Bowl Fantasy Te Hoahoa o Roto o te Toa Kai Reka by Manuel Lap Yan Lam - The Volks Design

Bowl Fantasy Te Hoahoa o Roto o te Toa Kai Reka by Manuel Lap Yan Lam - The Volks Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Hiriwa in Hoahoa Roto Whare me te Whakaaturanga Competition Category.

HiriwaRoto Whare· 2022

Bowl Fantasy Te Hoahoa o Roto o te Toa Kai Reka

by Manuel Lap Yan Lam - The Volks Design

Client: the Volks Design & Research Consulting Ltd.

A' Design Award Hiriwa Winner in Roto Whare Category

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The Design

About Bowl Fantasy Te Hoahoa o Roto o te Toa Kai Reka

Ko Bowl Fantasy te hoahoa o roto o tētahi toa tong sui Cantonese hou e tuku ana i te hupa reka hei kai reka. Ko te oko hupa, te tohu o te waitohu, te kaupapa hoahoa matua. Ka wehea, ka whātuia, ka whakapaparangihia, ka whakarōpūtia anō ngā āhua oko hei hanga i tētahi mata ahu-toru, i tētahi tuanui papaparangi, me ngā raiti nunui iho. Tata ki te waru tekau ōrau o te hoahoa ka hangaia mā te tapahi raiha i waho o te wāhi, e whakaiti ana i te utu, i te wā hanga, me te mahi kaimahi ki te wāhi. Ko te otinga he toa kai reka e whakaahua ana tētahi taonga o ia rā i ngā wāhanga ā-wāhi matua katoa.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hiriwa

Ko Bowl Fantasy Te Hoahoa o Roto o te Toa Kai Reka te toa o te A' Design Award Hiriwa, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa taumata teitei rawa, ātaahua me te whakamīharo. Ko ngā toa Hiriwa he mahi tino kanapa, tino auaha e whakaatu ana i te mātanga, te pūmanawa me te mōhio hōhonu o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Bowl Fantasy Te Hoahoa o Roto o te Toa Kai Reka he mahi whakamīharo, he tauira, he tino ngaio, he auaha hōhonu. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Hiriwa he hanganga rongonui, whakamīharotia e whai wāhi ana ki te whakawhānui i ngā rohe o te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau. Ko Bowl Fantasy Te Hoahoa o Roto o te Toa Kai Reka he mahi e hae ana te tini, e whakaara ana i ngā hiahia, e kawe mai ana i ngā kare-ā-roto pai, ā, e whakaoho ana i te mīharo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Entering the “tong sui” store is like wandering in space where fragments of bowls are scattered. "Bowls" fly around appear in different forms and shapes; they are folded and stacked into three-dimensional screen, or they are cut and rearranged as dynamic ceiling design, or even they are sliced and regrouped into giant chandeliers. It is like being in a magical palace sparking our imagination and bringing out unlimited possibilities to this dining experience.
Tags: Cafe, Fabrication, Macau, Restaurant, Interior Design
Production Technology: In order to reduce cost, to reduce construction time and reduce onsite labor, we limit 80% of our design by utilizing off-site laser cutting technology. Working closely with laser cutting manufacturer, we are able to create different forms and different folding techniques which become the highlight of the spatial design.
Design Challenge: This is a low-budget and time sensitive project which challenges us rethink our design logic by integrating fabrication process, on-site installation and transportation limitations into our design operations.
Inspiration: Bowl Fantasy is a project for a modern Cantonese “tong sui” store that serves sweet soup as a dessert. The soup bowl that holds Chinese dessert is the symbol of the brand and is our inspiration. We try to dematerialize the physical properties of the “bowl” by using different fabrication techniques such as splitting, folding, stacking and regrouping. These challenge us to rethink the relationship between space and its implements, and to redefine our understanding of essential spatial components.
Project Duration: The project is located in the University of Macau at Hengqin campus
Team Members: Creative Director : Manuel Lap Yan Lam
Design Team : Scarlett Li
Image Credits: All images : Photographer Manuel Lap Yan Lam