Blue Chip Indulgence Restaurant by Chaos Design Studio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Bronze A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design Competition Category.
BronzeInterior· 2020
Blue Chip Indulgence Restaurant
Client: Chaos Design Studio
Bronze A' Design Award Winner in Interior Category
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About Blue Chip Indulgence Restaurant
Blue Chip Indulgence is a project that showcases the harmonious marriage between classic and modern designs brought to life through an elegant, mature and warm ambience. Considering the structure and architecture of the colonial mansion that the restaurant Blanc is situated in, much of the surroundings was made to imitate the Old English vibe while incorporating modern fittings using custom made furniture and fixtures with fine detailing. The curated design allows the restaurant to serve customers flexibly whilst providing privacy and enjoyment for all types of customers.
The Recognition
About the Bronze A' Design Award
Blue Chip Indulgence Restaurant is a Bronze A' Design Award winner, a highly prestigious recognition granted to outstanding designs distinguished by creativity, ingenuity, and astuteness. Bronze winners are amply skillful and strikingly creative artifacts that authenticate the vast experience, imagination, and resourcefulness of their designers. Blue Chip Indulgence Restaurant is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished object that is notably professional and innovative. This Bronze A' Design Award-winning design incorporates best practices in art, science, design, and technology, and is excellent for its attention to detail. Blue Chip Indulgence Restaurant splendidly satisfies needs, touches desires, charms feelings, and appeals to curiosity.
Interviews
Design Interview
What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
The main inspiration for the design was an Old English design that would reflect the tasteful blend between the old and the new. Drawing inspiration from the restored British colonial mansion that the restaurant is situated in and how the restaurant displays a fine selection of French fusion cuisine, we sought to recreate those elements while incorporating modern materials and forms.
What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
When designing this project, our main focus was on bringing out an elegant and warm vibe by using certain colours and materials as well as lighting and customised fixtures. We wanted to create a fine-dining restaurant that upheld an air or classiness yet was very welcoming, so that one could feel at ease and relaxed while dining. Besides that, we wanted to help our clients make the most out of the space, by using furniture that could allow for an adjustable layout and served several functions while being aesthetically pleasing.
Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
This particular design concept was based on the new branding direction concept of the restaurant and the Old English theme suggested by the clients. Using the colour schemes and specific keywords of feelings that the design should induce introduced in the branding concept, we set out to create a truly unique restaurant design, that was not only a pleasure to be viewed but extremely functional in terms of effective space usage and serviceability of the design.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The team created a design which priorities both functionality and aesthetic through fixtures and fittings such as wine rack and screens that serve the purpose of display and privacy screening, paired with dining furniture which are easily adjusted to accommodate different functions within the vicinity. Fine detailing in the selection of materials and colors further enhanced the elegant and welcoming ambiance of the fine dining restaurant which can cater to various needs of the clients.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The built-up area is a total of 3824 sqft, 2188 sqft, indoor and 1636 sqft, outdoor. The team ensured that all furniture and fittings were produced and presented with consideration. For example, the use of techniques to facilitate evaporation of water vapour in limestone bricks. Dual usage fixtures such as the wine rack made from metal rods and the arch corridor provided aesthetic elegance and practical functionality. Shipping containers were also reused as a storage room and planting area.
- Tags
- restaurant, mansion, colonial, wainscot, old english, fine dine
- Production Technology
- To realising the idea for elegancy and fluency design for customise items, it involves a lot of round and arch form. We decided to start from the most basic freehand sketch which allow the full control of the design flexibility, including layout plan was also planned to set the restaurant operating flow accordingly. With the aid of AutoCAD and 3d max, we examine the practicality accurately accommodate with round form design, in terms of width, height, clearance and proportion for each factor.
- Design Challenge
- The team was challenged on how to overcome dampness of load bearing walls common in old colonial buildings while conforming to the client request to create an elegant and warm Old English style fine dining restaurant that can cater for various functions. Effective solutions were found to minimize the problem of dampness. An elegant and welcoming vibe was presented through rounded forms, metallic and wooden materials used, while adjustable furniture maximized the serviceability of the space.
- Research
- Based on the clients requests, the team researched ideas to gracefully combine classical aspects with modern elements as well as how an Old English style could be achieved while consistently displaying elegance and warmth. Working on a colonial building, the team investigated methods on the maintenance of the structure and minimization of issues with dampness in load bearing walls leaving gaps when installing panels and drilling of holes were some methods that were successfully applied.
- Inspiration
- The team set out to create a welcoming elegant Old English ambiance within the restaurant in existing old British Mansions. Inspired by restored colonial building itself, the team adopted Old English elements into the fixtures and furniture such as classic wainscot and vintage photographs. To reflect tasteful blend of old European ambiance and modern French fusion cuisine, the team integrated modernized lighting and furniture with classical aspects of ornaments and metallic elements.
- Project Duration
- The project started on 1st May and was completed on 31st May 2019 at BLANC Restaurant Macalister Mansion in Penang Malaysia.
- Operation Flow
- The restaurant is an open plan, with separate entrances for customers and for the service crew. The main entrance leads customers from the exterior compound to the restaurant through the arch corridor and a second entrance leads guests from the hotel lobby into the restaurant. The VIP room is accessible from the dining area and adjacent to courtyard. The waiting area and screens also serves the purpose to minimize undesired interaction and create a greater sense of privacy.
- Team Members
- Charles Khor
Vivian Khor - Image Credits
- CDS
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