History Unfolds Hoahoa Roto Wharekai by Yu-Ting Chang

History Unfolds Hoahoa Roto Wharekai by Yu-Ting Chang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Roto Whare me te Whakaaturanga Competition Category.

ParahiRoto Whare· 2022

History Unfolds Hoahoa Roto Wharekai

by Yu-Ting Chang

Client: Jazz Space Design

A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Roto Whare Category

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The Design

About History Unfolds Hoahoa Roto Wharekai

Ko te Whakawhānui Hītori te hoahoa roto o tētahi wharekai tata ana ki te 330 mita tapawhā i Nantou County, Taiwana. Ko te mata o waho e whakakotahi ana i ngā rākau whiri me te kōhatu pūmau. Ko te kōhatu e tohu ana i te mau tonu, ko te rākau ia e tohu ana i te ngāwari me te manaakitanga. I roto, ka whakaatu mārama tētahi tēpu i te rārangi kai, ā, ka whakaatu ngā papa rākau i ngā hītori o te wharekai. Ko ngā tatau karaehe neke e tuku ana i te noho matatapu, engari e whakaaetia ana tonutia te whitinga o te mārama kia puta atu. Ko ngā rama pōro kōpae i hangaia ki te kōrari me te mārama tāwharau e hanga ana i tētahi āhuatanga ngāwari, ā, whai mana ki te noho humārie.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Parahi

Ko History Unfolds Hoahoa Roto Wharekai te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko History Unfolds Hoahoa Roto Wharekai he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a History Unfolds Hoahoa Roto Wharekai i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Walking on the street, the restaurant stands out from the rest of the shops with its new cloth in wooden bars interweaved contrasting with the steady stones. Symbolically, two main materials used here for exterior design represent the long history of its food, service, and memory. Both materials take time to form. The heaviness of the stone stands for the importance, whereas the wood stands for the flexibility and hospitality, interweaving into a great long history holding up the restaurant.
Dimensions & Packaging: The space is about 330 square meters.
Tags: Interior design, Restaurant, Dining, Local
Production Technology: Once entering, customers firstly see the counter with the menu on the top clearly shown. While waiting for its order, the right side of the wooden panels carries up a piece of information for one to know more about the restaurant's history. Passing by, entering the place, one can see the sliding glass doors offering a sense of privacy while keeping the light shine through. The metal bars serve as decoration and staircase railing, providing a sense of firmness.
Design Challenge: The wooden bars on the backrest of the long chair contribute to the transparency and permeability of the space. It makes customers feel less crowded in between, yet can be considered as partition. A great customer experience always comes with a nice comfy environment and its surroundings. Simultaneously, while the lighting shines on it, it creates shadow as one of the decorations of the space.
Research: The lighting delicately brightens up the space and sets the tone as comfy yet simple; modern but artisanal. While the wooden chairs and desks are the protagonists in the area, the bamboo ceiling lamps light up the space, corresponding to the wooden texture and the bamboo plantation outside of the restaurants. Indirect lighting design is used here both behind the wood panels on the sidewall and the symbolic sign on the black board. This strategy builds up artistic beauty and the atmosphere, at the same time, offers enough lighting to the space.
Inspiration: For almost 35 years already, the local restaurant selling squid potage soup has accompanied its customers through their lives. This time it has returned with its grand new look representing its history of its delicious local food and unforgettable memory with customers.
Project Duration: The restaurant finished in March 2021 in Nantou County, Taiwan.
Operation Flow: As for the dining area, the interior design here beautifully echoes the facade.
Team Members: Designer: Yu-Ting Chang
Image Credits: Image #1-#5, Photo credit: Yu-Ting Chang, 2021.