Dragon Restaurant by Zhenhua Luo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Silver A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design Competition Category.

SilverInterior· 2021

Dragon Restaurant

by Zhenhua Luo

Silver A' Design Award Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Dragon Restaurant

Dragon is a restaurant interior located inside a financial technology office building in Beijing. The design covers 2500 square meters and seeks a calm atmosphere based on natural elements. A main challenge was that 80 percent of the dining space lies underground and receives no natural light. Nature is therefore simulated. A waterfall and a pool are formed in cast concrete with digital technology, and copper ducklings appear to swim on the surface. Private dining rooms recall the shape of a valley, with plants and seasons, and simulated light supports these enclosed areas.

The Recognition

About the Silver A' Design Award

Dragon Restaurant is a Silver A' Design Award winner, an extraordinarily prestigious recognition granted to top-of-the-line, gorgeous, and impressive designs. Silver winners are tremendously brilliant and exceedingly creative works that illustrate the outstanding expertise, talent, and acuity of their designers. Dragon Restaurant is expected to be a wonderful, showpiece work that is remarkably professional and profoundly innovative. This Silver A' Design Award-winning design is a highly notable, admired invention that benefits and advances the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Dragon Restaurant is a vastly envied creation that evokes desires, introduces positive feelings, and sparks amazement and wonderment.

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The Dragon Restaurant is located in the Financial Tech office building. A relaxing restaurant atmosphere with natural elements is sought. One of challenges is that 80% of the dining space is located underground and therefore there is no natural light. There is a balance between Financial Tech and nature.
Dimensions & Packaging: 2500 sqm
Tags: simulation of nature, cast concrete
Production Technology: Concrete Casting a "waterfall" and "pool" via digital tech.
Design Challenge: 80% of the dining space is located underground and therefore there is no natural light.
Research: cast concrete. simulated natural light
Inspiration: Nature is simulated: one by casting a "waterfall" and "pool" via digital tech. Some copper ducklings even "swim" on this cast installation. Because of the long cold winters, outdoor-waterscapes are not suitable in Beijing, but people love water features. Another simulation is to imitate the shape of a valley and various plants and different seasons in the private dining rooms which are without windows and natural light.
Project Duration: 2019-2020, Beijing
Operation Flow: Even though it is underground, people like its environment and feel good because of the simulation of light and the nature.
Team Members: Zhenhua Luo, Gongpu Zhao, Yanli Zhang, Qianxuan Niu, Lin Yang, Yongcheng Xia
Image Credits: Simon Wu