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Last Romance Ristorante in Edifiziu Storicu by Zhen-Xi Pang - China University of Technology

Last Romance Ristorante in Edifiziu Storicu by Zhen-Xi Pang - China University of Technology is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award di Bronzu in Disignu d'Interiori Competition Category.


BronzuInteriori· 2021

Last Romance Ristorante in Edifiziu Storicu

by Zhen-Xi Pang - China University of Technology

Client: Jcpc Design

A' Design Award di Bronzu Winner in Interiori Category

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The Design

About Last Romance Ristorante in Edifiziu Storicu

Last Romance hè un interiore di ristorante creatu drentu à un edifiziu storicu di legnu in Taipei, compiu in u 1949. A struttura originale è l'aspettu esternu sò stati mantenuti, è i numerosi antichi vestigii di a casa sò cullegati inseme in una narrazione continua. Piastrelle esagonali testurizzate, mosaicu di piastrelle retrò, piastrelle scolpite, listelli di ramu è ghisa sò cumbinati cù griglie d'oru brumatu, vetru retrò è lampadari di vetru cù luce bianca calda. I dui piani coprenu 370 metri quadrati è accolgenu pasti è spettaculi musicali.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award di Bronzu

Last Romance Ristorante in Edifiziu Storicu hè un vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Bronzu, una ricunniscenza assai prestigiosa attribuita à i disegni eccellenti chì si distinguenu per a creatività, l'ingegnu è l'acutezza. I vincitori di Bronzu sò artefatti largamente abili è sorprendentemente creativi chì autenticanu a vasta sperienza, l'imaginazione è l'ingegnosità di i so disegnatori. Si aspetta chì Last Romance Ristorante in Edifiziu Storicu sia un oggettu assai apprezzatu, ammiratu è caru, rimarchevulemente prufessiunale è innuvatore. Stu disegnu vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Bronzu incorpora e migliori pratiche di l'arte, di a scienza, di u disegnu è di a tecnulugia è hè eccellente per l'attinzione à i detaglii. Last Romance Ristorante in Edifiziu Storicu suddisfa splendidamente i bisogni, tocca i disideri, incanta i sentimenti è chjama a curiusità.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
This historical building remains multiple old-time traces and the whole concept is to connect traces together. It is the difference with other commercial space reforming project. They’d like to provide a new angle to review the past, from entering space to having meal and sinking into musical performance. So that people can immerse to the river of time with all their sense, which will be they way they want people to experience history.d.
Dimensions & Packaging
A total of 370 square meters of upper and lower floors.
Tags
Historical building, Restaurant, Art space, CEO1950, Bar, CEO1950 President Art Space, Old House Restaurant , Old house reconstruction, Reuse of historical buildings
Production Technology
New breath in the old house!
During keeping the original structure systems and outward, techniques as reprint, handmade, reflection, to reborn the old house textured and warmly, reflecting the history and giving new birth from generations.

Textured hexagon tiles, retro tile mosaic, carve plastic tiles, special painting technique are chosen to use, also copper strip and cast iron against culture heritage base.
Mist gold grid, retro glass, glass chandelier with warm white light; glossy marble table, downing chair and curtain are collocating as outstanding highlight.
Design Challenge
This building was built in 1949 and once was Xu Baiyuan’s house, former president of the central bank.
Xu Baiyuan, was an important figure to the rectification of Taiwan’s economy and made an important establishment of the monetary system in the 1950s. His official residence is a typical Japanese style wooden building at age of 70 which located at the Qingguang commercial area and close to third section of Xinsheng North Road. Deputy Chief of the US Army Advisory Group Chase, Flying Tigers General Chennault, Chen Xiangmei and his wife, Shanxi Province Chairman Yan Xishan, Li Gan, Chen Jiheng, Zhou Xianzhong and other eight old houses are all on the same street. When city developed, those beautiful houses that witness history are almost decayed. However, the Culture Movement of Taipei City’s Old Houses brings back the former President’s house, which is the only remaining house on this street.
After years of devoting, Xu Baiyuan’s own residence was completely reborn as "CEO 1950 President Art Space"!
Research
This historical building remains multiple old-time traces and the whole concept is to connect traces together. It is the difference with other commercial space reforming project. They’d like to provide a new angle to review the past, from entering space to having meal and sinking into musical performance. So that people can immerse to the river of time with all their sense, which will be they way they want people to experience history.

People in this era are starting to cherish the value of historical buildings, therefore Taipei Government take actions to preserve those buildings with artistic and cultural value. Through cooperation with private sectors, it is not only light up history itself and the texture of their city.
Inspiration
This building was built in 1949 and once was Xu Baiyuan’s house, former president of the central bank.
Xu Baiyuan, was an important figure to the rectification of Taiwan’s economy and made an important establishment of the monetary system in the 1950s. His official residence is a typical Japanese style wooden building at age of 70 which located at the Qingguang commercial area and close to third section of Xinsheng North Road. Deputy Chief of the US Army Advisory Group Chase, Flying Tigers General Chennault, Chen Xiangmei and his wife, Shanxi Province Chairman Yan Xishan, Li Gan, Chen Jiheng, Zhou Xianzhong and other eight old houses are all on the same street. When city developed, those beautiful houses that witness history are almost decayed. However, the Culture Movement of Taipei City’s Old Houses brings back the former President’s house, which is the only remaining house on this street.
After years of devoting, Xu Baiyuan’s own residence was completely reborn as "CEO 1950 President Art Space"! All the space are well transformed into a new art and cultural performance space living together with history.
Project Duration
No. 24, Ln. 62, Sec. 3, Xinsheng N. Rd., Zhongshan Dist., Taipei City 104, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Operation Flow
People in this era are starting to cherish the value of historical buildings, therefore Taipei Government take actions to preserve those buildings with artistic and cultural value. Through cooperation with private sectors, it is not only light up history itself and the texture of them city.
Patents
IP:JCPC DESIGN
Team Members
ZHEN-XI,PANG - China University of Technology
HUI-WEN,HSIAO
Image Credits
IMAGE#01 : Photographer XIN-YU,LI
IMAGE#02 : Photographer XIN-YU,LI
IMAGE#03 : Photographer XIN-YU,LI
IMAGE#04 : Photographer XIN-YU,LI
IMAGE#05 : Photographer XIN-YU,LI
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