philosophy.
In accordance with Atelier A’s respect for the original structure, we retained the original ceiling structure with partial suspended ceilings.
Underneath the original folded steel ceiling, a metal grille ceiling is suspended to carry all the functional equipment. In the center is a luminous light film, which provides the overall illumination of the space. On both sides of the light film are sound-absorbing panels. Above the grille ceiling, the air-conditioning unit and other equipment are placed, and the use of sound-absorbing panels here can do a good job of blocking noise.
The 2.8m height of the ceiling system is relatively low compression, and it is this compression that deepens the vertical length and gives the space a sense of strong contrast.
The lighting design is different from the usual restaurant lighting design, as we want to light up the space and enhance the overall brightness of the space. At the same time, the spotlights avoid shooting directly at the seating area or tables, but instead light up the wall, reflecting off the wall to brighten up the space and avoid direct light to the eyes. The light film running vertically through the whole venue will light up the space as a whole. This lighting method is soft and does not irritate the eyes.
The lighting consultant also designed six different lighting modes according to the outdoor light, adjusting the brightness flexibly with the time and atmosphere.
The choice of chandelier is worth mentioning. We chose Artemide's Tolomeo series chandelier this time, and the mechanical sense of the swing arm light complements the metal grille of the ceiling. The mechanical arm of the chandelier creates an irregular angle of inclination, breaking the vertical lines in the space and making the visual effect in the center of the dining room staggered, jumping and interesting.
Program Information:
Project Name: Beef & Liberty
Address: EKA Tianshi, No. 535 Jinqiao Road, Pudong District, Shanghai, China
Architecture Firm/Company/Organization: Shanghai Yanwen Architecture Studio (Atelier A)
Lighting Consultants: Isometrix lighting Design Ltd
Construction team: Dongde Construction
Completion: March 2024
Building Area: 126 sqm
Architects: Zhu Yanwen, Wang Ti
Photographer: Zhu Yanwen
Atelier A's new creation, Beef & Liberty, is a British style restaurant recommended by Michelin for eight consecutive years, located in EKA Tianwu, No. 535 Jinqiao Road, Pudong District, Shanghai. EKA is an experimental creative park that transforms old factories into works of art, and Beef & Liberty's site is also located in a converted factory building.
Atelier A always respects the structure of the building itself. We hope to integrate the architectural characteristics of the site with the retro style of the English restaurant, allowing the two cultures to collide and dialog across time and space.
In line with the brand's British tone, we collected and used old elm wood panels, as elms are widely used in British architectures.
The restaurant has two facades. One is located on the main street of the park. The original façade used wood extensively, so we replaced it with translucent glass floor-to-ceiling windows for the openings on this side, where passing pedestrians have an unobstructed view of the restaurant. It also extends the interior depth of the striped space.
The other facade also serves as the entrance to the restaurant, with a long row of casement windows facing the atrium plaza. The windows extend to the top to avoid visual obstruction. The opening of the uplifted windows also allows the indoor and outdoor spaces to communicate with each other.
Window fittings were the difficult part of this construction. In order to meet the safety requirements without blocking the line of sight, we set the opening angle of the window to 120° during the design. However, during the actual construction, we found that most of the window fittings on the market could only open 90°, which could not meet the design requirements. So we changed our plan and found a hydraulic lever, an accessory designed for use in car trunk lids, which allows us to open the lift-up window to its maximum angle.
Floor-to-ceiling glass windows on Main Street provide unobstructed views of the restaurant
Elevated windows open to the top, avoiding visual obstructions and allowing the interior and exterior spaces to communicate with each other.
The entrance to the restaurant was designed with a set of marvelous cabinets, which protect the privacy of the patrons while allowing the interior design to be seen from the outside through the shadows of the cabinets. The arrangement of antiques and plants creates an English atmosphere.、
For the floor of the interior, we chose a special pink mosaic tile. Since the overall space of the restaurant has a lot of metal and wood elements, there is a lack of materials with a strong memorable personality. So we chose a special dirty pink color to give the space a distinctive character, brightness and intensity. We use a plastering process on the walls, creating hand-pulled vertical stripes for added texture. This prominent texture not only provides a sound-absorbing effect but also brings a sense of animation to otherwise dull walls.
As it is an old store moving to this new address, this time a lot of furniture from the previous store was recycled and utilized, such as Ton chairs and card sofas, which were refurbished and reassembled to be placed in the brand new space. Outdoor chairs made of Emeco's environmentally friendly recycled materials were also used to emphasize the brand's sustainable and eco-friendly philosophy.
In accordance with Atelier A’s respect for the original structure, we retained the original ceiling structure with partial suspended ceilings.
Underneath the original folded steel ceiling, a metal grille ceiling is suspended to carry all the functional equipment. In the center is a luminous light film, which provides the overall illumination of the space. On both sides of the light film are sound-absorbing panels. Above the grille ceiling, the air-conditioning unit and other equipment are placed, and the use of sound-absorbing panels here can do a good job of blocking noise.
The 2.8m height of the ceiling system is relatively low compression, and it is this compression that deepens the vertical length and gives the space a sense of strong contrast.
The lighting design is different from the usual restaurant lighting design, as we want to light up the space and enhance the overall brightness of the space. At the same time, the spotlights avoid shooting directly at the seating area or tables, but instead light up the wall, reflecting off the wall to brighten up the space and avoid direct light to the eyes. The light film running vertically through the whole venue will light up the space as a whole. This lighting method is soft and does not irritate the eyes.
The lighting consultant also designed six different lighting modes according to the outdoor light, adjusting the brightness flexibly with the time and atmosphere.
The choice of chandelier is worth mentioning. We chose Artemide's Tolomeo series chandelier this time, and the mechanical sense of the swing arm light complements the metal grille of the ceiling. The mechanical arm of the chandelier creates an irregular angle of inclination, breaking the vertical lines in the space and making the visual effect in the center of the dining room staggered, jumping and interesting.
Program Information:
Project Name: Beef & Liberty
Address: EKA Tianshi, No. 535 Jinqiao Road, Pudong District, Shanghai, China
Architecture Firm/Company/Organization: Shanghai Yanwen Architecture Studio (Atelier A)
Lighting Consultants: Isometrix lighting Design Ltd
Construction team: Dongde Construction
Completion: March 2024
Building Area: 126 sqm
Architects: Zhu Yanwen, Wang Ti
Photographer: Zhu Yanwen
Product Spec Sheet
Were your products used?
Join as a manufacturer to add your products.