Quad Bar by Nolan Chao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award d'Argent in Design d'Architecture, Bâtiment et Structure Competition Category.

ArgentArchitecture· 2020

Quad Bar

by Nolan Chao

Client: ARCHISTRY design&research office

A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Architecture Category

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The Design

About Quad Bar

Quad est un bar aménagé dans un bâtiment historique à cour carrée (siheyuan) au cœur de Pékin. La structure d'origine se trouvait dans un état précaire, rendant délicates les opérations de renforcement et de reconstruction. La rénovation introduit des fonctions contemporaines tout en préservant le caractère du quartier ancien. Le béton compose la façade tandis que le bois habille la décoration intérieure. Le projet met en équilibre trois couples d'opposés : le neuf et l'ancien, la discrétion et le haut de gamme, le commerce et le confort. L'intimité est préservée, de sorte que le bar s'intègre discrètement au tissu historique environnant.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argent

Quad Bar est lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Argent, une reconnaissance énormément prestigieuse décernée à des designs haut de gamme, superbes et impressionnants. Les lauréats Argent sont des œuvres tout à fait brillantes et extrêmement créatives qui illustrent l'expertise, le talent et la perspicacité remarquables de leurs concepteurs. Quad Bar est censé être une œuvre merveilleuse, une vitrine de savoir-faire, remarquablement professionnelle et profondément innovante. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Argent est une invention très notable et admirée, qui sert l'art, la science, le design et la technologie et en repousse les limites. Quad Bar est une création très enviée qui éveille les désirs, apporte des sentiments positifs et suscite émerveillement et étonnement.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Building with advancing and invisible design conception and construction way to recall the attractive moment in 100 years ago, in the oldest and ancient quadrangle area in the central of Beijing, The original building is the dangerous one, which increase the difficulty of reinforcing and rebuilding without any trace, meanwhile it is hard to balance the style of the bar with the privacy and the whole historical neighbor.
Dimensions & Packaging: Light, 28cm*175cm, Oluce, Superluna397
Tags: Interior, Design, Architect, Consturction, SiHe, Quad , Old town
Production Technology: Woods for decoration,Concerte for the facade.
Design Challenge: New and old, low key and high end, market and comfort, these three pairs of antagonistic words often appear in discussion of design life in old but fast changing Beijing. It is more like an experiment when regarding it as an opportunity to expand the border of the complex culture and design concept. Balance the traditional symbolic image and the modern use function. It will produce the new space, experience, opportunities and imaginations while the project is designed, constructed and used.
Research: It is nearly 100 years since the Republic of China this building has been standing in the ancient city area of Qianmen Dazhalan in the center of Beijing. This building has changed from a residential building to a spare parts factory, and then to a Mahjong chess and card room. After several transformations, it has changed several times. Now it will be protected and transformed into a speakeasy club.
Inspiration: Architectural space like the words Quad which contain the meaning of centrality and privacy, the modern use function blend in the ancient scene naturally, low key, comfortable and fabulous.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2018 in Beijing in China and finished in November 2018.
Operation Flow: The project is located in central of the city, with the different elements with conflict about new and old existing.The project has been designed beyond the traditional and also absorbing the new things.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Nolan Chao, 2018
Team Members: Nolan Chao
Image Credits: Example: Image #1: Photographer Zhu Wenqiao, Variations, 2018. Image #2: Photographer Zhu Wenqiao, Variations, 2018,Image #3: Photographer Zhu Wenqiao, Variations, 2018,Image #4: Photographer Zhu Wenqiao, Variations, 2018,Image #5: Photographer Zhu Wenqiao, Variations, 2018.
Video Credits:Photographer Yang Bo, Variations, 2018