Iron Interior Space and Exhibition Design · 2022
When the Present Meets the Past Restaurant
- A' Design Award 2022 Iron Winner in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Awarded April 15, 2022
- CLIENT: Chiun Ju Interior Design
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About When the Present Meets the Past Restaurant
When the Present Meets the Past is a restaurant interior design in Taoyuan city, Taiwan, completed in August 2015. The project renews an old local restaurant within a property of 198.34 square meters. The design draws on the style of Suzhou, China, and applies Chinese aesthetics to the dining space. The ceiling is integrated with a grille based on Chinese wood construction methods. Traditional Chinese wooden doors with carved window grilles divide the corridors and allow flexible use. Mirrored surfaces add visual width, and large murals depict traditional scenes.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- Chinese culture emphasizes "yin and yang harmony"-meaning balance, and this spirit is perfectly reflected in Chinese food culture. The restaurant, as a carrier of dishes, must embrace this spirit in order to provide the most perfect culinary experience for visiting diners.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The property is 198.34 square meters.
- Tags
- Restaurant, Tradition, Culture, Taiwanese, Modern, Classic
- Production Technology
- Through design ingenuity, the designer echoes the owner's persistence and touch with the ingredients, and creates a dining experience that can be immersed for the diners through the design aesthetic space through the ancient and modern.
- Design Challenge
- The exterior of the building retains the structure of the original building, combined with Chinese architectural features, making visitors experience as if they are instantly in the misty and rainy Jiangnan thousands of miles away. The dining area is set up with a number of large-scale murals depicting the beauty of tradition, through which the original appearance of the south is sealed.
- Project Duration
- The project finished in August 2015 in Taoyuan city, Taiwan.
- Operation Flow
- The ceiling is integrated with the grille of Chinese-style wood construction method, which strengthens the integrity of the space. In addition, the designer also uses mirrored media to add visual magnification, giving the space a new traditional atmosphere that integrates ancient and modern.
- Research
- The partition wall between the corridor and the corridor adopts the traditional Chinese wooden door, which not only shows the meticulous window grille carvings, but also can use the space flexibly according to the needs of the restaurant.
- Inspiration
- This project is to create a new dining space for an old local restaurant, echoing the owner's spirit of craftsmanship, and burning the classical misty rain of the south and the creative ingenuity of Taiwanese cuisine into a delicious feast. Inspired by the style of Suzhou, China, the designer extracts the essence of Chinese aesthetics and uses it ingeniously in the space.
- Image Credits
- Image #1-5: Photographer Fu Ming Lin, When The Present Meets The Past, 2015