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Spicy Richness - Chinese Restaurant
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Shanghai, China
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Spicy Richness - Chinese Restaurant
Shanghai, China
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2024
SIZE
0 sqft - 1000 sqft
BUDGET
$50K - 100K
“Spicy Richness and Friendship”
The project is located on the side of an ordinary community road on Yanping Road in the Jing'an District of Shanghai, adjacent to a residential living circle. It is a creative Sichuan cuisine small tavern that caters to the general public but has its own unique features. For the community residents, this is a new restaurant neighbor just around the corner. For a wider circle of diners, this is a new hidden gem on a small side street. This characteristic leads one to ponder how a small restaurant with a spicy and lively ambiance can integrate into the living area and appear in a friendly and approachable manner. Just as the restaurant's name conveys an auspicious wish: fiery, prosperous, and full of friends.
“Gathering and Warmth”
When defining a Sichuan restaurant, words like "lively" and "bustling" are often used. In this project, the designer hopes to convey that life becomes warm and vibrant because of people gathering together - be it family, friends, or lovers. Therefore, the space design does not rely on the common impression of using abundant red tones or dazzling decorative shapes.
Instead, the designer aims to recreate the warm, lively atmosphere of people coming together, where the background fades into the memory, leaving only the comforting sense of camaraderie. The design seeks to capture the moments of joyful gathering, which has become the guiding spirit of this project.
“Reminiscence”
One source of inspiration is the designer's childhood memories of snacks enjoyed in Chongqing, Sichuan, and other places. Certain iconic fragments remain in the blurred memory filter, such as warm color tones, even slightly dirty floors, naturally smoked coffee-colored or mottled walls, wooden cabinets holding ingredients and bowls, and ubiquitous menu boards - all serving as the backdrop when a plate of spicy chicken, blood sausage, or tofu pudding is placed on the table.
“Let the Background Become the Background”
For the materials, the designer chose handcrafted bricks that have undergone natural kiln-firing as the main wall and floor elements. Solid wood boards are used to construct all the functional or supporting background walls. The remaining wall and ceiling surfaces are complemented by a more relaxed, high-strength colored cement to establish the overall color palette of the space.
In terms of shaping, the designer avoided excessive decorative forms, but flexibly carved out different dining areas through the interplay of horizontal and vertical lines and planar volumes.
Particular attention was paid to the introduction of lighting. The southwest-facing windows allow ample sunlight to filter in through the Chinese elm trees in the afternoon. On the northeast side facing the residential area, glass bricks and small windows were used to reduce disturbance and enhance soundproofing, while still preserving the flickering shadows of the elm trees cast by the neighborhood streetlights in the evenings.
“Leaving Blank Spaces for Life”
Amidst the fierce competition for attention in the market, the designer hopes to respond to the dining experience bound by tricks and embellishments with a simple, focused approach - a place to simply enjoy a good meal. The blank spaces left in the initial design have gradually been filled with the traces of the restaurant's operation and guests' activities. Under the careful management of the owner, the space has slowly taken on its ideal form.
The project is located on the side of an ordinary community road on Yanping Road in the Jing'an District of Shanghai, adjacent to a residential living circle. It is a creative Sichuan cuisine small tavern that caters to the general public but has its own unique features. For the community residents, this is a new restaurant neighbor just around the corner. For a wider circle of diners, this is a new hidden gem on a small side street. This characteristic leads one to ponder how a small restaurant with a spicy and lively ambiance can integrate into the living area and appear in a friendly and approachable manner. Just as the restaurant's name conveys an auspicious wish: fiery, prosperous, and full of friends.
“Gathering and Warmth”
When defining a Sichuan restaurant, words like "lively" and "bustling" are often used. In this project, the designer hopes to convey that life becomes warm and vibrant because of people gathering together - be it family, friends, or lovers. Therefore, the space design does not rely on the common impression of using abundant red tones or dazzling decorative shapes.
Instead, the designer aims to recreate the warm, lively atmosphere of people coming together, where the background fades into the memory, leaving only the comforting sense of camaraderie. The design seeks to capture the moments of joyful gathering, which has become the guiding spirit of this project.
“Reminiscence”
One source of inspiration is the designer's childhood memories of snacks enjoyed in Chongqing, Sichuan, and other places. Certain iconic fragments remain in the blurred memory filter, such as warm color tones, even slightly dirty floors, naturally smoked coffee-colored or mottled walls, wooden cabinets holding ingredients and bowls, and ubiquitous menu boards - all serving as the backdrop when a plate of spicy chicken, blood sausage, or tofu pudding is placed on the table.
“Let the Background Become the Background”
For the materials, the designer chose handcrafted bricks that have undergone natural kiln-firing as the main wall and floor elements. Solid wood boards are used to construct all the functional or supporting background walls. The remaining wall and ceiling surfaces are complemented by a more relaxed, high-strength colored cement to establish the overall color palette of the space.
In terms of shaping, the designer avoided excessive decorative forms, but flexibly carved out different dining areas through the interplay of horizontal and vertical lines and planar volumes.
Particular attention was paid to the introduction of lighting. The southwest-facing windows allow ample sunlight to filter in through the Chinese elm trees in the afternoon. On the northeast side facing the residential area, glass bricks and small windows were used to reduce disturbance and enhance soundproofing, while still preserving the flickering shadows of the elm trees cast by the neighborhood streetlights in the evenings.
“Leaving Blank Spaces for Life”
Amidst the fierce competition for attention in the market, the designer hopes to respond to the dining experience bound by tricks and embellishments with a simple, focused approach - a place to simply enjoy a good meal. The blank spaces left in the initial design have gradually been filled with the traces of the restaurant's operation and guests' activities. Under the careful management of the owner, the space has slowly taken on its ideal form.
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