Project Name: Jiangnan Xiaoyan Restaurant 江南晓宴餐厅
Design Agency: Yuanxi Creative Design 元熙创意设计
Chief Designer: Duan Yuan
Area: 1000㎡
Location: Shanghai, China
Completion Date: September 2022
The Huaiyang cuisine restaurant, Jiangnan Xiaoyan, occupies the main area of the Luxembourg Pavilion. In the realm of art, form is a tangible artistic expression. The interplay of lines, surfaces, and conical shapes creates a rich tapestry of expressions, both static and dynamic, abstract and concrete.
Viewing architecture as the skeletal framework of a body, food can be metaphorically seen as the nourishing essence within the soft tissues, akin to the spleen and stomach. In Eastern aesthetics, "softness" and "hardness" are often seen as opposites, yet paradoxically, softness often embodies greater strength. With its ingenious and refined design, Jiangnan Xiaoyan resembles an art gallery, radiating modern simplicity and elegance throughout.