Yibai Restaurant Ornatus Interior Cauponae by Axin Chen

Yibai Restaurant Ornatus Interior Cauponae by Axin Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Designatio Interior Competition Category.

ArgentumInterior· 2024

Yibai Restaurant Ornatus Interior Cauponae

by Axin Chen

Client: Yibai Restaurant Team

Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Yibai Restaurant Ornatus Interior Cauponae

Caupona Yibai est interior cenandi locus floribus conservatis thematice ornatus. Spatium duo milia metrorum quadratorum per duo tabulata complectitur, cum area publica in primo tabulato et culina, area cenandi atque exedra in secundo. Colores albi molles cum ornamentis aureis interiorem definiunt. Frontes in formam petalorum figuratae sunt, arcus rotundati sunt, et tholus pistillum revocat. Superficies curvae ex gypso fibra vitrea firmato factae sunt, dum parietes semipellucidi lateribus crystallinis aedificati sunt. Viae circulationis separatae itinera convivarum et ministrorum ne inter se transeant efficiunt.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum

Yibai Restaurant 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 Yibai Restaurant 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. Yibai Restaurant 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: The YIBAI Restaurant is a dining space themed on preserved fresh flowers, creating a secluded ambiance amidst a blossoming bloom. The entire space is dominated by a soft white colourway, with golden accents throughout. Both the facades and roofs incorporate exquisite floral designs, enveloping diners in an atmosphere reminiscent of an artistic sanctuary nestled within an elegant and pure blossom. This setting offers an unparalleled dining experience, whisking diners away to another world.
Dimensions & Packaging: Covers an area of 2000 square meters
Tags: Restaurant, Preserved Fresh Flower, White, Time, Artistic Space
Production Technology: This design pays homage to time by retaining natural material textures. As a result, the waterproof coatings are kept unpolished to showcase their inherent texture. Mainly crafted from gypsum reinforced glassfiber, the diverse curved surfaces are sleek, yet also sturdy and durable. Complementing this are the semi translucent walls built with crystal bricks, evoking the image of a flower frozen at its most vibrant bloom. Moreover, all the chosen materials excel in antibacterial properties.
Design Challenge: Given the varied petal shapes of facades, it is both challenging and essential to ensure stability and durability of these structures, while also balancing aesthetics and safety. To address this issue, the designer focused on meticulous material selection and exacting measurements throughout the modeling and installation phases, thereby eliminating any hidden dangers that could compromise public safety.
Research: Realizing that most emerging designs of restaurants favor dull and muted tones for ambiance, but often miss capturing cultural depth and uniqueness amid this prevailing trend, the designer chose a fresh approach, aiming to craft a vibrant yet gentle dining space steeped in deep meaning. The goal set for this project is to shift away from the formulaic design patterns, and offer a dining experience that not only delights the palate but also refreshes the body and mind.
Inspiration: Inspired by preserved flowers, this restaurant design captures their lasting beauty and symbolic meaning, conveying a commitment to serving pure and natural delicacies of timeless quality. Beyond merely for dining, it embodies a cultural value of the restaurant, i.e. respecting time.
Varied floral designs permeate this space, including the facades contoured like petals, the rounded arches, and the dome resembling a pistil, merging into an ambiance that is visually soothing, vibrant and inclusive.
Project Duration: The design phase ran from early November to late December, 2022. And the construction was completed by July, 2023.
Operation Flow: The restaurant spans two floors, with the public area on the first and the kitchen, dining area, and lounge on the second. The traffic flow is designed as a square loop nested in another, separating paths for food delivery, servers, and diners. This ensures a smooth dining experience by preventing the paths of diners from intersecting with those of the staff. The small banquet room offers privacy and, with its revolving door, can easily merge with the main dining space for added flexibility.