Aplus Ka Loko o ka Pā Meaʻai Kai a me ka Hale ʻAina by Linkform Design

Aplus Ka Loko o ka Pā Meaʻai Kai a me ka Hale ʻAina by Linkform Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Keleawe in Hoʻolālā Loko Hale a me Hōʻike Competition Category.

KeleaweLoko Hale· 2020

Aplus Ka Loko o ka Pā Meaʻai Kai a me ka Hale ʻAina

by Linkform Design

Client: A-plus Dining

A' Design Award Keleawe Winner in Loko Hale Category

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The Design

About Aplus Ka Loko o ka Pā Meaʻai Kai a me ka Hale ʻAina

He pā meaʻai kai a me hale ʻaina ʻo Aplus e waiho ana i loko o kahi hale kūʻai nui ma Taipei. Uhi ka loko i 4520 kahua paʻa a ua hoʻoulu ʻia mai nā mea o ke kai. Hōʻike ʻia nā ʻale ma o nā ʻano kālai wai a me nā waihoʻoluʻu polū e neʻe ana mai ka pōʻeleʻele a i ka mālamalama. Ua kau ʻia nā kukui hoʻonani i hana pono ʻia ma ke kaupaku e hōʻike i ke kuʻina mau o nā ʻale. Hoʻonani ʻia ka wahi pā e kahi kiʻi Kepani o kahi geisha me kahi heʻe. Ua hui pū ʻia nā mea kūʻai Komohana a me Hikina e hōʻike i ke ʻano meaʻai hui ʻia e lawelawe ʻia ana. Ua kau ʻia ka pā ma ke kikowaena i hiki ai ke kahua ke hoʻokipa i nā hui liʻiliʻi a me nā hui nui.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Aplus Ka Loko o ka Pā Meaʻai Kai a me ka Hale ʻAina i ka A' Design Award Keleawe, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kūʻokoʻa i ʻike ʻia ma o ka hana noʻeau, ka akamai a me ka makakoho. He mau hana mākaukau a hana noʻeau kupaianaha nā lanakila Keleawe e hōʻoia ana i ka ʻike nui, ka noʻonoʻo a me ka maʻalea o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Aplus Ka Loko o ka Pā Meaʻai Kai a me ka Hale ʻAina he mea i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia, he ʻoihana a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Keleawe e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana, a maikaʻi no kona nānā ʻana i nā kikoʻī. Hoʻokō maikaʻi ka hoʻolālā Aplus Ka Loko o ka Pā Meaʻai Kai a me ka Hale ʻAina i nā pono, hoʻopā i ka makemake, hoʻohiwahiwa i nā manaʻo a huki i ka makemake e ʻike.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Linkform design's aim is to express the liveliness of the ocean by creating a dynamic environment to give life to the seafood restaurant. The materials and methods to make the entire interior has its flow mimicking the waves of the ocean. Additionally, by the philosophy of the restaurant -a creative seafood cuisine that has a sense of western and eastern fusion, some materials that was used were to completely convey the concept of both western and eastern culture.
Dimensions & Packaging: 4520 square feet
Tags: Seafood, bar, restaurant, creativity, conceptual, industrial, oriental, modern
Production Technology: For the seafood restaurant, the design used customized, decorative light features mounted on the ceiling to showcase the continuity and projection of the waves that enhances the dynamic feel. The bar's interior was collaborated with a well-known Taiwanese tattoo artist to finish the Japanese geisha graphic which perfectly convey the oriental style.
Design Challenge: the greatest challenge of the seafood bar and restaurant is the arrangement. The place also accommodates special events. The project should fit for both small and big crowds without sacrificing the design. Thus, bar was placed in the middle.
Research: The main research of the project focused on how to connect western and eastern culture by using several materials and different ways. Linkform design focuses on making details to convey the dynamic concept and make the entire space has visual multilevel while making sure the company still abides on the rules of having construction in a department store and finished on schedule.
Inspiration: The concept was inspired by the elements of the ocean. Linkformed Design isolated the process of waves which can be divided into color, shape, and conveyed these elements to the entire space by the transformed color and shapes, such as the blue color from the dark to shallow. In the end,the project used the projection of waves and the traditional Japanese graphic of geisha with octopus to bring out the overall atmosphere.
Project Duration: The project started in February 2018 Taipei and finished in June 2018 Taipei.
Operation Flow: The restaurant is located inside a department store in the heart of Taipei. First of all, to engage with a city, Linkform design used contemporary methods and techniques, as well as playing with the lighting. To showcase the balance between variety of cultures, quality and stylish materials were played with a mixture of different techniques and method to make a unique sense of cultural fusion.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Kung-Chao Huang, 2018.
Team Members: Design Director: Kung-Chao Huang
Designer: Jo-Tzu Huang
Designer: Tzu-Ying Huang