Supa Fama Restaurant and Bar by Shelley Mock

Supa Fama Restaurant and Bar by Shelley Mock is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award 은상 in 인테리어 공간 및 전시 디자인 Competition Category.

은인테리어· 2025

Supa Fama Restaurant and Bar

by Shelley Mock

Client: Supa Fama

A' Design Award 은상 Winner in 인테리어 Category

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The Design

About Supa Fama Restaurant and Bar

Supa Fama restaurant in Shenzhen blends a farmer's garden rustic aesthetic with coastal Mediterranean vibes to create a spatial design that provides a bright, breezy, warm and serene place to enjoy their farm-to-table, fresh salad based meals. The interior design supports the restaurant's philosophy of a healthy lifestyle through healthy eating by advocating for a healthy planet, using locally sourced reclaimed materials and sustainable design practices. This visual identity based on informative narration is what sets Supa Fama apart from other Western restaurants in China.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 은상

Supa Fama Restaurant and Bar, 이 작품은 A' Design Award 은상 수상작으로, 최상급이며 아름답고 인상적인 디자인에 수여되는 비범하게 권위 있는 인정입니다. 은상 수상작은 대단히 뛰어나고 매우 창의적인 작품으로, 디자이너의 탁월한 전문 지식, 재능, 통찰력을 보여 줍니다. Supa Fama Restaurant and Bar, 이 작품은 훌륭한 대표작으로서 매우 전문적이고 깊이 있게 혁신적일 것으로 기대됩니다. 이 은상 수상 디자인은 예술, 과학, 디자인, 기술의 경계를 넓히는 데 이바지하는 주목할 만하고 찬사를 받는 발명품입니다. Supa Fama Restaurant and Bar, 이 작품은 모두가 부러워하는 창작물로서 욕망을 일깨우고 긍정적인 감정을 불러오며 경탄과 경이로움을 불러일으킵니다.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Supa Fama’s mission is to encourage a healthy lifestyle through healthy eating, championing locally sourced, farm fresh produce for their salad based meals, aiming to educate people on the value of quality ingredients from known sources. Their visual identity embraces this focus on informative narration, weaving in imagery of farming, both traditional and modern, creating engaging and immersive gardenscape spaces, that invites guests to interact with the surrounding flora and spark conversation.
Dimensions & Packaging: The restaurant is a total of 450sqm, with the interior total area being 350sqm and the exterior dining area a total of 100sqm.
The kitchen area is 110sqm, meeting the minimum requirement of 30% of the total interior area.
Maximum capacity is 160 pax.
Tags: restaurant, interior design, biophillic design, farm to table, verdant, materiality, architecture
Production Technology: The restaurant interior design uses materials such as brick, rough plaster and zellige tiles to recall coastal Mediterranean architecture. These highly textural materials exude a hand crafted quality, complemented by blue and white hand drawn art evoking the warmth and familiarity of family meals at a grandparent’s home, those times when precious memories are made. The ambiance is bright, breezy, and inviting, with the open kitchen allowing for transparency of food preparation and the enticing aromas of pizza cooking to permeate and enhance the sensory experience.
Design Challenge: Interpreting the allocated space and understanding the context proved not only a challenge but became the foundation on which to build the concept. Balancing the interior and exterior designated areas was a crucial aspect, and our design solution integrates seamlessly with the mall, avoiding the segregated feel of the typical mall restaurant. Instead, its openness creates a harmonious collaboration with its surroundings. The seating on both sides of the walkway fosters a theatrical atmosphere, with audience and performer roles played by each guest at different times.
Research: Flora is integral to the Supa Fama visual identity, treated as a material like any other. To ensure the plants will thrive in low light environments, extensive research was undertaken to find the most suitable species, factoring in best growing conditions as well as the need for clean and hygienic dining spaces. Once chosen, they are positioned to bring a soft contrast to the hard surfaces, filter light and create movement. They are a subtle reminder of the beauty of natural impermanence.
Inspiration: Shenzhen’s coastal climate and historical European influence gave us the opportunity to infuse a Mediterranean twist to the brand’s already established garden centric aesthetic, simultaneously maintaining the brand identity while adding a distinct local character.
Project Duration: The project design phases began in May 2024, with construction starting in July of the same year.
Construction was completed in September, and the restaurant's soft opening began in October 2024.
Operation Flow: As customers take the escalators up to the second floor, they are greeted by Supa Fama, which spans both sides of the public walkway, the interior space on the right and on the left an outdoor dining deck. It backs onto the mall’s open air atrium, protected from the elements by the floor above. It’s tiered timber flooring steps up towards the atrium forming a backdrop of vibrant greenery, creating cosy dining nooks amidst plants growing freely.
On the opposing side, a reclaimed timber bench seat lines the entire facade of the restaurant, facing the public walkway and blurring the indoor outdoor edge.
Image Credits: All images: Photographer Chris Peng, 2025