Howard's Gourmet Restaurant by Monique Lee

Howard's Gourmet Restaurant by Monique Lee is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 A' Design Award de Bronze in Disseny d'Espais Interiors i Exposicions Competition Category.

BronzeInterior· 2019

Howard's Gourmet Restaurant

by Monique Lee

Client: Howard's Gourmet

A' Design Award de Bronze Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Howard's Gourmet Restaurant

El concepte de disseny Gourmet de Howard combina elements arquitectònics clàssics xinesos amb materials contemporanis i conceptes de disseny per a un nou degradat visual. La distribució del restaurant consta de menjadors privats i es basa en l’antic concepte Siheyuan. Amb un ús massiu d’or en formes modernes, crea una grandiositat palatina contemporània. Vistes antigues de formació del Cel i la Terra, els 5 elements de la Cosmologia són formes i formes més importants que s’utilitzen per decorar l’interior dels menjadors. Adornat amb colors rics, teixits florals i geomètrics, l’ambient s’enriqueix amb un ambient alegre.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronze

Howard's Gourmet Restaurant és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Bronze, un reconeixement altament prestigiós concedit a dissenys sobresortints que es distingeixen per la creativitat, l'enginy i l'astúcia. Els guanyadors de Bronze són artefactes ampliament hàbils i sorprenentment creatius que autentiquen la vasta experiència, la imaginació i el recurs dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que Howard's Gourmet Restaurant sigui un objecte molt apreciat, admirat i estimat, notablement professional i innovador. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Bronze incorpora les millors pràctiques de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia i és excel·lent per la seva atenció al detall. Howard's Gourmet Restaurant satisfà esplèndidament les necessitats, toca els desitjos, encisa els sentiments i crida la curiositat.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Antique Chinese culture is presented in a modern style. Entrance is classic lattice pattern made in steel. Massive use of gold offers a modern palatial grandeur. The layout of dining rooms surrounding a wine cellar follows the old Siheyuan concept while interior of rooms is formed with Circle and Square symbolic of Sky and Earth. Decorations are a mix and match of ancient Cosmology of the 5 elements of gold, wood, water, fire, earth with cheerful matt fabric in floral and geometric patterns.
Dimensions & Packaging: The site area is 767.5 sq.m
Tags: Classical Chinese style, Fine Dining, Siheyuan, Modern Chinese style, The 5 elements of gold, wood, water, fire, earth.
Production Technology: The Siheyuan layout is designed to offer high level of privacy for restaurant’s celebrity guests. Flexible panels are installed for partitioning interior of rooms for smaller gatherings. To sustain big seasonal temperature differences, wooden materials are minimized while stainless steel, fabric and marble stones are adopted as major materials. With special arrangement of colors and shapes, it offers a vivid visual gradient.
Design Challenge: Since the design consists of high privacy VIP rooms, each room is well-equipped with independent facilities. To build washroom facility in each room required a full scale re-construction of drainage system which was only possible after a lengthy approval process by the mall management and relevant governmental departments. Progress was further delayed by drastic weather conditions.
Inspiration: Design is inspired by restaurant founder Mr. Howard Cai's culinary philosophy. Classical Chinese ingredients combine Western chemistry to reconstruct and create contemporary tastes based on essential Chinese flavors. Located in the modern landmark mall WF Central overlooking China’s cultural heritage of the Forbidden City, the design is a Modern Chinese style with essential Chinese elements presented in contemporary style.
Project Duration: The restaurant is located in Beijing, Capital of China. The location was picked by restaurant founder Mr. Howard Cai and is situated in the landmark mall WF Central with a panoramic view of the Forbidden City.The project started in April 2017 and finished in October 2017.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Monique Lee, 2017.
Team Members: Monique Lee "Design Director"
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Xiao Song , Howard Gourmet BJ, 2018.
Image #2: Photographer Xiao Song , Howard Gourmet BJ, 2018.
Image #3: Photographer Xiao Song , Howard Gourmet BJ, 2018.
Image #4: Photographer Xiao Song , Howard Gourmet BJ, 2018.
Image #5: Photographer Xiao Song , Howard Gourmet BJ, 2018.