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Haocailou Ornatus Interior Cauponae by Sig Studio

Haocailou Ornatus Interior Cauponae by Sig Studio is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Designatio Interior Competition Category.


ArgentumInterior· 2023

Haocailou Ornatus Interior Cauponae

by Sig Studio

Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Haocailou Ornatus Interior Cauponae

Haocailou est ornatus interior cauponae qui culturam Shunde exhibet. In cultura Shunde, Haocai fortunam bonam, festivitatem coloremque divitem significat. Opus multis laternis, coloribus traditis materiisque stratis utitur ad atmosphaeram vividam creandam. Phoenix, signum bonae fortunae atque cognomen loci Shunde, argumentum principale est. Scalae flavae, quarum ansae etiam trabes sustinentes sunt, ad tabernam vinariam ducunt, cui navis phoenicis duplici strato superposita est, quae etiam vinum continet. Cubicula privata in tertio tabulato laternas piscium traditas revocant.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum

Haocailou Ornatus Interior Cauponae victor est Praemii A' Design Award Argenteum, honoris eximie amplissimi formis summi generis, pulchris et conspicuis dati. Victores Argenti opera valde splendida et creandi ingenio praedita sunt, quae praestantem peritiam, talentum et acumen auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur Haocailou Ornatus Interior Cauponae opus mirabile, exemplare, valde professionale et penitus novum fore. Haec forma Argento victa inventum notabile et admiratum est, quod ad fines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae promovendos confert. Haocailou Ornatus Interior Cauponae creatio est, quam multi invident, quae cupiditates excitat, sensus bonos affert et admirationem miraculumque movet.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
How to highlight Shunde culture and attract young people is the difficulty.

In Shunde culture, Haocai means good luck, a sense of festival, rich and beautiful color or colorful fabrics. Therefore, the project applied a large number of lanterns, traditional colors and multi-layer materials to form the lively atmosphere and present Shunde culture.

Phoenix meaning auspicious and is also a nickname for Shunde, so we took phoenix as theme to echo Haocai to express happiness.
Dimensions & Packaging
The project area is 542sqm.
Tags
Restaurant, Bar, Shunde culture, Cantonese cuisine,Innovative design
Production Technology
Desktop research and on-site market research about Cantonese cuisine and Shunde cuisine.
On-site visit to learn about Shunde culture.
Design Challenge
How to make the project highlight the cultural characteristics of Shunde, distinguish it from the daily Cantonese culture and attract the attention of young people, is the difficulty of our design.

The handrails are used as beams to support the overall weight. The yellow-stained stairs are magnificent and concise, like a dragon hovering up.

The traditional Shunde cuisine is changed to dining at the bar. The top of bar is based on a double-layer phoenix boat, which has the function of a wine rack. Going up, the corners of the eaves of the building are built with acrylic imitated glazed bricks, and the glass inlaid in the ceiling is reflected layer by layer, giving it a surreal touch.

The third floor is for private rooms, and the intention is derived from Shunde fish lanterns. The scattered dot layout also solves the problem of insufficient number of private rooms.
Research
Type of Research: Internet research, offline market research
Research Objectives: Cantonese and Shunde cuisine, Shunde culture as well.
Methodology:Design innovation, brainstorming, workshop
Data collection and research tools: Wechat, reports pool, DIAN PING
Paticipants: Ray Lee, Jiani Feng, Feng Yu
Insights:
After market research, we found that the public's image about Shunde cuisine is vague, and it is often confused with Cantonese cuisine. Cantonese dishes and restaurant designs are quite traditional, and there is no obvious difference between brands. Therefore, family customers or the elderly are the most important customer group. And more innovative, more refined Shunde cuisine can fill this gap.
The project is located in Fengshengli, Shanghai, which is a Shanghai-style cultural district and also a fashion destination for young hipsters from day to night.
The location of Fengshengli and the consumer group determine that this is a very innovative restaurant for fashionable people. Customers here would like view a tradional culture been presented in a modern way.
Inspiration
A visit to local folk museum of Shunde and inheritors of intangible cultural heritage, which helped to explore how to make modern works with traditional handicrafts.

We adopted images of traditional culture and intangible cultural heritage in a modern way, e.g., the traditional daliang fish lanterns, Shunde phoenix Crown, phoenix boat, bridal Sedan chair, Guan Gong Lion, Gambiered Canton Gauze to highlight Shunde culture.

Innovations on construction technology, dining experience and floor plan as well.
Project Duration
The project located in Fengshengli SH started in July 2021 and finished in December 2021.
Operation Flow
Stairs:The handrails are used as beams to support the overall weight. The yellow-stained stairs are magnificent and concise, like a dragon hovering up.

Bar of second floor: The traditional Shunde cuisine is changed to dining at the bar. The top of bar is based on a double-layer phoenix boat, which has the function of a wine rack. Going up, the corners of the eaves of the building are built with acrylic imitated glazed bricks, and the glass inlaid in the ceiling is reflected layer by layer, giving it a surreal touch.

The third floor is for private rooms, and the intention is derived from Shunde fish lanterns. The scattered dot layout also solves the problem of insufficient number of private rooms.
Patents
Copyrights belong to SIG Studio,2021.
Team Members
Creative director: Ray Lee
Interior design: Jiani Feng, Yiming Huang
Graphic/ illustration design: Shushu, Jieyu Deng
Rendering: Yinhui Gu
Project management:Jiani Feng
Image Credits
Image #1-#5: Photographer Yinhui Gu, Haocailou, 2021

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