Location: Aranya, Qinhuangdao
Scope: Architecture, Interiors, Site
design
Type: New building
Total floor area: 901㎡
Max height: 6.6m
Design period: 2016-2017
Completion: 5/2018
Photography: Arch-Exist Photography
Video: Nandin
Awards
Jintang Prize, Best restaurant design of
the year, Shenzhen, China, 2019
China Design Power 100, Blend of design
and art, Beijing, China, 2019
REARD Design Awards, Bronze, Shanghai,
China, 2018
Jinteng Award, Best restaurant design of
the year, Beijing, China, 2018
Press
Designer & Designing magazine, Vol 88, Sep 2018, Shanghai, China
Interior Architecture of China, Vol 190, Oct 2018, Beijing, China
2019 China Interior Design Annual, 2019, Liaoning Science and Technology
Publishing House / Shenyang, China
Interiors, No. 395, Jul 2019, South Korea
Interiors (China), No. 013, Jul 2019, Beijing, China
Exhibition
Towards
Florence Biennale 2019 China Design Selection Exhibition, Florence Biennale, Jul
2019, Ningbo Museum of Art, Ningbo
Descriptions
The aim of the dining club is to experience the forest that is next to
the site by the shore. The first thing is to deal with the relationship between
the building and the nature: by doing this we let the building in contact with
the forest from three sides, which then divides the volume into three units
with trees planted in between, therefore the building intersects with the
forest in a harmonious way and the range of scenery viewing is maximized. The
three major units are connected by a circulation block facing the community. Glass
curtain walls are applied at the forest-facing facade. Light transmitting
concrete is used on the side facing the community, and a layer of timber
gratings sits in front of it, which hides the entrance behind and blends the
building with its surrounding nature. The two simple-formed pitched roofs are
at different heights, and the double-layered eave brings a lightweight feeling
to the building.
The project has a unique under-eave space, formed by the 2.4m overhanging
roof. The space multiplies both aesthetic expression and functional experience;
it is not only a transition zone that blurs the boundary between inside and
outside, but also an intersected space of the building’s interior and its
surrounding environment.
The entire floor is paved by grass tatami, nothing can be heard from
indoor apart from the sound of falling leaves and breeze in the forest, and it
feels relaxing and comfortable to touch the floor with bare foot. From the
hearings to the touches, the deliberate and detailed design of this unique
experience creates a blank part in the spiritual space.
The building is divided into three units according to the level of
privacy: the public-opening zone, the irori zone, and the private rooms. The public-opening
zone uses washi paper as ceiling finish, which makes it simple and clear. The building’s
interior is kept minimalist, the timber partitions and concrete walls are free
of any decorations. The building itself is intentionally faded out, in order to
make people focus on experiencing the nature.
The project is an exploration of the spatial aesthetics of contemporary
oriental architecture, and is a media for the communication between people and
the nature.
Project credits
Client: Aranya
Operation Team: SHINKAI by Hatsune
Architects: PLAT ASIA
Principle Architect: DH JUNG
Project Architect: Guowei Liu
Design Team: Baoyang Bian, Qiyang Shen, Kaiqi Yang, Minjia Lv, Jingyun
Lian, Dongsheng Xiao, Xinwei Liu
Lighting Design: Beijing Bamboo Lighting Design
Decoration Design: VIEW DECO
Furnishings Design: Nice Things
Construction Design: Beijing Huachengboyuan Engineering Technology Group