DESIGN NAME: Sheng Yong Xing Roast Duck Restaurant
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Commercial
INSPIRATION: Beijing roast duck is undoubtedly a unique name card of Beijing. When foreigns come to Beijing, they will firstly visit the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the hutongs and have a taste of roast duck.
“When I was young, I always ate at the canteen of my father’s company, where there were no private rooms inside, and no obvious social hierarchy. The space was open, or it was simply seperated by some boards, which means we could hear other tables yet couldn’t see them. This became my inspiration.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Today, modern society is complex and in a constant state of change. We believe that people need to take breaks sometimes and revisit timeless classics. Sheng Yong Xing has a history of over 10 years, and its concentration and inheritance endows the brand with extraordinary culture.
The outer walls are white while elegant, like a scroll of ancient painting which hasn’t been opened in the downtown, while inside the wall is classic Chinese style. Those walls make people feel quite peaceful.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: On the first floor, there is an antique dining area as well as a high-end full-service bar.
If you go up along the narrow and deep stairs, you can feel the delicate touches that the wood pulp stairs left, and your right hand can brush away the texture of the ancient bricks of the Great Wall.
When you step on the second floor, you will feel you are welcomed to another different place.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in December 2016 and finished in March 2017.
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Interior Space and Exhibition Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: The design materials on the second floor are all from nature.
By opening three skylights to the building, the natural landscape is introduced into the interior to realize the displacement effect of different spaces.
The two private rooms in the restaurant are made open. Their structures are two big frame-works of traditional Chinese lanterns, and the light decorations are hand made with iron wire, car-rying the soul of the culture in North China.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: The current Sheng Yong Xing in Sanlitun is developed from three small restaurants with complicated structures. The designer carried on the renovation based on the previous restaurants, thus the original architectural space is given a new life. In the restaurant, you can feel the historical culture of China perfectly combined with the western elements.
TAGS: Interior Space, Restaurant, Beijing, Hutong, Roast Duck, Modern, Chinese, Nature, Brick
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Sheng Yong Xing, the new roast duck restaurant is located at the Xindong Rd intersection, East Beijing’s Sanlitun area. Embraced by the busy embassy district of the capital city of China, it is a small oasis found amidst the hustle and bustle that harkens back to a much simpler and purer time.
When the soft lights fall on the walls, customers feel intoxicated. Where the space is bright, the building appears to be more open and brings the guests to a lively and cheerful mood; where the space is dark, people may feel quite relaxed.
CHALLENGE: The sommelier works for Park Hyatt Hotel, and is the first female wine taster in China. This time in Sanlitun, Sheng Yong Xing Roast Duck Restaurant introduced the hotel catering system into the social catering system and customized a distinctive lifestyle for modern urbanites.
ADDED DATE: 2019-04-09 04:48:17
TEAM MEMBERS (3) : Lead Architect: Wang Daquan, Design Assistant: Bai Yuanhao and Design Assistant: Liu Yanshuang
IMAGE CREDITS: Photographer: Shi Yunfeng
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