Quad Bar by Nolan Chao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Perak in Desain Arsitektur, Bangunan dan Struktur Competition Category.

PerakArsitektur· 2020

Quad Bar

by Nolan Chao

Client: ARCHISTRY design&research office

A' Design Award Perak Winner in Arsitektur Category

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The Design

About Quad Bar

Quad adalah sebuah bar yang berada di dalam bangunan rumah bergaya quadrangle bersejarah di pusat kota Beijing. Struktur aslinya berada dalam kondisi yang tidak aman, sehingga penguatan dan pembangunan kembali menjadi sulit dilakukan. Renovasi ini menambahkan fungsi-fungsi modern seraya mempertahankan karakter kawasan kota lama. Beton digunakan untuk fasad dan kayu untuk dekorasi interior. Rancangan ini menyeimbangkan tiga pasang hal yang bertolak belakang: baru dan lama, sederhana dan mewah, komersial dan kenyamanan. Privasi tetap terjaga sehingga bar ini menyatu secara tenang dengan lingkungan bersejarah di sekitarnya.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perak

Quad Bar adalah pemenang A' Design Award Perak, pengakuan yang sangat bergengsi yang diberikan kepada desain kelas atas yang indah dan mengesankan. Pemenang Perak adalah karya yang sangat cemerlang dan sangat kreatif yang menggambarkan keahlian, bakat, dan ketajaman luar biasa para desainernya. Quad Bar diharapkan menjadi karya yang menakjubkan, etalase keahlian, sangat profesional, dan sangat inovatif. Desain pemenang A' Design Award Perak ini adalah penemuan yang sangat menonjol dan dikagumi yang bermanfaat bagi dan memajukan batas-batas seni, sains, desain, dan teknologi. Quad Bar adalah kreasi yang sangat dicemburui yang membangkitkan keinginan, membawa perasaan positif, dan memercikkan keheranan dan kekaguman.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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