ZEN Caidiexuan Restaurant Interior Design
ZEN Caidiexuan is located in Taizhou, China. It is a "Zen" theme restaurant launched by the chain restaurant brand Caidiexuan. The owner is keen on Japanese Zen culture and hopes that the interior of the restaurant also incorporates Japanese elements, but this presents us with a big problem.
Concept
Since the restaurant is in a western style architecture, and the main dishes of Caidiexuan are Cantonese, the interior design is inevitably incompatible if it uses the traditional Japanese style before the Edo period. Considering it as a whole, we chose and improved the theme of Taisho in Japan (* The Taisho era in Japan is the period between the Meiji and Showa eras. The Western cultural life brought about by the Meiji Restoration has penetrated into all aspects of society in the Taisho era. The Japanese are also think Taisho era as the symbol of Japanese and Western mixed style.). And finally formed a harmony style mixed by Western, Japanese, and Chinese.
Layout
The restaurant has two floors. The ground floor is large and spacious. In addition to the entrance reception and dining area, there are also functions for selling crafts, sweets and flowers. The second-floor is composed of a series of independent single rooms, including private rooms, art gallery, and tea room. When entering the private rooms, you need to pass through a narrow aisle, as if walking on a slate path in a Japanese street.
Overview
Upon entering the restaurant, you will first be attracted by the view of the reception. The stone-carved water features imitating fish bones, the seasonal flower arrangements, the distinguished golden screens, tatami room will welcome guests into the world of ZEN Caidiexuan.
In the dining space on the first floor, a half-height grid is placed between the tables. The overall space is still transparent and continual, leaving a reasonable distance for each table. In order to allow guests to enjoy the food more intensively, the dining space with a warm and soft lightening, giving people a nostalgic and gentle image. Warm cheers and jokes flowed across the dining tables, and warm light swaying from the top, all matched with this pine wood grille to jointly interpret a unique dining experience.
he arched windows on the facade capture the outdoor green scenery like a picture frame and bring the scenery into the interior.
The narrow aisle on the second floor leads to 5 independent private rooms. The design of the private rooms refers to the welcoming living room of the Western-style house during the Taisho period. Daily appliances, furniture, and lighting all combine Japanese and Western elements. It is a recollection of the classics, and a re-examination of the flood of traditional Japanese-style worship.
The art gallery on the second-floor contains a unique exhibition space and a Japanese tea room. It is a place to entertain guests.
The master's art and ornaments are scattered among the space. The quiet space makes people sit upright. From the hanging bamboo curtains, wind chimes and sachet gadgets can you see the playfulness of the owner.
In today's catering industry, of course, taste is still the key to survival, but people have long been concerned not only for dishes, but also for the attitude of the store itself. The diners stepped into ZEN Caidiexuan, as if taking the time machine back to the Taisho era, the feelings of tranquility and leisure sprang up. The harmony interior style mixed by Western, Japanese, and Chinese, the ornaments revealing the master's taste and experience…, ZEN Caidiexuan brings diners not only the meals in front of them, but also spiritual enjoyment.